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There will be:

• Two one-hour lectures every week for 12 weeks.
• A two-hour workshop every week for 12 weeks.
• A second two-hour workshop/tutorial every week for 12 weeks.

The Lecture and Workshop coursework incorporates both theory and practice in an integrated and flexible schedule which allows practical experience to align very closely with theoretical learning. Classes will be held each week (week 1-12).

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Understand GIS concepts and spatial analysis techniques in an interdisciplinary setting;
2. Identify and source data for use in evidence-based decision making;
3. Apply ArcGIS for spatial data preparation, analysis and visualisation with sophisticated skills of vector and raster processing;
4. Demonstrate proficiency in integrating GIS data analysis with simple statistical analysis;
5. Prepare a professional-standard GIS report;
6. If they choose to, demonstrate the ability to conduct a GIS research project in the area of their choice.

Book Title: An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4th Edition)
Author: Ian Heywood, Sarah Cornelius, Steve Carver
Year: 2011
Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
ISBN-13: 978 0 273 72259 5


Adelaide Uni Library:

• Two online copies of this book are available from the Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog Library as single use eBooks (i.e. only one person at a time can access each one).
• The Barr Smith Library also holds 7 print copies, with three of these in the High Use Collection available for short term (3 hour) loan.
• The Waite Library has 1 Print copy.

It is highly recommended that you purchase your own copy of this book.
Make sure you order the book by Heywood - there are other books with the same title by other authors!

It is available from Dymocks:

• eBook for $63.59
• hardcopy for $108.99

Readings are set for all lectures and some workshops, and are expected to be completed BEFORE the lecture or workshop.

Supplementary reading in additional GIS texts is highly recommended to improve understanding of the concepts and procedures behind the theory and practical to which students are exposed each week.

The following book is a useful secondary resource since it is written by 最新糖心Vlogn authors and provides 最新糖心Vlogn examples of GIS applications.

Book Title: Geographical Information Systems (2^nd Edition).
Author: Julie Delaney and Kimberley Van Niel
Year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford 最新糖心Vlog Press ISBN-13: 978-0-195-55607-0
There are 3 copies of this book at the Barr Smith Library (1 reserve and 2 for general borrowing) and 1 copy at Waite Campus Library. 

In addition, I particularly recommend:

Book Title: Geographic Information Science & Systems (4^th Edition)
Author: Paul A. Longley, Michael F. Goodchild, David J. Maguire, David W. Rhind.
Year: 2015 
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978-1-119-03130-7
There are currently three copies in the Barr Smith Library.


Book Title: Principles of Geographical Information Systems (3^rd Edition)
Author: Peter A. Burrough, Rachael McDonnell, and Christopher D. Lloyd.
Year: 2015 
Publisher: Oxford UP
ISBN: 9780198742845 (paperback); 0198742843 (paperback)
There is currently 3 copies available at the Barr Smith Library, one of these in the High Use Collection (available for 3 hour loan).


Book Title: Geographic Information Analysis (2nd edition)
Author: David O'Sullivan and David J. Unwin.
Year: 2010
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-28857-3
This book is available online from the Adelaide 最新糖心Vlog Library for unlimited simultaneous users. There are currently also two copies in the Barr Smith Library.


Any similar basic GIS text would also be appropriate

MyUni

All lectures will be recorded and available through MyUni.
All lecture slides, workshop instructions and workshop data will also be available through MyUni.

Online Textbooks

There are a variety of online texts available, some of which are extremely comprehensive:

•  - 6th edition, 2018 – An extremely comprehensive text by Michael De Smith, Paul Longley and Mike Goodchild;
•  – An open geospatial textbook edited by David DiBiase, hosted by Penn State 最新糖心Vlog;
•  - by Michael Schmandt, Sacramento State 最新糖心Vlog; and
• - excellent source of free E-books on a wide variety of GIS topics. Covers the application of GIS in a wide range of industry sectors.

