COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTER SIMULATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5019 COMPUTER SIMULATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR EBRU ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS - NON THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Information Systems (Non-Thesis)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Course Objective

Students would be able to simulate a real setting or a hypothetical designed environment via computer simulation software. The simulated environment could be freely explored in real time by potential users as if they are in a real setting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students would be able to use a computer simulation software as a tool to design
2   Students would be able to design a computer simulated environment.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brush design via GTK Radiant
2 Brush design via GTK Radiant
3 Texturing via GTK Radiant and Image Processor Software
4 Texturing via GTK Radiant and Image Processor Software
5 Script writing for Gtk Radiant
6 Script writing for Gtk Radiant
7 Script writing for Gtk Radiant
8 Presentation (Handing in Homework Assignements)
9 Final Project
10 Final Project
11 Final Project
12 Final Project
13 Final Project
14 Final Project

Recomended or Required Reading

Stanney, K. M. (2002) Handbook of virtual environments: Design, implementation and applications. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, computer applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendence required

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.cubukcu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 09:00- 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
lectures 14 2 28
Preperation before / after weekly lectures 7 4 28
Preparing individual Assignements 2 70 140
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.135532431313
LO.253453231313