COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GIS SEMINAR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 6022 GIS SEMINAR ELECTIVE 1 2 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NON THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Information Systems (Non-Thesis)

Course Objective

As a leader in spatial technology integration, GIS Workshop specializes in the development of custom geographic information system (GIS) solutions, whether it is a custom application for your
organization, an extension to ArcGIS, or GIS systems integration into your existing software. Our IT integration specialists can marry your current database solution, GPS, imagery, and GIS technology to
spatially enable your information technology and decision support systems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand how geographic information systems are applied to land use and environmental planning issues
2   To effectively communicate the benefits of GIS applications to society
3   To understand the principles of land classification and field methods to support land use inventory, including the efficiencies associated with the use of geospatial technologies
4   To apply GIS to analyze land use patterns at the parcel level
5   To complete a class project that supports urban planning efforts in a Great Lakes coastal community
6   To learn to work effectively in a group setting
7   To sharpen writing skills directed at an audience of professional planners

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Outline, Introductions
2 Overview of Land Classification
3 Land-Based Classification Standards
4 Land Use Inventory
5 Parcel Data Overview
6 Parcel Data Models
7 Coastal Management
8 Working Waterfronts
9 Lab time for GIS Tutorial
10 LBCS Inventory work time
11 Parcel Data and Wildland Fire Management
12 Project Work Time
13 Assignment
14 Midterm exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Calkin, David, Kevin Hyde, Krista, Gebert, and Greg Jones. 2005. "Comparing Resource Values at Risk from Wildfires with Forest Service Supression Expenditures: Examples from 2003 Western Montana
Wildfire Season" U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Note RMRS-RN-24.
2. Stage, David, Nancy von Meyer, and Bob Ader. 2005. "Parcel Data and Wildland Fire Management" Prepared for the FGDC Cadastral Data Subcommittee. October 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assignment, midterm and final exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.35 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.35
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.35 + ASG * 0.30 +RST * 0.35


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

to be announced.

Assessment Criteria

to be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

to be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vahap.tecim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 5 10 50
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 182

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.142232343453
LO.254423324542
LO.345455232223
LO.442232523525
LO.523323252332
LO.622522524223
LO.732232232233

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