9677 (v.7) Map and Graphics Design 181

Area:	Department of Spatial Sciences
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0

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Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:	Graphics as a communication medium. Theories of graphics communication. Principles of colour and colour description systems. Colour conventions in cartography. Cognitive mapping. Space perception. Space representation in graphics. Gestalt theories. Figure and ground relationships. General principles of design - viz layout, balance, aesthetics and rules.

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Field of Education:	031100 Geomatic Engineering (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster:	08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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