Mineral education delivery via the Internet

Many educational institutions are recognising the potential power of the Internet as a new means of delivery and sharing education material. This recognition has extended to mining and minerals engineering education and Universities worldwide are either involved in or developing plans for Internet based courses. The University of Queensland in Australia has a particularly strong and diverse set of capabilities in education and research related to mining and minerals engineering. The University is now actively involved in the development and delivery of such courses. The approach used in developing a flexible delivery package for an undergraduate level course in the simulation and control of communication circuits is described. Details of the course, including the way in which lecturers will interact with students located at mine sites remote from the University are presented.