Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
Offered to |
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ENGLISH) |
Course Objective |
Search for Geological Resources, evaluation of hazards, environmental impact and site selection studies also require the simultaneous appraisal of spatial data from several sources. Some earthscience applications of GIS that could be used to illustrate GIS methodology are; hazard mapping related to slope stability and landslides, earthquake damage zonation, coastal erosion, site selection for engineering projects such as settlement suitability, waste disposal (municipal landfills, nuclear waste in disposal wells), pipeline route and railway routing, dams, resource evaluation for a variety of geological commodities such as sand, gravel, building stone and geothermal. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
1) Remote Sensing for Earth Sciences, Manual of Remote Sensing Thirdh Edition, Volume 3 |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lectures |
Assessment Methods |
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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) |
To be announced. |
Office Hours |
To be announced. |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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