The assignments stress analytical reasoning and how such reasoning is supported by the use of maps, computers, and information technology. The course does not assume previous experience with GIS and mapping technologies or the Internet, though experience with Windows-based computers is valuable. The course is built around lectures, discussion and, of course, hands-on laboratory experience. Practice with these systems will be of value in your future academic and professional work. Academic dishonesty includes, among other offenses, plagiarism of the writing of others, cheating on exams, falsification and fabrication of data, and submitting the assignments or papers of others as your own.
Attendance is required at all lab sessions.
No textbooks are required for this course . Most of the notes and materials are online in the Worldwide Web. However, good sources of information are available if you would like to study some topics in more detail, or if you would like extra help mastering ArcView. Expository Cartography for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Muehrcke, Phillip C. and Juliana O. Muehrcke.