COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5019 COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EBRU ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

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

Course Objective

Students would be able to simulate a real setting or a hypothetical designed environment via computer simulation software. The simulated environment could be freely explored in real time by potential users as if they are in a real setting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students would be able to use a computer simulation software as a tool to design
2   Students would be able to design a computer simulated environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brush design via GTK Radiant
2 Brush design via GTK Radiant
3 Texturing via GTK Radiant and Image Processor Software
4 Texturing via GTK Radiant and Image Processor Software
5 Script writing for Gtk Radiant
6 Script writing for Gtk Radiant
7 Script writing for Gtk Radiant
8 Presentation (Handing in Homework Assignements)
9 Final Project
10 Final Project
11 Final Project
12 Final Project
13 Final Project
14 Final Project

Recomended or Required Reading

Stanney, K. M. (2002) Handbook of virtual environments: Design, implementation and applications. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, computer applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + 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

Attendence required

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.cubukcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 09:00- 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
lectures 14 2 28
Preperation before / after weekly lectures 7 4 28
Preparing individual Assignements 2 70 140
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.135532431313
LO.253453231313