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Spring 2014 SYLLABUS INSTRUCTORS Prof. Joseph Ferreira, Jr., MIT Room 9-532, jf@mit.edu Sue
Delaney, Room 9-530, x3-0779, sld@mit.edu
MEETINGS Monday: Lab
prep and Lab exercises 2:30-5:00 PM in Room W31-301 Additional supervised lab time (optional) will be reseved depending upon demand and TA availability. Wednesday: Lecture:
2:30- 4:00
PM in Room 9-251 (beginning Feb. 19 and in 14E-310 before then) CREDITS 11.188 is an undergraduate subject that will satisfy both the Department
and the Institute lab requirement and earns 3-6-3 units of undergraduate credit. GOALS This class
uses lab exercises and a workshop setting to help students develop an
in-depth understanding of the planning and public management uses of
geographic information systems. The goals are to help students: The
workshop teaches GIS techniques and basic database management at a
level that extends somewhat beyond the thematic mapping and data
manipulation skills included in the Fall half-semester MCP core GIS and spatial analysis class, 11.205. Both 11.205 and 11.188 cover basic thematic mapping and the buffering and overlay operations (using vector and raster data) that are involved in basic 'site suitability' assessments. The 11.188 lab adds a bit more database management (using MS-Access), an introduction to model building tools (Model Builder), and a small, individual project. We try to teach GIS methods and techniques with some attention to open-ended planning questions that invite
spatial analysis but will PREREQUISITES The
prerequisites for the course are: REQUIREMENTS Students
will be expected to complete weekly lab exercises plus three homework
sets covering readings and basic GIS skills. Students will also
complete one in-class test and a small project of the student's
choosing that draws on the skills taught in the class. This project
will be presented to the class in an oral presentation and a brief
written report. The project should require about the same effort as one
of the homework sets. Due dates for these requirements are given in the
schedule below. The GIS exercises will use ArcGIS software on WinAthena
workstations. GRADING Lab
Exercises (collectively) 25% Three
Homework Sets (collectively) 30% In-Class,
Open-Book Test 23% Small
Project 18% Class
Participation 4% Please include your name and Athena
username on all assignments, tests, etc., including those
turned in electronically. We need this information to identify your
work easily. LATENESS POLICY All assignments with be submitted online using the Stellar website for the class. Turning in
assignments promptly is important both for keeping current with the
subject matter, which is cumulative, and to keep all students on a
level playing field. Hence, we have adopted a strict policy
towards credit for assignments that are turned in late. We will consider
requests for extensions due to extenuating circumstances on a
case-by-case basis, but please do not count on such requests being
granted. Lab
exercises are typically due one week after the corresponding lab. A
late lab exercise will be accepted up until one week after the original
due date for a loss of one grade (e.g., a "check" becomes a
"check-minus"). After that, late assignments will receive no
credit and will not be accepted. Late
problem sets will have two points deducted for each day (weekends
and holidays count for a single day ) that it is turned in after the due date. Hence, a problem
set turned in three days late would lose 6 points. If it would have
earned 90 points if turned in on time, it would receive only 84 points
under these conditions. Regardless, after two weeks, no problem sets will be accepted
if the answers have been posted. Final
project write-ups are due on the last day of classes, May 14. Write-ups turned in after Friday, May 16 will lose 5 points. No
project write-ups will be accepted after Monday, May 21. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Plagiarism and cheating are both academic crimes. For this class, it is helpful and
okay to discuss lab exercises and problem sets (but not tests) with other classmates,
but the results and discussion that you turn in should be your own work and not
anything copied from another person or paper. Never (1) turn in an assignment that
you did not write yourself, (2) turn in an assignment for this class that you previously
turned in for another class, or (3) cheat on an exam. If you do so, it may result in a
failing grade for the class, and possibly even suspension from the college. Please see
me if you have any questions about what constitutes plagiarism. Anyone caught
cheating on an exam will be reported to the provost in line with recognized university
procedures. TEXTS There is no required-purchase text. Texts
marked with an asterisk (*) will be held on reserve at Rotch Library. The books may
be purchased from online retailers such esripress.esri.com, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com. on various used book sites. Some of these books can also be previewed extensively online. Some l inks to books.google.com previews are given in the syllabus for recommended readings. SCHEDULE Lecture Wed., Feb. 5
Introduction to the Class and GIS; GIS
Principles & methods, Lab Mon, Feb.
Lab
1: GIS Introduction Exercise ArcGIS basics
Lecture Wed., Feb. 12
GIS Models, GIS Data Manipulation and Querying
Lab Tues.,
Feb.18
Lab 2: Thematic Mapping in ArcMap
(symbolization and exploratory vs. explanatory mapping) Lab Exercise1due
Note: Tuesday, Feb. 18, follows a MONDAY class schedule
Lecture Wed., Feb 19
Relational Databases
Mon., Feb. 24
Lab 3: Database Operations
in ArcGIS (spatial selection, query selection,
tabular joins, spatial joins) Lab Exercise 2 due
Lecture Wed., Feb. 26
Making Sense
of the Census
Lab Mon., March 3
Lab 5: Working
with 2000 Census Data & MIT Geodata Repository [Note: Lab 4 is deferred until next week ( Database Aggregation, SQL, and Charts)] Lab Exercise 3 due
Lecture Wed., March 5
Coordinate Systems
Lab
Mon.., March 10 Lab4: Database Aggregation, SQL, and Charts
(both Lab #4 and Lab #5 are due on Monday, March 17)
Lecture Wed., March 12
Spatial Analysis
(Vector Analysis).
Homework
Set 1 due Lab
Mon., March 17 Lab 6: Vector Spatial Analysis (buffers, polygon overlay, area allocation, using ArcTools)
Lab
Exercise 5 due
Lecture Wed., March 19
Spatial Data
Models and Spatial Analysis II (Raster)
Lab Mon., March 31
Lab 7: Raster Spatial Analysis (Interpolation, Raster Operations, Spatial Analyst) and Model Builder Lecture
Wed.,April 2
Intro to Web
Services
Lab Mon.,April 7 Lab 8: Introduction
to Web Services
Lecture Wed., April 9
GIS Data Creation, Advanced Raster Operations, and Model Building
Lab Mon.,
April 14
Lecture
Wed.,
April 16 Model Builder and review of labs/homework
Mon., April 21
Patriot's Day Holiday
Lecture
Wed., April 23 Tips on Project Presentation and Writeup, plus Project
Work
Reading:
Lab Mon., April 28
Project
Work
Lecture Wed., April 30
GIS Data Creation, Network Analysis & Interoperable Web Services Project Proposal Feedback
Lab Mon., May 5 Project
Work
Project Work + Project Title and Abstract due
Lecture Wed., May 7 Project work and test feedback
Mon., May 12 Project presentations Wed., May 14
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