| Semester 1, 2022 Springfield On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Surveying & Built Environment |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Examiner:
Overview
The course is designed to introduce Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and provide a broad understanding of its capabilities to students.
Students enrolling in the GIS1402 course must be proficient in operating computer systems (e.g. Windows) and they must be able to download and install QGIS software on their personal computer.
The course will cover the basic concepts and principles of geographic information systems (GIS). Topics to be covered include the fundamentals of GIS and GIS data quality and implementation issues.
Course learning outcomes
The course objective define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- describe concepts, components, functional elements, and applications of GIS;
- differentiate GIS data in terms of its type, structure, input & editing method, management system, and output procedure;
- appreciate coordinate system and projection used in GIS data;
- apply GIS tools used for spatial data processing;
- recognise GIS data quality and GIS implementation issues;
- apply the concepts of spatial analysis and modelling.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 10.00 |
| 2. | Spatial data types, sources structures and topology | 10.00 |
| 3. | Spatial data model & structures | 10.00 |
| 4. | GIS data management | 10.00 |
| 5. | GIS data output | 10.00 |
| 6. | GIS data analysis (Vector & Raster data) | 20.00 |
| 7. | Analytical modelling in GIS | 10.00 |
| 8. | Data quality issues | 10.00 |
| 9. | GIS application issues | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz 1 | No | 10 | 1,2 |
| Problem Solving | No | 30 | 2,3,4,6 |
| Quiz 2 | No | 10 | 4,5 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,4,5,6 |