COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIL 3105 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Computer Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR UĞUR ELIIYI

Offered to

Computer Science

Course Objective

This course aims to learn: introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS), coordinate and projection systems, GIS data structures, surface analysis, spatial analysis, remote sensing for CIS issues.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a basic knowledge on Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
2   Have a basic knowledge on coordinate and projection systems.
3   Have a basic knowledge on surface analysis.
4   Have a basic knowledge on spatial analysis.
5   Have a basic knowledge on remote sensing.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is a Geographic Information System (GIS)
2 Coordinate and projection systems
3 Coordinate and projection systems (continue)
4 GIS data structures
5 Data supply, data entry and storage
6 Data processing
7 Surface analysis
8 Midterm exam
9 Surface analysis (continued)
10 Spatial analysis
11 Spatial analysis (continued)
12 Visualization of geographical data
13 Remote sensing for GIS
14 GIS applications

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Hüseyin Turoğlu, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemlerinin Temel Esasları (Genişletilmiş 2. Baskı), 2008.
Supplementary Book(s): Tahsin Yomralıoğlu, Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri / Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. Besides the taught lecture, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned and presented in a discussion session. In some weeks of the course, results of the homework given previously are discussed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STA TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 RPT REPORT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STA * 0.50 + PRS * 0.25 + RPT * 0.25


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ugur.eliiyi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Project Preparation 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing report 1 8 8
Project Assignment 3 2 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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