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SSCI301,MapsandSpatialReasoningSyllabusUnits:4Term—Day—Time:Fall2018,Lectures:Tuesdays/Thursdays9:30-10:50a.m.Labs:seescheduleLocation:LVL17(Lecture);AHF145A(Labs)Instructor:LauraLoyola,PhDOffice:AHFB56GRegularOfficeHours:Tuesdays,11a.m.-12p.m.andWednesdays,2p.m.-3p.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:loyola@usc.edu,213-740-5612www.bluejeans.com/loyolaLibraryHelp:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKC36BOfficeHours:Tuesdays,10a.m.-12p.m.andThursdays,4:30-5:30p.m.PTContactInfo:arutkows@usc.edu,213-740-6390,http://bit.ly/andyhangoutITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHF145DOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:ctsung@usc.edu,213-821-4415(office)
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CourseScopeandPurposeMapshavelongplayedaroleintheproductionanduseofgeographicinformation.Theysupportmanydifferentkindsandlevelsofspatialreasoningrangingfromsimplequeries(routefinding,proximityanalysis)tomoreadvancedformsofspatialanalysisandmodeling.Therehasbeenarecentexplosioningeographicinformation(GI)technologiesthepasttwodecades,whichrangefromquickvisualizationtools(Google,BingMaps)tosophisticatedGISystems(ArcGIS,TerrSet)andmanykindsofGPS-enabledsensors.Thesetoolshaveattractedlargenumbersofusers:socialworkersuseGIStotrackwhereclientsliveandwheremoresocialservicesareneeded,urbanplannersuseGIStoanalyzethetransformationofcityspaces,landscapearchitectsuseGIStodesignandtrackthestatusoftheirindividualprojectsites,anthropologistsuseGIStomapthechangingculturalpatternsofaneighborhood,historiansuseGIStomaphistoricaltransformationacrossspace,environmentalscientistsuseGIStotrackhownaturaldisastersandgroundwaterflowsinteractwithhuman-environmentsystems,andemergencyrespondersuseGIStotrackwhereearthquakeorhurricanesurvivorsneedassistance–tonameafew.
Takenasawhole,thiscourseprovidesabroadunderstanding(theoreticalandtechnical)forlaterworkwithgeographicinformation,regardlessofbackgroundand/oracademicinterests.Itcoversthegeographicinformationtechnologiesandspatialskillsneededtomap,model,andpredicthowphysicalandsocialphenomenadevelopandchange.Intheseways,thespatialsciencescansignificantlyaffectthewayresearchisconducted,profoundlyimpactthewayweunderstandtheworld,andhelpustoprepareplansanddesignsthatwoulddramaticallyimprovethequalityoflifeforthosewhoselifeexperiencesandprospectsareshapedbyspatialprocesses.
ThiscourseisdesignedtoserveseveraldifferentstudentaudiencesgivenitsroleasarequiredcourseintheB.S.inGeoDesign,B.S.inGlobalGeoDesign,B.S.inEnvironmentalStudies,andtheGISandSustainabilityScience,HumanSecurityandGeospatialIntelligence,andSpatialSciencesMinors.Eachstudentisencouragedtoutilizethelaboratoryexperienceandself-directedcapstoneresearchprojecttoexploregeospatialresourcesandcomputationaltechniques,suchasdatamodeling,spatialanalysis,anddatavisualization,learningwiththeirownacademicandprofessionalgoalsinmind.
LearningOutcomes
Oncompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeableto:• Explainhowmoderngeographicanalysisandvisualizationtoolscanbeusedacrossa
varietyofdisciplines;• Describethemaintypesofmapsanddiscusstheissuesthatunderliegeographic
modelingandthecreationofmaps;• Demonstratetheunderstandingofdatarepresentationmethodsbycreatingmeaningful
maps;and
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• ApplymodernmappingandGIStechnologiestoproblemsolvingwithindiversefieldsofstudy.
