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Master
Course Outline
CET 250
Introduction to GIS
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| Credits: 3 |
Clock Hours per Quarter: 40
AA Discipline:
Lecture Hours:20
Lab Hours:20
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Description
An introduction to GIS, ArcView GIS software and GPS. This course is designed to introduce the student to the powerful representation of visually displaying geographical information. It covers the fundamentals of cartography, geography, map projections, coordinate systems, attributes, and data formats as used in GIS. ESRI ArcGIS desktop computer software will be used exclusively to create, edit, query and analyze data both statistically and spatially. |
Intended Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate a basic understanding of GIS, GPS and ArcGIS software.
Exhibit an understanding of ArcMap, ArcCatalog, geodatabases and shapefiles.
Identify types of shapeflies,layers and feature classes.
Demonstrate an ability to input data into ArcGIS software, and create new selections from existing data sets.
Identify basic coordinate systems
Demonstrate a basic understanding of attributes, attribute tables and fields.
Demonstrate the ability to classify, symbolize and label features.
Visually display geographical information in a presentable map format.
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Course Topics
Introduction to GIS, GPS
ArcMap and ArcCatalog software
Symbolization of features
Classify features
Label features
Query Data
Joining and relating tables
Selecting features
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Syllabi
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Quarter
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Instructor |
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| CET 250 |
Winter 2013 |
0417 |
Michelle Schmode |
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| CET 250 |
Winter 2012 |
0417 |
Gerald Anhorn |
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| CET 250 |
Winter 2012 |
0419 |
Gerald Anhorn |
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| CET 250 |
Winter 2010 |
0417 |
Gerald Anhorn |
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Two Year Projected Schedule
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Spring |
Summer |
Mini |
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*If fall quarter starts on an odd year (2003, 2005, etc.), it's Year One.
**If fall quarter starts on an even year (2002, 2004, etc.), it's Year Two.
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