Course Description & Focus
This courses focuses on the uses & applications of using GIS techniques to solve geographic problems. It introduces processes for applying GIS to various projects and requires that students complete a GIS project from beginning to end. This process includes conceptualization of a geographic question or problem, designing and documenting the workflow, identifying and collecting all the GIS data, preparing your data, conducting analysis, and creating final products (usually maps).
Students work with a community partner to design, plan, and implement the GIS project throughout the quarter. At the end of the term students will present their projects and results to the community partners, as well as their peers.
This course builds on the knowledge gained in Geo 265 & 266 and provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience completing a GIS project. This course is a hybrid course, meaning that part of the course is conducted via Desire2Learn (D2L). Class meeting will be dedicated to lecture, technique demos, guest speakers, discussion, and project troubleshooting. The distant learning component focuses on GIS tutorials, field work and/or data collection, meeting with community partners, and GIS/mapping related to your term project.
Prerequisite: Geo 266 or instrutor permission. Audit available.
Students work with a community partner to design, plan, and implement the GIS project throughout the quarter. At the end of the term students will present their projects and results to the community partners, as well as their peers.
This course builds on the knowledge gained in Geo 265 & 266 and provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience completing a GIS project. This course is a hybrid course, meaning that part of the course is conducted via Desire2Learn (D2L). Class meeting will be dedicated to lecture, technique demos, guest speakers, discussion, and project troubleshooting. The distant learning component focuses on GIS tutorials, field work and/or data collection, meeting with community partners, and GIS/mapping related to your term project.
Prerequisite: Geo 266 or instrutor permission. Audit available.
Course Materials
1| Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS: A Workbook, Kathryn Keranen & Robert Kolvoord
2| USB Flashdrive (recommended 2GB min)
2| USB Flashdrive (recommended 2GB min)
Sample Course Outline
Week 1.
Introduction to Course & Community Projects
Introduction to Course & Community Projects
Week 2.
Topic: GIS Project Management
GIS Tutorial #1
Topic: GIS Project Management
GIS Tutorial #1
Week 3.
Topic: GPS, Data Collection & Mapping
Topic: GPS, Data Collection & Mapping
Week 4.
Topic: Web-based Mapping
GIS Tutorial #2
Topic: Web-based Mapping
GIS Tutorial #2
Week 5.
GIS Project Discussion
GIS Project Discussion
Week 6.
Guest Speaker: Local GIS Professional
GIS Tutorial #3
Guest Speaker: Local GIS Professional
GIS Tutorial #3
Week 7.
Topic: GIS / Map Portfolios
Topic: GIS / Map Portfolios
Week 8.
Guest Speaker: Local GIS Professional
Guest Speaker: Local GIS Professional
Week 9.
Final Poster / Presentations Overview
Final Poster / Presentations Overview
Week 10.
GIS Project / Map Critique
GIS Project / Map Critique
Finals Week.
Project Presentations
Project Presentations
