Beneficial Experience from Teaching and Education to Research and Development

Li Li

Department of Construction Engineering école de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec Montréal, Québec, Canada.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.37B039                

Abstract

Teaching and Education (T&E) constitute the most important activity in knowledge transfer from generation to generation. This can explain why government organizations consider the training of highly qualified personnel as one of the most important criteria in the selection of research and development (R&D) grant applications. A university professor should thus not only play the role of researcher, but also that of teacher. T&E and R&D combine to form an inseparable relationship for university professors. By shooting for excellence in T&E, we could get a new perception of a familiar field or initiate a brand new field altogether, which would in turn enhance our research. The quest for excellence in R&D leads to deeper and better understanding of materials taught, and progress in R&D enriches our T&E endeavors. Here, the author shares a beneficial experience from T&E to R&D.

Keywords

Teaching and Education (T&E); Research and Development (R&D); Soil Mechanics; Laboratory Tests; Excess Pore Water Pressure; Self-weight Consolidation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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