CRTG 1311 INTRODUCTORY GEOGRAPHY IN GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND GLOBAL POSITIONING
SYSTEMS (GPS)
SYLLABUS
Introduction to basic concepts of vector GIS using several industry specific software
programs including nomenclature,cartography and geography
- Name: Marilyn Knox
- mknox@sintonisd.net
- Room 20
- Class: M-F 2:00-2:50
- Phone: 364-6689
- Conference: 1:06 – 1:56
Instructional Materials
Grading Policy
- Homework 60%
- Projects 20%
- Tests 20%
V. Attendance
Attendance at scheduled class and lab periods is required. Work missed during an absence must be made up according to campus policy as outlined in the student handbook.
The CRTG1311 course is articulated with DelMar College. To received articulated credit a grade of 90 must be maintained.
Approximately three (3) days will be allowed for you to spend on completing your
Research GIS Careers Paper and Final GIS Project.
donor's and the recipient's. It is illegal and each student is subject to discipline
Additional Class Policy
- Makeup tests with no point penalty will be given in "Emergency" situations. Otherwise, a makeup test may be offered at the convenience of the instructor.
- The instructor reserves the right at any time to amend this syllabus (except grading policy), all course pages, handouts, course contents, and course administration as necessary in an attempt to achieve better academic results.
- Please respect the rights of your fellow classmates and restrict the discussion to the course material.
- Additional Policies
- Academic Honesty and Ethics - While helping classmates on assignments is encouraged, the final product must reflect the individual's effort. Copying another student's work is considered academic dishonesty and both the donor and recipient's work will be reviewed. Academic cheating or plagiarism of any kind is a student breach of acceptable conduct and will result in disciplinary action.
- Food, drinks and gum are prohibited in the classrooms.
Each of you has knowledge you bring to this class. In order to facilitate teamwork and to relate the course material to real life situation, your suggestions are always welcome. We all grow professionally when ideas are shared. Please contact me at any time so that I may assist you with your learning.
Course Objectives
- Essential: Factual knowledge of GIS (terminology, methods)
- Essential: Learning fundamental principles and constraints of GIS projects.
- Essential: Team participation with other GIS students on GIS projects
- Essential: Geoprocessing applications for environmental, city, and first responders
- Essential: Accuracy and precision of Data Collection
- Important: Identify three of the standard Map projections used with spatial area.
- Important: Proper data management for GIS systems
- Important: Proper reporting and presentation of GIS projects
- Important: Proper planning procedures for project development.
Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to analyze problems, visualize solutions to problems, design and modify programs logic to create workable computer programs or map projects.
• Course competencies – Through class interaction reading materials and individual and group study, and laboratory assignments the student will be able to:
- explore a GIS map and get information about map features
- preview geographic data and metadata
- add data to a map
- describe the structure of a GIS map
- explain how a GIS represents real-world objects
- change the way features are drawn on a map
- access feature information in different ways
- describe spatial relationships of map features
- describe how GIS can be used to solve problems
- create map symbology
- identify which real world features are represented with vector or raster
- reference data to real world locations
- using digitizing; create GIS data and create a map using the data
- edit GIS data
- use a GPS to collect positional data
- use software Excel, Access, and Notepad to create dbf files
- Get started with GIS Analysis for the applications of environmental gis, parcel based GIS, business GIS and emergency response.
R. Identify GIS spatial tools to answer questions to identify what is near by, Identify what is far, Identify distances and locations, Identify what is adjacent and Identify elements in common.
S. Introduced to basic modeling tools.
T. Design maps using the principles of size, scale, color and audience.
U. Write and present reports about maps and geoprocessing using the correct GIS vocabulary, the documentation requirements for a GIS project.
V. Identify three map projections, mecartor, UTM and WGS84
W. Participate in team project
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