landslides management deals with situations that occur prior to, during, and after the landslide. the objectives of landslides management are: to reduce or avoid the human, physical and economic losses suffered by individuals, by the society, and by the country at large.
post-graduate courses in this field are not available from any universities throughout the world.
all these considerations lead to the establishment of the fact that there is a clear need for the creation of the new curriculum of Landslides Manager with the following objectives:
1. general:
develop both a new curriculum and a new distance learning model
focused on providing target groups with training and
state-of-the-art resources for Landslides Management.
1.1. use technology to introduce and implement landslides study
in large (and growing) numbers of students simultaneously.
1.2. develop a new curriculum in the field of Landslides
Management.
2. tutors/professors:
provide tutors/professors with training.
2.1. provide tutors/professors with appropriate materials and
support to enable them to change to the new teaching model.
2.2. provide for tutor's assessment of training, self-esteem,
comfort level, commitment, and enthusiasm.
3. student:
nurture positive attitudes about distance learning by changing
how students learn landslides management, using the latest
educational strategies and technology.
3.1. develop process skills.
3.2. support the development of multi-disciplinarity.