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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
YBS 3020	ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS IN GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Management Information Systems

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

Management Information Systems

Course Objective

Teaching how to use and manage spatial information for enterprises giving examples is aimed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	1 Finding spatial information systems solutions for different enterprises,
2	2 Explaining how to apply spatial information systems in diffferent enterprises,
3	3 Developing spatial information systems where applicable in different sectors,
4	4 Comparing spatial information systems used in different enterprises

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	1 General Overview of Spatial Information Systems
2	2 Importance of Spatial Information Systems for Enterprises
3	3 Applications and Sample Cases: Urban and Regional Planning,Disaster Information System
4	4 Applications and Sample Cases:Insurance,Marketing
5	5 Applications and Sample Cases:Health Services,Transportation Services
6	6 Applications and Sample Cases:Public peace and Security,Traffic,Infrastructure
7	7 Applications and Sample Cases:Urban and Regional Planning,Real Estate Business,Banking
8	8 Mid-Term
9	9 Mid-Term
10	10 Applications and Sample Cases:Municipal Services,Landscaping
11	11 Applications and Sample Cases:Forest fires,Agricultural Applications
12	12 Applications and Sample Cases:Mining, Environmental Applications,Natural Resources
13	13 Project Presentations of Students
14	14 Project Presentations of Students

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbooks:
Longley, A. P., Goodchild, M. F., Maguire, D. J. ve Rhind, D. W. (2005). Geographical Information Systems and Science (2nd Edition). England: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Tecim, V. (2008). Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri: Harita Tabanlı Bilgi Yönetimi. Ankara: Renk Form Ofset Matbaacılık Ltd. Şti.
Yomralıoğlu, T. (2002). Coğrafi bilgi sistemleri: Temel kavramlar ve uygulamalar (2. Baskı). Istanbul: Seçil Ofset.
Subsidiary Books:
Galati, S. R. (2006). Geographic Information Systems Demystified. Norwood, MA: Artech House, Inc.
Harmon, J. E. ve Anderson, S. J. (2003). The Design and Implementation of Geographic Information Systems. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Khan, O. (2003). Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications. USA: Idea Group Publishing.
Pick, J. B., (2005). Geographic Information Systems in Business. USA: Idea Group Publishing.
Weng, Q., (2010). Remote Sensing and GIS Integration: Theories, Methods, and Applications. USA: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc..

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students are given projects about spatial information systems used in different enterprises.Projects prepared will be delivered as text and presented verbally.

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

To be announced.

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	3	36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	5	60
Preparing assignments	12	2	24
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.4	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		5
LO.4	5			5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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