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Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) , 6 ECTS credits.
/Tillämpning av geografiska informationssystem (GIS) /
For:
Bio
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 74
Rec. self-study hours: 86
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Area of Education: Science
Main field of studies: Biology
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
After the course you should have basic knowledge of, and be able to handle geographic information systems (GIS). You should also know how to use it in ecology. The course focuses on recording, compiling, analyzing and presenting geographically bounded data in an ecological context. After the course you should be able to:
- conduct an ecological survey where geographically bounded data is collected and transferred to GIS-software
- manage and edit data in a GIS-software
- present data in reports with information rich maps
- perform basic spatial analysis of data
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
One year of university studies in biology
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
The course consists of lectures, seminars, labs, workshops and group work. Focus will be on group work with collecting data in field, analyzing and preparing a report.
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Course contents:
The course consists of two main parts that run in parallel. One part is lectures, seminars labs, and workshops. Here we will deal with data management and how to handle a GIS-software. The examination is by LAB1. The second part consists of group work where students collect, analyze and present (written and oral) geographically bounded data in an ecological context. Examination by UPG3 and 2.
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Course literature:
Geografisk informationsbehandling - teori, metoder och tillämpningar (fjärde omarbetade upplagan). Redaktör L. Harrie (2008). ISBN:978-9-540-6015-3
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Examination: |
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Data collection and written report.
Presentation of analysis
Laboratory work
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3 ECTS
2 ECTS
1 ECTS
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Grades are given as �?TFail�?T or �?TPass�?T. |
Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson
Examiner: Lars Westerberg
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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