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sample syllabus:
GEP
204 / GEP 504
GEP
205/ GEP505
Description of Courses Required for the Certificate:
GEP 204
/ GEP 504 - Basic Mapping: Applications and Analysis
3 credits (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory per week)
Prerequisite: None
This course serves as an introduction to the world of maps –
how to use maps to obtain information about a wide variety of topics,
and how to create maps to display and analyze quantitative and qualitative
data. Topics covered include History of cartography; Basic map elements;
Scales and measurements from maps; Contour interpretation; Use and understanding
of Cartograms, Thematic maps, Graphs and Charts; Mental maps; Map Mis-Use,
and Alternative Mapping Methods; Aerial photos; Remotely-sensed images;
and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Laboratory work includes digital
map applications and GIS mapping exercises.
GEP 205/
GEP505 - Principles of Geographic Information Science (GISc)
3 credits (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory per week)
Prerequisite: GEH 101 OR GEH 102 OR Departmental Permission: Computer
Literacy Recommended.
This course covers basics concepts and therories of Geographic Information
Science (GISc), as well as provides hands-on experience with a GIS software
package for computering mapping and data analysis. Through a series of
lectures, GIS laboratory exercises, and the design of a GIS project, students
are taught the variety of ways GIS can be used to solve real world problems
in many different fields. Laboratory exercises will include simple database
creation,generation of statistics, data analysis, and the production of
thematic maps and charts. Demographic, socio-economic, environmental,
land use, and health data sets, will be utilized in the lab exercises
.
4 credits ( 2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab per week)
Prerequisite: GEP 205 / GEP 505, or Departmental Permission
This course has been developed for intermediate GISc students who wish to apply more advanced GIS techniques to their analyses, expand their knowledge of current methodologies, and conduct more complex analyses involving modeling and simulation.
This term, the course will explore in depth the topic of “GISc in Ecology and Environmental Studies,” and will give students the opportunity to design a major GIS project. Through a series of lectures, GIS laboratory work, and the design of a GIS project, students will learn more advanced GIS spatial techniques and their applications to ecology research, environmental management, urban planning, economic development, risk and hazard assessment, and other arenas of public policy and decision-making.
GEP 490
/ GEP 690 – Workshop in Geographic Information Science
4 credits
Prerequisite: GEP 350 / GEP 605, or Departmental Permission
This course is intended to provide the student with a solid grounding
in research design and methodology by designing and conducting a GIS research
project within the parameters of the student’s field of interest
or specialty. Projects are to be substantive and original research efforts
conforming to generally acceptable professional geographical practices
and techniques.
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