Status
A
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
GIS: Mapping Places & Analyzing Spaces
Term
2023A
Syllabus URL
Subject area
ENVS
Section number only
001
Section ID
ENVS3700001
Course number integer
3700
Meeting times
M 3:30 PM-6:29 PM
Meeting location
PCPE 201
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Siobhan Whadcoat
Description
This course is a hands-on introduction to the concepts and capabilities of geographic information systems (GIS). Students will develop the skills necessary for carrying out basic GIS projects and for advanced GIS coursework. The class will focus on a broad range of functional and practical applications,ranging from environmental science and planning to land use history, social demography, and public health. By the end of the course, students will be able to find, organize, map, and analyze data using both vector (i.e. drawing-based) and raster (i.e. image-based) GIS tools, while developing an appreciation for basic cartographic principles relating to map presentation. This course fulfills the spatial analysis requirement for ENVS and EASC Majors. Previous experience in the use of GIS is not required.
Course number only
3700
Use local description
No