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 Department:    GIS

 Course #:    106

 Credits:    2

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    2

 CIP:    450702

 EPC:    194

 REV:    2018

 Course Description  

Continuation of GIS 105. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) data management. Integration of GPS data into mapping software and displaying with Google Earth and ArcGIS.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: GIS 101, GIS 105 or concurrent enrollment in GIS 105, or department chair approval.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 22

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Develop a GPS data collection program for obtaining field data. Manage GPS data.
2. Display data using mapping software, i.e. Google Earth and ArcView. Use shape and meta data files in ArcView.
3. Understand and use data processing in ArcMap and Excel. Create presentations of geospatial data.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

1. Information Literacy

Definition: Recognizing when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
1.1 Determine the extent of information needed.
1.2 Access the needed information effectively, efficiently, ethically, and legally.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.6 Recognize how the value and biases in different disciplines can affect the ways in which data is analyzed.

10. Technology

Definition: Understanding the role of technology in society and using technology appropriately and effectively.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
10.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the development and impact of technology in human experience (history, global, and local).
10.2 Demonstrate an understanding of legal, ethical, and environmental issues in the use and misuse of technology.

Course Contents

1. GPS field data collection. Google Earth and ArcView.
2. Meta data files. Data processing in ArcMap and Excel.
3. Geospatial data manipulations.