Students are expected to be reasonably familiar with basic mapping knowledge and the Macintosh computer which is covered in Geography 305. You are also encouraged to browse through various other books and atlases from the appended bibliography especially those by Edward Tufte.
All assignments are to be completed by the end of the semester - no incompletes.
Your final project will be a map of your choice which will be printed in color on the large-format plotter. Start thinking of an idea that might interest you for this project. Be ready with your idea by Oct. 21. Generally I will be looking for two qualities in your map projects.