Syllabus ( CRP 516 )
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Basic information
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| Course title: |
Geographical Information Systems |
| Course code: |
CRP 516 |
| Lecturer: |
Prof. Dr. Arif Çağdaş AYDINOĞLU
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| ECTS credits: |
7.5 |
| GTU credits: |
3 (3+0+0) |
| Year, Semester: |
1/2, Fall and Spring |
| Level of course: |
Second Cycle (Master's) |
| Type of course: |
Area Elective |
| Language of instruction: |
Turkish |
| Mode of delivery: |
Face to face
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| Pre- and co-requisites: |
none |
| Professional practice: |
No |
| Purpose of the course: |
Teaching data base systems, geographic database systems, Components of GIS, Data import and export methods |
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Learning outcomes
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Use data base systems, geographic database systems, Components of GIS
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
Type of Assessment
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Homework assignment
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Laboratory exercise/exam
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Realize data import and export methods in GIS
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
Type of Assessment
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Laboratory exercise/exam
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Apply the geographic information systems to the urban and regional planning
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Develop integration and strategic/forward planning
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Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
Type of Assessment
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Homework assignment
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Laboratory exercise/exam
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Contents
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| Week 1: |
In terms of fundamental definitions |
| Week 2: |
definitions of data, information, geographic entity, database, |
| Week 3: |
information system and geographic information system. |
| Week 4: |
Geographic data: data, data source, geographic and definition data, , data source technical. |
| Week 5: |
Data storage technics and layers |
| Week 6: |
Geographical system design |
| Week 7: |
System analysis, system design and system application. |
| Week 8: |
Mid-term Exam |
| Week 9: |
Geographic database application |
| Week 10: |
Geographic database application |
| Week 11: |
Developing interface for GIS |
| Week 12: |
GIS application in Türkiye and in the world. |
| Week 13: |
Application |
| Week 14: |
Application |
| Week 15*: |
General review. |
| Week 16*: |
Final exam |
| Textbooks and materials: |
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| Recommended readings: |
Yomralıoğlu, T., Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri-Temel Kavramlar ve Uygulamalar, 2000
Kendall, K. E.. Systems Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, 2001
Concepts and Techniquues of Geograhic Information System, C.P. Lo Albert K. W. Yeung, 2002
MS Office Access, 2003
Arcview User Guide, 2002
Booch, G., Rumbaugh, J., Jacobswn, I., The Unified Modeling Language User Guide, Addison-Wesley, 1998
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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Assessment
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| Type of Assessment |
Week number |
Weight (%) |
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| Mid-terms: |
8 |
50 |
| Other in-term studies: |
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0 |
| Project: |
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0 |
| Homework: |
13 |
10 |
| Quiz: |
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0 |
| Final exam: |
16 |
40 |
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Total weight: |
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Workload
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| Activity |
Duration (Hours per week) |
Total number of weeks |
Total hours in term |
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| Courses (Face-to-face teaching): |
3 |
14 |
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| Own studies outside class: |
3 |
14 |
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| Practice, Recitation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Homework: |
7 |
10 |
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| Term project: |
0 |
0 |
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| Term project presentation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Quiz: |
0 |
0 |
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| Own study for mid-term exam: |
2 |
6 |
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| Mid-term: |
3 |
1 |
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| Personal studies for final exam: |
2 |
6 |
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| Final exam: |
3 |
1 |
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Total workload: |
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Total ECTS credits: |
* |
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* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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