Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• use geographic information systems (GIS) on a basic level
• obtain appropriate spatial data for use in GIS
• describe how commonly used spatial analytical methods work
• manage and analyse digital spatial data
• plan and conduct an independent project with spatial analysis and present the results

Content

The course provides an introduction to geographic information system as a tool for geographical analysis in natural sciences and presentation of spatial data. During the course basic principles for coordinate systems and map projections, chartography, spatial data models, spatial analyses, geostatistics and GIS applications in natural sciences are discussed.

Instruction

Teaching is web-based. Lectures, exercises and a problem-oriented project work performed individually or in groups.

Assessment

Written presentation of a project (3 credits) and exercises (2 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.

Other directives

Cannot be combined in a degree with 1GE045 Geographical Information Systems I