COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5005 DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 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 OKAN FISTIKOĞLU

Offered to

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

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to first introduce the role of maps and their interface with GIS. The comprehensive account of the acquisition of data, map design, topographic and statistical mapping is the main topics of the course. The course also demonstrates the advanced mapping environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To classify map materials.
2   To compare map materials.
3   To choose best map materials for a specific map design.
4   To interpret the role of the digital maps
5   To relate theoritical knowledge to cartographic tools.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geographic Information Systems and Maps
2 Data Acquisition
3 Map Characteristics
4 GIS Applications: Which Maps to Use
5 Topography and Base Maps
6 Map Design
7 Statistical Mapping
8 Mid-Term Examination
9 Cartographic Tools
10 Advanced Mapping Environments
11 Cartography at Work: Maps and Decision Tools
12 ArcView Applications
13 ArcView Applications
14 Project Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Kraak, M.J., Ormeling, F.J. Cartography. Visualization of Spatial Data. Longman Press, 1999.
Supplementary Book(s): Geographic Information Systems: A Management Perspective, Stan Aronoff, WDL Publications, Ottawa, Canada, 1989.
Yomralıoğlu, T., Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri, Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture + Project

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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

okan.fistikoglu@deu.edu.tr, 0.232.3017026

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 28 1 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 36 36
Final 1 4 4
Midterm 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.152122222322
LO.235253532553
LO.311315255225
LO.421111211121
LO.511121112111