COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YBS 7209 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Management Information Systems Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇIĞDEM TARHAN

Offered to

Management Information Systems Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

It is aimed to be gained skills about data collection in the field, the internet portal implementation and interoperability of spatial phases of the decision-making processes, the integration of spatial information and spatial information to provide the most appropriate use of the on-cycle to gain competence.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand data types of spatial information system.
2   To perform data management in spatial information system.
3   To use different analysis and query methods in spatial information system.
4   To model spatial information.
5   To evaluate projects in terms of methodology, tools and tecnological.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction - Space and spatial data / information subjects
2 What is spatial information system- Meta data usage, sharing and mamagement
3 Map Projection, Coordinates and 3D models
4 Spatial database management system (logic in data relational database management and data normalization)
5 Spatial data representation and organization
6 Analysis of spatial and attribute data
7 Query of spatial and attribute data
8 Midterm exam
9 Visualtization of big digital - spatial data
10 Spatial data presentation sharing and management over internet.
11 Remote Sensing of spatial data I
12 Remote Sensing of spatial data II
13 Project Presentations
14 Project Presentations
15 Project Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Spatial Data Analysis - Theory and Practice (2003) Robert Haining (Printed in: University of Cambridge), ISBN: 0 521 77437 3

Spatial Data Anaylsis - An Introduction for GIS Users (2010) Chistopher D. Lyod (Printed in: Oxford University Press), ISBN: 978 0 19 955432 4

The Geospatial Web- How Geobrowsers, Social Software and the Web 2.0 are Shaping the Network Society (2007) Arno Scharl ve Klaus Tochtermann (Printed in: Spinger), ISBN: 978 1 84628 826 5

Introduction to Remote Sensing (2011) James B. Cambell ve Randolph H. Wynne (Printed in USA) ISBN: 978 1 609918 176 5

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Events are in 'Assessment Methods' and 'Workload Calculation' section detaily.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students' performances are measured with a midterm exam and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules applied by the department apply.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Vahap TECIM
vahap.tecim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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