In this course, students develop skills in business geographics analysis by completing a basic course in ArcView GIS software, assigned exercises in major BG applications and independent projects of their own design. Students are encouraged to use actual datasets for their companies in course-related projects. Proprietary information will be protected. Text, Internet and WWW resources, handouts, business geographics datasets. The grading scale will be altered only for the benefit of the class.
Most daily exercises require submission of written material to the course discussion list.
These exercises are not formally graded, though their completion is recorded. This information will be used in determining grades in marginal situations, i.e. within one point of the boundaries cited below. Individual extra work to improve a grade will not be allowed. All students will take the final exam. The Faculty of the Department of Management and Marketing expects professional quality performance on all written work submitted for credit in our courses.