1. Grand Challenges of Civil Engineering
By: Prof. Keerthi Gowda B S
Professor (Assistant)
Dept. of Structural Engineering
VTU PG Mysuru

2. Acknowledgement My colleagues My Administrative authorities
My Alumni students
My Present students
My Research Guides
All my Books and
Internet search engines like Google
bUILDING cOLLAPSE.mp4

3. 1.Grand Engineering Challenges
Make Solar Energy Economical
Manage the nitrogen cycle
Advance health informatics
Prevent nuclear terror
Advance personalized learning
Provide access to clean water
Engineer better medicines
Secure cyber space
Engineer the tools of scientific discoveries
Develop carbon sequestration methods
Restore and improve urban infrastructures
Reverse engineer the brain
Enhance virtual reality
 National Academy of Engineering, USA 

4. 2.GREAT REASONS TO STUDY ENGINEERING
Money →*top paid professions world wide
*this is the field in which money turn over
Prestige →*mother
*national and global competitiveness
*rising living standard
Professionalism → gives satisfaction
Flexibility and choice →*any post because it is one of the
graduation course
*any type of works and can move to any
branch
Intellectual development *Problem solving skill
*Critical reasoning
*Many Language skill
contd…..

5. Helping Society Entrepreneurship *familiar with finance and
type of business.
* own job.
Challenge *Every one likes good challenges
* Which explores your skills and
creativity
Creativity * Creative decision
* Creative work
Discovery * Research
* No things to make life comfort
Helping Society

6. 3.RESPONSIBILITY OF AN ENGINEER
Leader,listener,CEO of your life.
Problem solver, learn new software.
Eco friendly working capability.()
Good communicator.
Social responsibility.
Honest
Saying no
risk taker.
( )

7. 4.HOW TO IMPROVE LEARNING ABILITY
Acknowledge your surroundings (increases your bond).
Be prepared (it links to next step with out difficulty).
Get and stay organised (it saves precious time).
Be on time (it helps to prepare to listen and relax before
start).
Take good notes (it helps to remember when you need
easily).
Establish your learning style (it increases grasping and
() reproducing power).
Ask question (it clarifies your doubts).
Complete all assignments (it improves confidence of the
concept and subject).
Time Management.mp4

8. 5.HOW TO IMPROVE TEACHING SKILLS
Know your stuff →*reading slides back to me → NO
* Prepare well
*deep knowledge of subject
Work the room →*wonder around room
*talk with your students
*make students seat arrangement in U shaped
Lighten up →*make people laugh (12min)
*make students to open up and answer
Speak with confidence and passion →*avoid filler words
*speak fluently and slowly let
students understand Contd….

9. .
Memorize the first sentence of each slide (first impression is the best impression)
B type of students
1) listener type
2) auditory type
3) activity bases type
Be a researcher
1) conductive research
2) ensuring that agreed protocol is followed
3) protecting the integrity and confidentiality of the data
4) reporting incidences of adverse events or suspected miss conducts

10. 6.FOURTEEN STEPS PROCESS OF RESEARCH WORK
Choose a problem
Re view the literature
Evaluate the literature
Be aware of all ethical issues
Be aware of all cultural issues
State the research question or hypothesis
Select the research approach
Determine how the variables are going to be measured
Select a sample
Select a data collection method
Collect and code the data
Analyse and interpret the data
Write the report
Disseminate the report (broad cast, spread)

12. By: Prof. Keerthi Gowda B S