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- Effective Term:
- Winter 2019 through Summer 2021
- Course Number:
- GEO 267
- Course Title:
- Application Topics in Geographic Information Systems
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 30
Course Description
Application focus varies and provides an opportunity for extended exposure to one or more of the analytical techniques first learned in prerequisite courses. Attention to institutional and professional GIS application issues and programming environments. Audit available.
Addendum to Course Description
This class is intended for students nearing the end of their GIS Certificate or students with GIS experience. The class will provide students with an opportunity to work with a community partner on a term-long project. The projects vary by organization, as do the skills that are required to complete each project.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Use GIS systems to address spatial questions
Use GIS systems to design and complete comprehensive projects
Apply map principles and design techniques to project development and implementation
Communicate effectively in a professional setting specific to GIS analysis and project design
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Written results class labs and exercises
- Map critiques
- Completion of a term project with a community partner
- In-class discussions