COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WEB BASED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YBS 4012 WEB BASED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Management Information Systems

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

Management Information Systems

Course Objective

This course purposes to bring students methods of developing web applications using Spatial Information Systems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Providing technologies necessary to develop Spatial web applications
2   Problem solving with Spatial web applications methods
3   Designing and developing web applications
4   Providing managers decision-making with Spatial web applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Spatial web Applications:System analysis and appropriate layer architecture.
2 Spatial web Applications Technologies:POSTGIS Database,GEOSERVER map server,JAVASCRIPT,PHP web programming languages and APACHE web server.
3 Explaining the structure of Spatial data
4 Loading Spatial data from Spatial database to map server
5 Adjusting styles of layers
6 Designing website according to business model
7 Adding maps to website
8 Mid-Term
9 Mid-Term
10 Building queries aimed at users and admins
11 Updating Spatial data
12 Spatial database management with PHP
13 Preparing forms
14 Current issues with web applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: Brian Youngblood,Geoserver Beginner s Guide,UK,2013.
Subsidiary References: Alex McCaw,Javascript Web Applications,2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will undergo two exams, one mid-term and one final.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules applied by the department is valid.

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 2 24
Case study 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45