GEO221: Geographic Info. Systems (1)    

CRN:

Section:

Time:

11106

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Monday/Wednesday 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Venue:

M - Lec.0004 / W-Lab. 0038)

Date Range:

Aug 23, 2015 - Dec 19, 2015

Office hours:

By appointment: Email OR Call

Language of instruction:

English

Fall Semester

Geography Department, UAEU, Fall 2015, 3 credits

Dr. Ahmad BinTouq, Email: abintouq@uaeu.ac.ae 

Course Description

This course exposes students to the principles of GIS (hardware, software, people, data, and methods) and its environmental applications. The course includes hands-on GIS state-of-the-art software. This course introduces the fundamentals of GIS including the history of automated mapping.

The course will include a brief introduction to basic cartographic principles including maps scales, coordinate systems and map projections.  An in depth review of the necessary hardware and software elements used in GIS will be made.

The course will presented in a lecture/laboratory format. The lecture portion will deal with conceptual issues in GIS database design and development, analysis, and display. The laboratory portion will provide students with hands-on contact with GIS software products such as ArcGIS.

Textbooks

Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M.F., Maguire D. J, and Rhind D. W., 2004. Geographic Information Systems and Science.  John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., London.

Additional GIS for Urban Planning References

Longley, P. A., M. F. Goodchild, D. J. Maguire, and D. W. Rihnd, 1999. Geographical Information Systems: Principles, Technical Issues, Management  Issues, and Applications. vol. 2,  John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York.

Burrough, P. A. and R. A. McDonnell, 1998.  Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Oxford University Press, London.

DeMers, M. N. 2005. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. John Wiley & Sons. Inc, New York.

Course Purpose

GIS.1 fulfills the major course requirement within the GIS program at the UAE University.

Objectives

To expose the students to the applications of GIS in various geographical areas such as physical, environmental, and local planning

Course Outcomes

By the end of the course a student will be able to:

-Integrate different sources of data for map creation

- Apply Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to investigate geographical problems

-Demonstrate proficiency in the use of GIS software to build database, perform spatial analysis, prepare maps, reports, and charts for presentation of results.

Course Grading and Assessment

1.        Exam.1                                                                                                                                                       25%

2.       Exam.2                                                                                                                                                     30%

3.     Course work (Labs)                                                                                                                   15%

4.      Quizzes,  Poster and Presentation                                                                           20%

Course Organization

Course material consists of (1) class lectures and discussions, (2) Textbook readings, and (3) labs assignments. Course material focused on training students to use GIS software and interpret selected GIS spatial data.

Course Requirements

  1. Students are required to attend scheduled class meetings, participate in class discussions, and complete lab assignments on time.

  2. Students are responsible for all announcements made in class.

  3. All electronic devices (cell phones, pagers, laptops, etc.) must be turned off BEFORE entering the classroom and kept out of sight.

Course Integrity

Any confirmed offense against academic integrity will be considered a misconduct activity under the Code of Student Conduct: . It will subject its author (s) to failure in the course and could lead to further disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty is the cardinal sin in academia and includes plagiarism, cheating, fraud, using another person’s material as one’s own, knowingly allowing another person to use one’s work as his/her own.

 

August 2015

Current Courses, Fall 2015

Geographic  Information Systems (1), GEO 221

Syllabus

Study Guides and Assignments

Lecture Outlines