GISC 2411 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications

4 Credits (3 hrs. lec., 3 hrs. lab.) Application of GIS technology to real workplace applications from public and private sectors. Completion of global positioning systems (GPS) fieldwork required for lab exercises. Students will relate the use of GIS for infrastructure management; recognizing accuracy and precision in different workplace applications. The student will create real world projects of geographic information; reduce digital field data to produce final plans and technical reports which will accompany the presentation on both hard copy and PowerPoint. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing, GISC 1401, and ENGL 2311 recommended
Course Outcomes
1 - Relate the use of GIS for infrastructure management
2 - Recognize the meaning of accuracy and precision in different applications
3 - Use GIS/GPS for infrastructure management
4 - Complete a “real world” project
5 - Create presentations of geographic information
6 - Reduce digital field data to produce final plans and reports
7 - Write technical reports which will accompany the presentation of the geographic information
8 - Produce finished reports on various printers and plotters