GISC 1491 - Special Topics in Geographic Information Systems

Credit Hours: 4
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3 Lab: 3
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to imrpove student proficiency. Learning outcomes/objectives are determined by local occupational need and business and industry trends. Students will complete a project based on a defined problem, independent research and integration of existing databases, analysis and a final report defining the conclusions derived from the project.
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading and Writing, GISC 1411 or Departmental Approval.
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Integration of learned theory in specific fields of study and understanding of data, with GIS methods to express the spatial relationships of information in a more effective format. 2 - Demonstrate knowledge and competency in the use of ArcView and Spatial Analyst software with a database from a specific topic of study.