Websites

There are many websites with information about GIS, the industry, and using GIS, including:

• - a good overview of GIS and geographic thinking. Includes glossary and career links;
• - GIS Lounge is an information portal, providing links to numerous news items, tips, and resources including introductory texts on all things GIS. This site is run by Caitlin Dempsey who has authored numerous articles about GIS and the spatial industry; and
• – peak body for the surveying and spatial sciences in 最新糖心Vlog. This site provides information about education/careers, and links to local events in South 最新糖心Vlog and other States/Territories such as Spatial Information Day (spatialinformationday.org.au). The Free Student Program offers membership and various benefits to students with an interest in GIS, including access to discounted events held in Adelaide.

Software

• The GIS commercial software that will be used in this course is yet to be confirmed. It will either be 
  • ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.8.1 or
  • ESRI ARCGIS PRO

This software is available in limited teaching labs across the 最新糖心Vlog from 8am – 6pm, Monday to Friday.

You should find that ArcGIS is installed in the following locations:

• Science Students: Any of the science faculty computer suites
• Humanities Students: Napier 106 and Napier 107
• Waite Campus Computer Labs in Charles Hawker Building
• Some computers on level 3 and 4 in the Hub.
  (The short access (quicks) and the training room don’t have ArcGIS, but the longer term use PC's on level 3 should)

Although ArcGIS is not available for standalone installation on your personal computers, it can be accessed anytime through the 最新糖心Vlog’s ADAPT platform (Any Device, Any Place and Time) from any computer connected to the internet. Please review the setup guides and instructions for using ADAPT. Please contact Technology Services or the course coordinator if you are having problems accessing this. Unfortunately, ADAPT is not a very stable environment when using ArcGIS!

Please take into account any access restrictions when planning your assignment work.

Hardware

It is strongly recommended that you do all coursework on your U drive as this can be accessed from any university computer, or from your home computer through ADAPT, and is regularly backed up.

There will be:

• Two one-hour lectures every week for 12 weeks 
• A two-hour workshop every week for 12 weeks 
• A second two-hour workshop / tutorial every week for 12 weeks

Coursework - Lectures and Workshops:

The Lecture and Workshop coursework incorporates both theory and practice in an integrated and flexible schedule which allows practical experience to align very closely with theoretical learning. Classes will be held each week, including weeks 1 and 12.

Because of the integrated and interactive nature of these classes it is important that students commit to attending all sessions.

Independent Research:

An opportunity to perform an independent research project (instead of the Major Report) will be negotiated for each student with the course coordinator.

If they avail of this opportunity, students can discuss their individual projects at the second workshop/tutorial each week and work through issues.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

You will need to allocate appropriate time for your study (contact and non-contact time). 最新糖心Vlog policies suggest that for a 6-unit course that there should be 20-24 hours of learning activities per week:

Lectures	2 hours per week
Workshops / Tutorials	4 hours per week
Assignments: Reading	4 hours per week
Assignments: GIS analysis	5 hours per week
Assignments: Report writing	5 hours per week
Total Workload	20 hours per week

 
 

This course challenges students to expand their knowledge of spatial information science and GIS procedures.

The theoretical foundation of the principles behind GIS analysis are covered in some depth by the lectures, while practical workshops guide students in the development of increasingly sophisticated spatial analysis capabilities.

Students will have short weekly assignments based on both the lecture and workshop material. 

Students will use their new skills to also produce 2 major reports. For the second report, they will be given the opportunity to propose, construct and carry out a research project in an area of particular interest to them, if they so choose (rather than the set tasks).  Tutorials will be utilised to direct each student's major assignments or individual research project.

