Geographic Information Systems

Course Code:

CE364

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Area Elective

Credits:

3

Theoric:

3

Practice:

0

Laboratory Hour:

0

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

The goal of this course is to study the fundamentals geographic information system design and application.

Course Content:

The basic definitions of Geographic Information System (GIS), Application areas, Components of GIS, Database Management, Graphic and non-graphic data structure, Graphical data collect methods, GIS application steps, System analyze, System design, System application, Query and analyses, Web base GIS

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Tutorial, 4: Homework

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Experiment, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Quiz

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Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
The basic definitions of Geographic Information System	6	1,2,3,4	A,C
The definitions of Graphical data collect methods	6,8	1,2,3,4	A,C
The definitions of Web base GIS	6,10	1,2,3,4	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	The basic definitions of Geographic Information System (GIS)	Lecture Notes and Textbook
2	Application areas of GIS	Lecture Notes and Textbook
3	Database Management	Lecture Notes and Textbook
4	Components of GIS	Lecture Notes and Textbook
5	Graphic and non-graphic data structure	Lecture Notes and Textbook
6	Graphical data collect methods	Lecture Notes and Textbook
7	Tutorial, review - Midterm 1	Lecture Notes and Textbook
8	GIS application steps	Lecture Notes and Textbook
9	System analyze	Lecture Notes and Textbook
10	System design	Lecture Notes and Textbook
11	System application	Lecture Notes and Textbook
12	Query and analyses	Lecture Notes and Textbook
13	Web base GIS	Lecture Notes and Textbook
14	Student Presentation- Midterm 2	Lecture Notes and Textbook
15	Student presentation	Lecture Notes and Textbook

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Lecture Notes

These are the notes that the students write during the lectures.

Textbook

Yomralıoğlu, T, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri-Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 2000
Lo. C. P, Yeung, K.W, Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems, Prentice Hall, 2002

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	-
Assignments	Homework are presented by students
Exams	Solution of exam questions are handed out

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	2	60
Assignment	1	40
Lab Work	-	-
Term Project	-	-
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Excluding the exam days: 14x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	12	3	36
Midterm examination	2	4	8
Homework	2	5	10
Project	-	-	-
Final examination	1	8	8
Total Work Load			104
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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