SLE239 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Previously coded as: | SQE239 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | 3 x 1 hour online seminars per week. Optional 1 x 8 hour support session at Burwood campus in the intra-trimester break. |
Content
Geographic Information Systems are increasingly being used across a range of fields including environmental research, monitoring, and management as well as public health, urban planning, mining, infrastructure management etc. This unit aims to provide students with important theory and basic skills in GIS including data acquisition, storage, analysis and presentation; and basic competency in commonly-used GIS software.
The unit introduces the basic principles of GIS, and includes both theoretical and practical components. The unit covers basic mapping theory, data display and manipulation, simple spatial analysis, and the application of GIS to environmental research and monitoring. Students will achieve basic competency in the use of widely-used GIS software through practical exercises.
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