COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EMT 4014 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Econometrics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AKSARAYLI

Offered to

Econometrics
Public Administration
Public Administration
Econometrics
Economics
Economics

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to explain basic concepts, functions and application areas of Geographical Information Systems, to present the usage of GIS softwares.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to map spatial data,
2   To be able to determine GIS structure and data processing,
3   To be able to explain database management systems,
4   To be able to explain the spatial analysis
5   To be able to present spatial information and to manage the organization

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information Systems and Database Management Systems
2 Geographical Information Systems (GIS):Definitions, Application Areas. Projections and Coordinate Systems
3 Geographical Data: Raster, Vector and Attribute data
4 GIS Softwares: ArcInfo, ArcView, MapInfo
5 Regionm Planning by GIS
6 MapInfo Training
7 GIS Functions-1: Selection of feature and attribute information GIS Functions -2: Investigation of feature and attribute information
8 Mid-term
9 Mid-term
10 GIS Functions -3: Combining tabular information GIS Functions -4: Constituting buffer area, spatial data analysis
11 Internet, GIS and Project design
12 3-Dimensional Modelling
13 Applications of Urban Information Systems
14 GIS Project Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri: Harita Tabanlı Bilgi Yönetimi, Vahap Tecim, Renk Form Ofset, Ankara, 2008.
2- Geographic Information Systems and Science, Paul A. Longley, Mike Goodchild, David J. Maguire, and David W. Rhind, Wiley, New York, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be presented using class lectures, class discussions, overhead projections, and demonstrations and MapInfo software

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam x 40
Quiz x 20
Projects x 80
Mid-term exam x 60

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 28 28
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.11
LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.5111

CONTACT INFORMATION
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