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Note: the syllabus is updated periodically (see date at the bottom of this page).
Week 1- Introduction & Web Page Design
(topics: class structure, overview of GIS, web page design)
Lab Exercises:
overview of GIS
web page design
screen prints
posting your web page (ftp)
Assignments:
due Friday-
student registration form
start designing your web page assignment
Readings:
course description
Chapters 1-7—Introduction Reading
Web Readings Week #1
Week 2- Basic Data Models
(topics: vector data model, themes, objects topology, raster data)
Lab Exercises:
demo- the components of an ArcView project
working with views and themes
legend editor
classification
ArcView file structure
types of features- points, lines and polygons
Assignments:
due Friday-
completed web page
tutorial assignments [description]
Chapter 8—Getting Data into ArcView [8-14, 8-22]
Chapter 9—Classifying and displaying themes [9-15, 9-24]
Chapter 10—Symbolizing themes [10-21]
Readings:
Web Readings Week #2
Week 3- Data Models II
(topics: managing data and shapefiles, symbology)
Lab Exercises:
managing shapefiles
selection tools
legend editor
Creating subsets of shapefiles
Assignments:
due Friday-
Chapter 11—Measuring distance and area [11-13, 11-23]
Chapter 12—Managing Scale [12-9, 12-16, 12-19]
Chapter 13—Selecting map features [13-17, 13-22]
Chapter 14—Selecting records in a table [14-9, 14-20]
Week 4- Database Structure & Queries
(topics: data structure and management, relational databases, joining, queries, selection)
Lab Exercises:
importing tables and dbf files
joining geographic files with attributes
managing tabular data
editing tables
using the query builder and calculator
normalizing attributes
Assignments:
due Friday-
Chapter 15—Displaying and editing tables [15-16]
Chapter 16—Joining, linking, and hot linking [16-9, 16-22]
Chapter 17—Finding the features nearby [17-11, 17-14]
Chapter 18—Finding the features within [18-7, 18-13]
Chapter 19—Finding features that intersect other features [19-10]
Chapter 20—Spatially joining tables [20-9, 20-13]
Readings:
Web Readings Week #4
Week 5- Census & Demographic Data
(topics: census data, geography and attributes; managing demographic data)
Lab Exercises:
data sources and formats
importing data
working with census geography
manipulating census attributes
ArcView file structure
data management
metadata standards
Assignments:
due Friday-
Chapter 21—Working with charts [21-16]
Chapter 22—Creating map layouts [22-20]
start your mid-term project
Readings:
Web Readings Week #5
Week 6- Presentation & Map Composition
(topics: representation, symbology, color, charts)
Lab Exercises:
choosing colors and symbols
planning and producing layouts
assistance with mid-term projects
Assignments:
due Friday-
Mid-term Project- Working With Demographic Data
Readings:
Web Readings Week #6
Week 7- Input, Editing & Data Quality
(topics: data input and processing, editing, data quality,projection, scale, measurement)
Lab Exercises:
Week 7 Lab Assignment
geocoding
shapefile editing processes
geo-processing wizard
manipulating fields with the calculator
calculating area and length
projecting data
data scale and quality
Assignments:
due Friday-
Chapter 23—Creating shapefiles [23-16]
Chapter 24—Editing shapes in a theme [24-22]
Chapter 25—Creating themes from coordinate files [25-6]
Chapter 26—Address geocoding [26-24]
Readings:
Web Readings Week #7
Week 8- Basic Spatial Analysis
(topics: vector overlays, networks, buffers)
Lab Exercises:
buffers
vector overlays
spatial joins
aggregation
Assignments:
develop your final project
Readings:
Web Readings Week #8
Week 9-Basic Spatial Analysis II
(topics: raster data model, overlays)
Lab Exercises:
intro to raster data
spatial analyst demo
lab assistance with final projects
Assignments:
due Monday:
Final Project Proposal
Readings:
Web Readings Week #9
Week 10- Final Projects
Lab Exercises:
lab assistance with final projects
Assignments:
due on day of presentation-
Final Project Presentations
Readings:
Web Readings Week #10
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