Course
code: To be advised + Course fees: Local students (FT) -- $9600;
international students -- $13,500 + Coordinator: Dr J Peterson
This course seeks to provide education and training in recently adopted methods
of digital spatial data handling, with special reference to thematic mapping
relevant to the environmental and social sciences, planning and facilities
management. Students will learn how to test and derive information from a range
of data products, including satellite images and data sets from public and
commercial spatial data vendors. In addition, units offered include one that
introduces students to the Global Positioning System run by NAVSTAR, and others
that deal with analysis of the digital data behind satellite images, spatial
analysis using the vector and the raster data models, and spatial modelling for
network analysis and for decision making and conflict resolution. Application
of knowledge gained is then tested and explored in stage 2 of the course, which
involves training in GIS project formulation and execution.
Candidates for admission to this course should normally hold a first degree with a major sequence in a social or an environmental (including forestry cartography, planning, landscape architecture and building) or social science, or a Faculty Certificate in GIS with a credit average.
Candidates
will complete four level-four units from stage 1 (below) and then two 12-point
GIS applications units formulated in collaboration with and supervised by the
course coordinator and designated colleagues.
Students who have completed relevant units at level four may apply for a
maximum of 50 per cent advanced standing. Advanced standing will not normally
be granted for units undertaken in a course where the student has subsequently
taken out a degree or an award of any kind. Students who hold the Faculty
Certificate in GIS with grades of at least credit average may obtain a maximum
of 50 per cent (24-points) credit towards this course.
All students must enrol for the following.
Both of these units
are available on campus or by flexible delivery.
Students must take two of the following units:
Any
semester (from mid-2002):
Two 12-point core units:
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