ECTS
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Course code: IAS20314o13Semester: 2013/2014 summer
Name: Cartography and Spatial Information Systems - Chinese and Polish traditions in shaping of the landscape
Major: Landscape Architecture
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Adam Iwaniak
Language of instruction: English
Learning outcomes: During the course student will get knowledge on basic concepts and operational skills necessary for data entry, data manipulation and analysis, and the production of interpretable output.
Competences: Completion of the course gives the bases to conduct projects which require use of GIS.
Prerequisites: Applicants must have elementary computer experience, regular access to internet and e-mail.
Course content: Course content: • a introduction to GIS • geographical information and spatial data types • hardware and software, GIS, steps in spatial data handling • database management systems • spatial referencing • spatial data input, data preparation • point data transformation • advanced operations on continuous field rasters • analytical GIS capabilities • data visualization • discovery, view and download services for the spatial data
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Assessment methods: written exam, exercises assessment: written verification of practical knowledge + presentation of 3 projects, minimum knowledge necessary to pass – 60%
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