Undergraduate Course: Elective: geographical information systems (ARCH09016)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Indicative course content
The development of GIS; data visualisation; GIS for decision making; spatial data & spatial data models; geo-referencing; data sources & their input into GIS; data quality control; GIS analysis; cartographic modelling; modelling with GIS; information extraction from satellite imagery & aerial photographs; GIS applications in the natural environment. Building, displaying & interpreting map data; database & location query; site selection; distance & context operators, macro modelling.
Aims of course
1 To provide a substantial introduction to GIS to enable both a theoretical understanding of the subject and the acquisition of practical skills.
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Mode of delivery
A lecture and IT workshop based module. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | Pre-requisites
none
Co-requisites
none
Prohibited combinations
none |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and principles that underpin GIS.
2. be able to use and apply GIS software to problem solving at a basic level.
3. be able to address issues associated with the practical implementation of GIS. |
Assessment Information
Assessment plan
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Special Arrangements
| Landscape Institute criteria: landscape design; transferable skills. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Bibliography
Clarke, K C (1999) Getting started with Geographic Information Systems. Prentice-Hall. Heywood, I, Cornelius, S & Carver, S (1998) An Introduction to Geographical Information Systems. Addison, Wesley, Longman. Longley, PA, Goodchild, M F, Maguire, D J & Rhind, D W (1999) Geographic Information Systems Volumes 1 & 2. Wiley, NY. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Contact hours 20 hours
Directed study 0 hours
Self-directed study 80 hours
Total 100 hours |
| Keywords | SPATIAL DATA, MODELLING, INTERPRETATION, ANALYSIS |
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