ECTS - Principles of Geographic Information Systems

Principles of Geographic Information Systems (CE512) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Principles of Geographic Information Systems CE512 Area Elective 2 2 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Saman AMINBAKHSH
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To give students an understanding of principles of the Geographic Information Systems.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will be able to obtain the knowledge of the basics of geographic information systems.
  • Students will be able to use software packages for implementation of geographic information systems.
  • Students will be able to get knowledge about geoinformation via geographic information system.
Course Content Geographic information systems (GIS) technologies as a variety of geospatial data including remotely sensed imagery from the satellites, the basic concepts, software used and available data types used by GIS, exploration of geospatial data and the construction of cartographic products.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Basics of GIS
2 Geographic information system packages
3 Comparison of geographic information system packages
4 Satellite data
5 Evaluation of satellite data
6 Geospatial data and the construction of cartographic products
7 Geospatial data and the construction of cartographic products
8 Applications of GIS to underground constructions
9 Practical applications of GIS
10 Gain practical experience using basic GIS tools
11 3-D Modeling and Visualization using ArcGIS 3D Analyst
12 Surface and Grid Analysis using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
13 Surface and Grid Analysis using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
14 Case study
15 Final Exam Period
16 Final Exam Period

Sources

Course Book 1. Lecture Notes given in class.
Other Sources 2. Geographic Information Systems and Science (2nd ed.), 2005, Paul A. Longley, Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire, and David W. Rhind, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISBN 0-470-87001-X; textbook web page: http://www.wiley.com/go/longley.
3. GIS Modeling in Raster, 2001, Michael N. DeMers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN 0-471-31965-1
4. ArcGIS 9.3 Desktop Help

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 15
Homework Assignments 3 15
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 10 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ability to carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team
2 Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning
3 Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics
4 Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions
5 Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems
6 Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level
7 Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area
8 Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 5 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics 5 2 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 14 14
Total Workload 125