6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
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Faculty
Organisational Unit
School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Chief examiner(s)
Coordinator(s)
Unit guides
Prohibitions
ATS3259, APG4758
Synopsis
The unit provides a practical introduction to the principles, techniques and applications in GIS for environmental problem solving and decision making. It covers a wide range of topics including general nature of spatial data, spatial data quality, georeferencing, raster and vector approaches, spatial data management, spatial analysis, spatial modelling, spatial visualisation, terrain analysis, and GIS applications in land use analysis, hydrology, ecology, geoscience, environmental policy and decision analysis.
Outcomes
On completion of this unit student will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental principles of GIS.
- Comprehend the nature of spatial data and their importance in environmental science.
- Identify environmental problems that can be solved with GIS.
- Grasp basic GIS skills.
- Demonstrate a high level of skills in the use of GIS software (ArcGIS).
- Design GIS-based solutions to environmental problems.
Assessment
Within semester assessment: 75%
Examination (2 hours): 25%
Workload requirements
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
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