Central Washington University
Department of Geography and Land Studies
| Credits: 4 | GEOG 417 |
Objectives
Syllabus
Applications, scope, and benefits of GIS. Classification and components of GIS. Data acquisition. Data management. Data Errors. Implementation considerations.
Professor:
Dr. Robert Hickey
316 Dean Hall
Phone: 963-2178
Fax: 963-1047
e-mail: rhickey@cwu.edu
Home Page: http://www.onlinegeographer.com
Lecture/Lab Program
Time: Monday/Wednesday from 8:00 - 10:00. Lectures in 208, labs in the GIS lab..
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The following requirements are compulsory. Failure to comply with these instructions will result in the student failing the class.
Assignments, practicals, and reading writeups must be submitted by the DUE DATE to qualify for full marks unless PRIOR arrangements have been made with the professor. Late assignments will be penalised by reducing the marks achieved by 25 percent (or .25 point, whichever is larger) for each day or part of day that the work is late.
All students are expected to know the CS for GIS material at http://www.onlinegeographer.com/cs_for_gis/cs_for_gis.html
To pass the unit, students must:
Assessment
| type | Percent | Description |
| Tutorials | 15% | details to be provided during quarter |
| Summaries of Articles (2% each) | 18% | Each week, and outline/summary of that week's required readings will be due. NO late summaries will be accepted as they will often be discussed in class. They must be typed. All readings will be handed out at least one week before they are due. |
| Project | 27% | |
| Midtern Exam | 20% | |
Final Exam |
20% | Wednesday, 4 June, 8:00 - 10:00 AM |
| Total | 100% |
Note: While students are not marked on attendance, students are responsible for ALL material covered in lecture (or tutorials), unless otherwise stated. Also, The final exam is comprehensive. Percentage/point values are approximate and may change by a few points over the quarter.
Makeup exams will ONLY be given during the hour immediately following the final exam.
Disclaimer - the
grading and point assignments shown above may change slightly during the
quarter at the professor's discretion.
Misc. Rules: The following requirements are compulsory.
Failure to comply with these instructions will result in the student failing
the class. READ THIS CAREFULLY
-- IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! Copying another student's work with
or without his/her knowledge, or giving/receiving aid during any test or examination
is cheating. Any student caught cheating will receive a final mark of "F"
regardless of marks earned on other assessed work. Copying an author's work without
proper citation is plagiarism. Ensure that you provide proper citation in ALL
WRITTEN WORK submitted in this unit. The submission for assessment of
identical or nearly identical work by two or more students is collusion. Students who engage in plagiarism
or collusion will be required to re-submit the work. If the new work is submitted
by the specified deadline, is the student's own work, and is judged to be worth
at least 60% marks (passing), the mark for that single piece of assessed work
shall be recorded as zero. If the work is not re-submitted, is not on time,
does not pass, or is the result of further collusion or plagiarism, the final
mark for the class will be a "F". At the instructor's discretion:
points will be deducted for classroom interruptions. This includes (but is not
limited to) cell phones - a maximum of 1 point will be deducted for every time
the phone rings (not per call). Answering the phone is included as a separate
distraction. For example, Johnny's phone rings three times before he answers
it (not turns it off) - he could lose 4 points (same as 4% of his final grade).
Course alterations: The instructor reserves the right to change the schedule, readings, exams, and assignments as deemed necessary to improve the quality of your education in this course.