Postgraduate Course: Understanding GIS Technology (PGGE11105)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Geosciences |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgraduate Courses (School of GeoSciences) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/MSc/GISpages.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course aims to provide an appreciation of the technology which underlies modern GI systems. The course will begin with a brief examination of the technological roots of today's systems. It will continue to review hardware, operating systems, networking and the performance of systems. The course will conclude with a review of user interfaces.
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Distributed GIS (PGGE11084)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 3 (Sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 14:00 - 18:00, Zone: Central. G.10 Drummond Annex, High School Yards |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- understand the software components of a typical geographical information system.
- appreciate the historical development of such systems.
- understand the data model underlying the Arc/Info GIS and its development, together with the implications of legacy models on current implementations.
- be able to demonstrate the use of Arc/Info for the automation, management, analysis and display of data.
- critically review the available technologies, assessing their merits and shortcomings.
- predict future developments and understand the implications of standardisation efforts.
- appreciate the concept of a computer system and understand its performance and different approaches to interfacing it to the user and to other computers.
- understand the value of networked information and the concept of a corporate system.
- appreciate the importance and role of the computer operating system.
- understand how software systems can be customised and linked.
- locate, read and summarise relevant literature, from both traditional and electronic media, to extend your understanding of the topic.
- develop reasoned arguments, firmly grounded in the available literature.
- plan and write assignments, within the specified parameters and to a professional standard.
- take responsibility for your own learning through reading and the preparation of assignments, and reflect upon your learning experience.
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Assessment Information
Practical exercises.
Examination. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Bruce Gittings
Tel: (0131 6)50 2558
Email: Bruce.Gittings@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Caroline Keir
Tel: (0131 6)50 2543
Email: caroline.keir@ed.ac.uk |
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