COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GIS THEORIES, MODELS AND ISSUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 6001 GIS THEORIES, MODELS AND ISSUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

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

Course Objective

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) deals with the analysis and management of geographic information. This course provides a background view of the object approach, related geometric aspects, the different level of data modeling and the role of geo- information theory. The rest of the course builds upon these concepts describing the applicability of broader.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The students should learn about GIS Theories, Models and Issues
2   Learning of application of the geomoetry of spatial objects and mathematical concepts in GIS

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Fields and Rasters
3 The Geometry of Spatial Objects
4 Mathematical Concepts
5 A Formalism For The Vector Data Model
6 Topologic Relationships Between Objects
7 Object Classes
8 Composite Objects and Object Generalization
9 Mid-term Examination
10 Fuzzy Spatial Objects
11 Spatial Interaction Models and The Role of GIS
12 Multi-reactive Agents Paradigm for Spatial Modeling
13 A Statistical Model to Analysis Spatio-temporal Data
14 Presentation of Term Projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Molenaar M. (1998), An Introduction to The Theory of Spatial Object Modelling,CRC Press.
Aronoff, Stan, 1989. GeographicInformation Systems: A Management Perspective, Ottawa: WDL Publications
Maquire, D.J., Michael F. Goodchild, and David Rhind, (1991).Geographical Information Systems:Principles and Applications (volume 1 and 2). New York: Longman Scientific & Technical Press, London

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Fieldwork reports
Laboratory reports
Project report
Oral presentation
Written examination

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 PRJ PROJECT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The course is taught in a lecture with application hours. All students are expected to attend lectures. Presentations of the students take an important role in the lectures.

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 2 25 50
Preparing the laboratory notebook 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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