Advanced GIS and Spatial Analyses
E&ES 344
Spring 2017
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| Crosslisting:
QAC 344, E&ES 544 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies, Applied Data Science |
| Course Cluster: Planetary Science, Planetary Science Minor |
A geographic information system (GIS) is a powerful database that allows for the collection, manipulation, analysis, and presentation of spatially referenced data. GIS technologies facilitate natural science, social science, and humanities research and any other project that utilizes location-based data. The Advanced GIS course will focus on individual projects conducted within a collaborative learning framework. Each student is responsible for developing and producing a semester-long project focused on advanced spatial data analyses and/or advanced cartographic design using a GIS. Students will enter the course with an individual or small team (2-3 students) project in mind. The project may be a component of a senior thesis, work on a faculty member's research project, a community-based service-learning project, etc. Course sessions will be a mix of studio time for projects (e.g. work time, critiques), skill development (lectures, student-led skills-training sessions), and intellectual advancement (e.g., guest speakers, conference attendance). Specific skills-training sessions will be determined by components of each project. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
NSM E&ES |
| Course Format: Laboratory Course | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: QAC231 OR E&ES322 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (BIOL)(CADS)(DATA-MN)(E&ES)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(HRAD-MN)(PSCI-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: CQC |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Allen & Confey, GIS TUTORIAL 3: ADVANCED WORKBOOK and
Steinberg & Steinberg, GIS RESEARCH METHODS: INCORPORATING SPATIAL PERSPECTIVES or Mitchell, THE ESRI GUIDE TO GIS ANALYIS VOLUME 1: GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS
Mitchell, THE ESRI GUIDE TO GIS ANALYIS VOLUME 2: SPATIAL MEASURMENTS AND STATISTICS
Mitchell, THE ESRI GUIDE TO GIS ANALYIS VOLUME 3: MODELING, SUITABILITY, MOVEMENT AND INTERACTION
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Examinations and Assignments:
weekly assignments; 1 semester-long independent project (oral presentation, written report, GIS products) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
POI requirement: Submit a brief project proposal statement and arrange (via email) to meet with the instructor. (If you do not have a project idea, indicate whether you are willing to work on an existing faculty or community-based project.) |
| Instructor(s): Diver,Kim Times: ....R.. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: PAC100; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 16 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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