A Workshop on Geographic Information Systems

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Lec 1	Introduction to the Class and GIS GIS Principles and Methods WinAthena Introduction (Required for Students who did not do CRN Computing Orientation)
Lab 1	ArcGIS Basics (Introduction to ArcGIS, Paper Output)
Lec 2	GIS Principles and Methods
Lab 2	Thematic Mapping in ArcMap (Symbolization, Exploratory vs. Explanatory Mapping)	Homework set 1 assigned
Lec 3	Database Fundamentals (Relational Basics, Queries, Joins), Coordinate Systems, and Projections	Lab exercise 1 due
Lab 3	Database Operations in ArcGIS (Spatial Selection, Query Selection, Tabular Joins, Spatial Joins)	Lab exercise 2 due
Lec 4	More on Database Management: Introduction to SQL Geodatabase Handling One-to-Many Relationships
Lab 4	Database Aggregation, SQL, and Charts	Lab exercise 3 due
Lec 5	Creating and Maintaining Geospatial Databases	Homework set 1 due Homework set 2 assigned
Lec 6	Making Sense of the Census	Lab exercise 4 due
Lab 5	Obtaining and Using U.S. Census Data in ArcGIS
Lec 7	Spatial Analysis I (Vector-based Methods)
Lab 6	Vector Spatial Analysis (Buffers, Polygon Overlay, Area Allocation, Using ArcTools)	Lab exercise 5 due
Lec 8	Spatial Data Models and Spatial Analysis II (Raster, Network)	Homework set 3 assigned
Lab 7	Raster Spatial Analysis (Interpolation, Raster Operations, Spatial Analyst)	Lab exercise 6 due
Lec 9	Geocoding and Network Analysis Methods	Homework set 2 (question 1) due
Lab 8	Address Matching and Geocoding	Homework set 2 (question 2) due Lab exercise 7 due
Lec 10	Introduction to Internet GIS	Project proposal due
Lab 9	ArcIMS (Optional)
Lec 11	Project Work	Homework set 3 due
Lec 12	Test (In-class, Open-book)
Lec 13-17	Project Work	Lab exercise 8 due in Lec 13 Project title and abstract due in Lec 15
Lec 18-19	Brief Project Presentations	Brief project presentations due in Lec 18 Project write-up due in Lec 19