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Unit of Study GLY03113 - Geographical Information Systems (2018)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be a 3-day compulsory residential for Online students that will be held on the Lismore campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.


Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 apply characteristics, types, and processing of spatial data in problem solving
2 manage spatial and non-spatial data in ArcGIS
3 analyse vector and raster data using ArcMap
4 produce maps at a professional standard
5 identify a problem in their discipline and use GIS to solve the problem
6 critically analyse limitations of GIS applications in terms of accuracy and scale in a GIS project.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. apply characteristics, types, and processing of spatial data in problem solving
    • GA4:
  2. manage spatial and non-spatial data in ArcGIS
    • GA4:
  3. analyse vector and raster data using ArcMap
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  4. produce maps at a professional standard
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  5. identify a problem in their discipline and use GIS to solve the problem
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  6. critically analyse limitations of GIS applications in terms of accuracy and scale in a GIS project.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.