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Introduction to the course
Dr. Ragab Khalil
Department of Landscape Architecture Faculty of Environmental Design
King AbdulAziz University Room LIE15 (G floor)
LA561: Computer Applications in LA
(GIS)
Overview
• Course objectives
• Instructor
• Getting help
• Required skills – before you start
• Course structure
• Grading and evaluation
• Required media
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Why learn about GIS?
This is a “required” course ???
Your project will use GIS (Landscape planning)
You want a job when you graduate
GIS is the current standard for storage &
analysis of environmental data
Course objectives
• Introduction to use of GIS
• Use of current software & hardware
• Use of real-world data sets
• Understanding of GIS data sets
• Understanding of GIS analysis
• Ability to use GIS for solving problems
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Instructor
Dr. Ragab Khalil
• Associate professor in Faculty of Environmental Design
• Office: FED - Room # 21C15.
• Tel: 6400000-61160.
• E-mail:
• Lectures & Lab. (FED - Room # LIE15):
• Monday (10:00 – 14:50),
• Office Hours:
• Sunday (10:00 – 12:00 AM).
• Course webpage:
• rmohamed.kau.edu.sa
Getting help
• Class e-mail list:
• Send all technical questions
• Response will be to list, rather than individuals
• Benefit to everyone
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• Basic familiarity with word processor and Excel
• Comfortable with
• hierarchical file structures
• Windows Explorer
• Cut-and-paste images from applications to the word processor
• Basic working knowledge of algebra, trigonometry, and coordinate geometry
• Basic familiarity with maps and map reading
Required skills
• E-mail Account
• Save a document in Adobe PDF format
• Create Zip files with zip, WinZip, or WinRAR
• Unzip files with zip, WinZip, or WinRAR
• Use a Web browser, including file downloading
Required skills
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• One lecture and one lab session (in the same day)
• Topics introduced in lecture are explored in lab session
• Three assignments or (project)
• Two Quizzes
• Midterm Exam (including Lab exam)
• Final exam (including Lab exam)
Course structure
week date Assign.
Due Subject Lab Exercises
1 06/11
2 13/11 Course Introduction
3 20/11 Introduction to GIS Introduction to ArcGIS 10
4 27/11 ArcMap Basics ArcMap Basics
5 06/12 Vacation (Hajj) 6 13/12 Vacation (Hajj)
Detailed schedule 1
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week date Assign.
Due Subject Lab Exercises
7 20/12 Quiz 1
Assn# 1 Projections &
Coordinate Systems Projections and Coordinate Systems
8 27/12 Creating Feature
Datasets Creating Feature Datasets
9 04/01
Assn# 2 Working with tables Creating and Modifying Tables
10 11/01 Vector Analysis 1 Vector Analysis 1
11 18/01 Midterm Exam
12 25/01 Vector Analysis 2 Vector Analysis 2
Detailed schedule 2
week date Assign.
Due Subject Lab Exercises
13 03/02 Raster Analysis Raster Analysis
14 10/02
Raster Analysis Raster Analysis
15 17/02 Quiz 2
Assn# 3 3-d Modeling &
Display 3-D & Surface Modeling
16 24/02
Map Layouts Map Layouts
17 01/03 Review
18 08/03 Final Exam
Detailed schedule 3
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Assignments
• 3 Assignments through the semester
• Your answers will be submitted as A1 poster
• Print out and digital form are required
• Late assignments will not be accepted
Grading and evaluation
Exam Marks Date Place
1st Quiz 5 20/12 Oct. 14
Remote
Sensing Lab.
Room LIE 15 Midterm Exam 20 18/01 Nov. 04
2nd Quiz 5 17/02 Dec. 09 Final Exam 35 08/03 Dec. 30
Lab Exercises 10@2 pts 20 Due date Due date
Assignments 3@5 pts 15 Due date Due date
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Media
• Required:
• Access to computers running ArcGIS 10
• Access to WWW
• 1 USB drive
• 2 CD’s for Exams
References
• Pete Bettinger, Michael G Wing, latest edition, Geographic Information Systems: Applications in Forestry and Natural Resources
Management, McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Michael Zeiler, Modelling our world, ESRI print, 1999.
محمد نيدلا ماسو • ”
ةيفارغجلا تامولعملا مظن تايساسا “
2008 ينورتكلا باتك
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Learn More About GIS
There are many websites where you can learn more about GIS and other geospatial technologies, for example:
http://www.gis.com
http://www.esri.com/industries/libraries/index.html http://www.gisportal.com
http://www.giscafe.com
http://edcommunity.esri.com/Resources/ArcLessons/Search
Class policies
Attendance:
• All students are required to attend all classes and laboratories.
• Attendance will be taken during each class session.
• Appropriate actions will be taken when students are absent for more than 25% of the course.
• No Sleeping, Eating, Drinking or chewing in the class.
• Good behavior in the classroom is expected from all students.
• Students who engage in unacceptable behavior will be asked to leave the class.
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Class policies
Attendance:
• Turn off all cell phones and Other electronic devices before class.
• During the lecture, feel free to ask questions, but refrain from conducting personal conversations.
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• When you leave the classroom, please pick up after yourself. Try to leave the room cleaner than when you found it.
Class policies
Lab Exercises & Assignments:
• This course will include several laboratory exercises and homework assignments
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• Laboratory exercises will account for 20% of the final grade.
• Assignments will account for 15% of the final grade.
• It is important that students complete their assignments accurately, neatly, and submit them on time.
• Late assignments will not be accepted
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Class policies
Examinations & Academic honesty :
• Class examinations will cover class and laboratory material, homework and Laboratory assignments, and assigned readings.
• The College imposes specific actions in response to incidents of cheating and academic dishonesty.
• These procedures will be followed and appropriate actions will be taken if these events were to occur.
Lab
Prepare your computer
Check the software
Make your own folder under
C:\temp\GISF2015_***_Your name
• *** is your class number
E-mail account
