Area: | Department of Spatial Sciences |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 12449 (v.3) Geographic Data Analysis 182
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8933 (v.9) Software Engineering 251
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Syllabus: | The management and development of geographic information system, GIS, projects. GIS application development and implementation. GIS project management. Current applications and issues. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Had exposure to a range of management issues in GIS, been given support whilst developing the skills and knowledge relevant to work in the GIS industry and facilitated practical experience in the form of project teams undertaking and managing GIS application development projects from inception to solution. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bonham - Carter G.F., (1994), Geographic Information Systems for Geoscientists, Pergammon. Burrough P.A., (1987), Principles of Geographical Information Systems for Land Resources Assessment, Oxford, Clarendon Press. Laurini, R. and Thompson D., (1992), Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems, London, Academic Press. Martin, D., (1996), Geographic Information Systems: Socieconomic Applications, 2nd ed, London, Routeledge. Peuquet D.J and Marble D.F., (1990), Introductory Readings in Geographic Information Systems, London,Taylor & Francis. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Exam 50%, Project 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 31100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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