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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2017 through Winter 2018
- Course Number:
- GEO 221
- Course Title:
- Field Geography: The Local Landscape
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 30
Course Description
Presents field research methods in human geography and applications of GIS Works to prepare cartographic presentation of community needs and resources while working directly with a community organization. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of Geography 221 the student will be able to:
- Apply geographic concepts, research methods, and GIS to analyze issues of the local environment
- Produce maps that communicate a purpose and adhere to the principles of good map design
- Use direct observation and other data collection techniques to analyze issues of the local environment
Social Inquiry and Analysis
Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to apply methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social contexts and the diversity of human thought and experience.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students will be expected to demonstrate mastery of themes, concepts, issues, competencies and skills by any combination of the following:
- Creation of paper or web-based maps
- Written results of class labs and exercises
- Field observations exercises and projects
- Final project on local issue
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts, Issues:
- Preparing for data collection
- Selecting base maps for field studies
- Measuring field phenomena
- Sampling geographic phenomena
- Collecting data by observing
- Collecting data by asking questions
- Implementing Field research design
Competencies and Skills:
- Demonstrate the relevance of geography to the complex, real world.
- Identify the links between geographic facts, principles and theories and those problems that are relevant in the real world.
- Demonstrate skills in direct observation and use of maps.
- Demonstrate the use of geographic models and recognition of geographic problems.
- Identify various types of geographic interpretation such as spatial association and spatial interaction.