The Assessment of Master Student's Training in Environmental Impact Assessment

In an attempt to enhance the quality of academic education, the training needs of Master students of Environmental Impact Assessment were assessed. We asked 20 Master students of Environmental planning, management and education in Tehran University to evaluate the EIA course at the end of the fall semester of 2009. We designed questionnaires and after statistical analysis of the results, the student's training needs were determined. An approximate 85 percent of students evaluated the course as good level and 15% scored it as medium. In total, 85 percents of students required the practical course in order to complete the theoretical course of EIA. Around 50 percent preferred PowerPoint presentation of the course by software and 40 percent by blackboard or whiteboard and 10% required both of them. Around 70 percent of students declared the needs for electronic tutorial, E-book and knowledge web for updating and permanent access to EIA knowledge.