The tutorials and computer practicals were structured around small-group learning, limited to 30 students per class.
To complement the teaching philosophy adopted in lectures, the tutorials and computer practicals also were each team-taught by a tutor from mathematics and a tutor from science.
Lectures are held in groups of 200 400 students, but computer practicals and tutorials are limited to 30 students to foster small-group interactions.
In addition, for all computer practicals a video manual was recorded, which includes a video instruction on using the statistical software, how to perform the exercises, where to find the results, and how to interpret these results.
The first four days have a similar set-up: each morning lectures are scheduled in which theory is discussed, while in the afternoon computer practicals are scheduled in which statistical software is used to clarify the theory discussed during the morning session.
This widely used language made computers practical and accessible machines for scientists and others without requiring them to have deep knowledge of the machinery.
While the wearable computer of the future might be an ideal partner for his invention, Mr. McKown said, "I'd be in trouble if I had to wait for the display" necessary to make such computers practical.
With the simulator we developed, various conventional and unconventional reservoir simulation problems with large-scale geological models can be achieved on parallel computers within practical computational time.