Lecture Schedule:
^{(The order and title of these activities may vary slightly)}

Week	Topic 1	Topic 2
1	Course Introduction and Overview	Spatial Data, Projections and Coordinate Systems
2	Cartography and Spatial Data Visualisation	Spatial Data Models
3	Concepts of Vector GIS	Spatial Analysis with Vector GIS
4	Applications of GIS in Criminology	Social Applications in GIS
5	Allied Technologies - GPS and Remote Sensing	Precision, Accuracy and Error
6	Environmental Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing	Summary of Course to date
7	Course Outline of Remainder of Course	Metadata and Spatial Data Source
8	Concepts of Raster GIS	Raster Analysis Techniques
9	More Raster Operations and Functions	Topographic Modelling & Process Modelling
10	Drones in Policing	Surface and Hydrological Modelling
11	GIS and the Web	Drones in Environmental Management
12	Linear Networks	Course Review

Workshop / Tutorial Schedule:
^{(The order and title of these activities may vary slightly)}

Week	Workshop 1	Workshop / Tutorial 2
1	Getting Started with GIS: Intro to ArcMap	Scale, Coordinate Systems, Distance Measures and SQL Queries
2	Cartographic Practice	Working with Non-Spatial Data
3	Vector Spatial Analysis 1	Vector Spatial Analysis 2
4	Digitising and Working with Base Maps	Integrating Census Data
5	Data Collection via Mobile Phone	Creating a Web Map of Collected Survey Data
6	Assistance with first report	Assistance with first report
7	Vector Spatial Analysis	The Geodatabase / Distance Calculation
8	Working with Raster Data	Raster Data Management and Analysis
9	More Raster Data Analysis	Raster Modelling
10	Raster Modelling(continued)	Topographic Surface Analysis
11	Field Data Collection	Mapping Field Data
12	Network Analysis	Assistance with second report

Students must have a Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent.

It will be assumed students have

• proficiency at research and written skills

Some students may have also completed one of the following:

• Introduction to GIS (GEOG 2019);
• GIS for Environmental Mgmt (SOIL&WAT 3007WT or SPATIAL 3007WT);
• GIS for Ag & NRM (SOIL&WAT 3020WT or SPATIAL 3020WT);
• Other GIS courses

Weekly Workshop Assignments: 40%

Minor Report: 25%

Major Report: 35%

Students will need access to GIS labs/computer rooms and relevant software. This will be provided by the 最新糖心Vlog.

You must complete and submit for assessment all of the components. If you fail to complete all components, you may receive a Fail grade regardless of your achievement in the completed assessment components.

Weekly Workshop Assignments 
40%
Most weekly workshops will include an assessment task (e.g. quiz questions, short answers and/or a map) which allows students to demonstrate both the successful completion of the workshop tasks, and their understanding and application of the skills and techniques which they are learning week by week. Most weeks there is also a component of short quiz questions based on the lecture material. Full details of the assessment task are made available as appropriate each week. Many of these assessment tasks will be completed in the workshop. 


Minor Report
25%
This report is based on the Vector GIS analysis skills students have learnt in the first half of this course.
It will help develop their research and report writing skills. It requires students to apply the knowledge and vector GIS techniques they have learnt to conduct a GIS analysis of:

• Stormwater and Road Networks in the Onkaparinga Catchment near Adelaide

This assignment tests student ability to work independently in using basic GIS skills and techniques, and through presentation of the results of the analysis in a formal report, to demonstrate an understanding of spatial relationships and data issues. Full details will be provided separately. All documents and data will be available on MyUni.


Major Report
35%
This report is based on the Raster GIS analysis skills students have learnt in second part of this course.
It will further develop their research and report writing skills. It requires students to apply the knowledge and raster GIS techniques they have learnt to one of three projects:

• Climate Change Vulnerability on the Fleurieu Peninsula
• Site Selection of a New Police Station in Metropolitan Adelaide
• A research project of the student's own choice

This assignment tests student ability to work independently in using more advanced GIS skills and techniques, and through presentation of the results of the analysis in a formal report, to demonstrate an understanding of spatial relationships and data issues. Full details will be provided separately. All documents and data will be available on MyUni.

All assessments will be submitted via MyUni.

There will be penalties for late submission so make sure extensions are negotiated with the course coordinator.