x
  
  

Time:                                    TR 6:00 to 8:05 p.m.

Room:                                  Pellegrino Hall, Rm. 219

Instructor:                           Dr. Kenneth J. Tobin

Semester:                           Fall 2018

Office/Phone/E-mail:      LVB 346b -  X-2417  - ktobin@tamiu.edu

Office Hours:                       MWF 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.; R 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

 

download the full course syllabus

 

schedule
Date Lecture Topic Assignment/Quiz/Other
Aug 28 Course Introduction
Aug 30 Lecture 1 - Introduction to GIS
Sept 4 Lecture 2 - Coordinate Systems
Sept 6 Overview of GIS Interface Quiz 1
Assignment 1 - Tour of ArcGIS
Sept 11 Lecture 3 - Map Scales
Sept 13 Assignment 2 - Geography Overview
Sept 18 Lecture 4 - Datums & Projections
Sept 20 Assignment 3 - Projections & Coordinate Systems
Quiz 2
Sept 25 Lecture 5 - Vector Data Model
Sept 27 Lecture 6 - Raster Data Model
Oct 2 Lecture 7 - Data Capture & Metadata Quiz 3
Oct 4 Lecture 8 - Data Error & GPS Tech
Oct 9 Lecture 9 - Reference Maps & Aerial Phot. Prepare for GPS Project
Quiz 4
Oct 11 GPS Field Work
Oct 16 Finish GPS Project - Mapping
Oct 18 Lecture 10 - Thematic Mapping
Oct 23 Lecture 11 - GIS Analysis I Quiz 5
Oct 25 Assignment 4 - Making a Thematic Map
Oct 30 Lecture 12 - GIS Analysis II Quiz 6
Nov 1 Assignment 5 - Ecological Threat Analysis
Nov 6 Lecture 13 - Intro to Remote Sensing
Nov 8 Assignment 6 - GIS Analysis for Life Scientists
Nov 13 Lecture 14 - GIS Data Products Final Project Selection Day
Nov 15 Quiz 7 - Work on Final Project
Nov 20 Work on Final Project
Nov 22 Thanksgiving - No Class
Nov 27 Final Project Presentations
Nov 29 Final Project Presentations - FINAL REVIEW
Nov 30 Final Project Paper Due
Dec 4 Final Exam (6:00 p.m.) FINAL REVIEW