COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YBS 8051 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Management Information Systems Non-Thesis(Distance Learning)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇIĞDEM TARHAN

Offered to

Management Information Systems Non-Thesis(Distance Learning)

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 Data-Information-Knowledge concepts and Spatial data samples
2 Geographic Information Systems spatial data types and properties
3 Geographic Information Systems basic functions
4 GIS software implementation I - Layer logic
5 GIS software application II - Thematic Mapping I
6 GIS software application III - Thematic Mapping II
7 GIS software application IV - Generating digital data from attribute data
8 GPS - Coordinate
9 GIS software application V - Database Applications
10 GIS software application VI - Queries - SQL
11 GIS software application VII - Table Join
12 GIS software application VIII - Spatial Join
13 GIS software application IX - Buffer Analysis
14 GIS software application X - Layout

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

The activities are detailed in the 'Assessment Methods' and 'Workload Calculation' sections.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + FIN* 0.80
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + RST* 0.80


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 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 90

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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