Learning Objectives: Geography 258
- Improve skills of map use, analysis and interpretation
- Heighten awareness of fitness for use (limitations) of geographic
information
- Survey of GIS capabilities
Skills
use maps!
use GIS software (introductory level)
carry out data manipulations (projections, thematic mapping)
produce a report that describes a geographic information
source that would be useful for a particular purpose
Geog 258: A social contract
What the instructor will do:
- engaging, challenging lecture performances
- leave a thread of web connections for further depth
- challenge each student to question
- be available for office hours and on email for questions
What the instructor will NOT do:
- tell the students the "correct" answer
- tell you "what I want" in traditional terms
What the TA will do:
assist students to master a sequence of lab exercises
serve as a resource for technical completion of projects
ask tough questions about project content
remind the instructor to stay on the main track
What students CAN do:
- acquire map use and GIS skills in a supportive environment
- participate in group labs to reenforce lecture content
What students will NOT have to do:
- hold back in interaction with other students who might get
a better grade
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Version of 30 December 1999