Academic Catalog

GIST 54A: SEMINAR IN SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I

Foothill College Course Outline of Record

Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Summer 2022
Units: 2
Hours: 2 lecture per week (24 total per quarter)
Advisory: This is an introductory level course in the applications of GIST, and assumes no prior knowledge of the discipline; not open to students with credit in GEOG 54A.
Degree & Credit Status: Degree-Applicable Credit Course
Foothill GE: Non-GE
Transferable: CSU
Grade Type: Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass)
Repeatability: Not Repeatable

Student Learning Outcomes

  • Discuss the diverse applications of Geographic Information Systems.
  • Explain how Geospatial Technology can be used to solve a problem of a geographic nature

Description

Seminar on the diverse applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Weekly presentations by guest speakers.

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

  1. discuss the diverse applications of Geographic Information Systems

Course Content

  1. Guest speakers will discuss the applications of GIS to some of the following professions:
    1. Agriculture
    2. Archaeology
    3. Anthropology
    4. Biology
    5. Business
    6. City government
    7. Ecological modeling
    8. Economics
    9. Education
    10. Emergency management
    11. Epidemiology
    12. Facilities management
    13. Forestry
    14. Geography
    15. Geology
    16. Hydrological modeling
    17. Land use management
    18. Military
    19. Real estate
    20. Transportation
    21. Travel
    22. Urban planning
    23. Utility management
    24. Zoology
  2. Individual GIS project
    1. Project planning
    2. Data acquisition and management
    3. Implementing a project
    4. Written report and oral presentation

Lab Content

Not applicable.

Special Facilities and/or Equipment

1. "Smart" classroom with computer, projector and internet access.
2. When taught via Foothill Global Access, ongoing access to computer with email software and hardware; email address.

Method(s) of Evaluation

Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:

Application of concepts introduced in class in final discussion
Written critiques of relevant articles in the discipline

Method(s) of Instruction

Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:

Lecture presentations
Classroom discussion
Demonstrations
Reading assignments

Representative Text(s) and Other Materials

No textbook. Readings distributed based on guest speakers. Current events and articles published in peer reviewed academic journals.

Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments

  1. Readings distributed based on guest speakers.
  2. Current events and articles published in academic journals.

Discipline(s)

Geography or Drafting/CADD or Environmental Technologies or Forestry/Natural Resources