Digitalization of the educational program of applied geology at the Institute of Earth Sciences of Southern Federal University

Abstract

Digitalization concerns all areas of activity of the Southern Federal University, including the educational course “Geological surveying, prospecting, and exploration of solid mineral deposits” taught to students in the Applied Geology program. The competencies of future mining engineers– geologists are designed in close connection with the demands of employers. Computer programs are widely used in the educational process, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Power Point, CorelDraw, Sherpa, ArcGIS, Erdas Imagine, Surfer, Statistica, AutoCAD, Micromine, Surpac, QGIS, and Snap.