COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIL 3121 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Computer Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMEL KURUOĞLU KANDEMIR

Offered to

Computer Science

Course Objective

This course aims to learn: introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS), coordinate and projection systems, GIS data structures, surface analysis, spatial analysis, remote sensing for CIS issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a basic knowledge on Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
2   Have a basic knowledge on coordinate and projection systems.
3   Have a basic knowledge on surface analysis.
4   Have a basic knowledge on spatial analysis.
5   Have a basic knowledge on remote sensing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is a Geographic Information System (GIS)
2 Coordinate and projection systems
3 Coordinate and projection systems (continue)
4 GIS data structures
5 Data supply, data entry and storage
6 Data processing
7 Data processing (continued)
8 Surface analysis
9 Surface analysis (continued)
10 Spatial analysis
11 Spatial analysis (continued)
12 Visualization of geographical data
13 Remote sensing for GIS
14 GIS applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Hüseyin Turoğlu, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerinin Temel Esasları (Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı), 2008.
Supplementary Book(s): Tahsin Yomralıoğlu, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri / Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned and presented in a discussion session. In some weeks of the course, results of the homework given previously are discussed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


*** 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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

emel.kuruoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Case study 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.134
LO.234
LO.334
LO.434
LO.534