Prerequisite(s):NoneCo-Requisite(s):None
CourseStructureThisisafour-creditcoursecomprisedoflectures(twoperweek)andlab(oneperweek).Thelecturesessionswilldiscussvariousaspectsofcartography,spatialreasoning,andthehardwareandsoftwaresystemsusedtoinvestigatetheseprocesses.Theweeklylabmeetingsaredesignedtointroduceyoutothetoolsofscientificinquiryandtogiveyoupracticalexperienceinimplementingthesetoolstoexplorevariousproblemswithintheframeworkofthescientificmethod.Thelectureandlabsessionsaredesignedtocomplementeachothertoprovideyouwithsoundtheoreticalreasoningandthetechnicalskillstoinvestigatevariousphysicaland/orsocialprocesses.Yourweeklylaboratoryassignmentswillbegradedandreturned,andthemid-termandfinalprojectwillhavealaboratorycomponenttothem.Itisrequiredthatyouregisterforboththelectureandonelaboratorysessionforthiscourse.
PleasenotethatallcoursematerialsandcorrespondencewillbepostedonthecourseBlackboardwebsite.Asaregisteredstudentyouwillfindthiscourseavailableforyoutoaccessat10a.m.PTonthefirstdayofclasses.
TechnologicalProficiencyandHardware/SoftwareRequiredThisclassincorporatesin-classactivitiesthatattimesmaybecompletedonasmartphone,tablet,orlaptop.Ifastudentdoesnothaveaccesstoanyofthese,pleasespeakwiththeinstructoratthestartofthesemestertoestablishaworkaround.Twitteraccountsarealsorequiredforthisclass.Thiscanbeanewaccount,dedicatedspecificallytothecourse,oryourownalreadyestablishedaccount.Ifyouneedassistancesettinguptheaccount,orlearninghowtotweet,pleaseseetheinstructorforassistance.Tweetscanbecompletedonacomputer,asmartphoneisnotneeded.ThemodelingsoftwareandgeospatialdatarequiredforcourseassignmentswillbeaccessedusingcomputingresourcesprovidedbytheSpatialSciencesInstitute.Nopreviousexperienceisrequired.
SSIServerandTechSupport–ThiscourseutilizestheSSIServerwhichisavirtualdesktopgivingaccesstomanydifferentprofessionalsoftware.Ifyouareunabletoconnecttotheserverorexperienceanytypeoftechnicalissues,sendanemailusingyourUSCaccounttoTechSupportatspatial_support@usc.edu,makingsuretocopy(cc)yourinstructorontheemail.
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RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterialsTherequiredtextbooksforthiscourseare:
• Smith,David,NathanStrout,ChristianHarder,StevenMoore,TimOrmsby,andThomasBlastrom.2017.UnderstandingGIS:AnArcGISProProjectWorkbook.Redlands,CA:EsriPress9781589484832.
• Kimerling,A.Jon,AileenR.Buckley,PhillipC.Muehrcke,andJulianaO.Muehrcke.2016.MapUse:Reading,Analysis,Interpretation.Redlands,CA:EsriPress
• Monmonier,Mark.1996.HowtoLiewithMaps(SecondEdition).Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress.
ThefollowingreadingswillbepostedtoBlackboard:
• Bearman,Nick,NickJones,IsabelAndré,HerculanoAlbertoCachinhoandMichaelDeMers.2016.“ThefutureroleofGISeducationincreatingcriticalspatialthinkers.”JournalofGeographyinHigherEducation40(3):394-408.
• Goodchild,Michael.2007.“CitizensasSensors:TheWorldofVolunteeredGeography.”GeoJournal69(4):211-221.
• Harley,JohnBrian.2001.TheNewNatureofMaps:EssaysintheHistoryofCartography.Baltimore,MD:TheJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.(chapter2)
• Harvey,Francis.2016.APrimerofGIS:FundamentalGeographicandCartographicConcepts(SecondEdition).NewYork:GuilfordPress.(chapters4and8).
• Hubbard,Phil,RobKitchin,BrendanBartley,andDuncanFuller.2002(reprint2005).ThinkingGeographically:Space,TheoryandContemporaryHumanGeography.NewYork:Continuum.(chapter1)
• Hjellström,Björn.1994.BeExpertwithMap&Compass.NewYork:CollierBooks.(selectedsections)
• Kyrgier,JohnandDenisWood.2016.MakingMaps:AVisualGuidetoMapDesignforGIS.NewYork:GuilfordPress.(selectedchapters)
• Longley,PaulA.,MichaelF.Goodchild,DavidJ.Maguire,andDavidW.Rhind.2015.GeographicInformationSystemsandScience.4thed.,NewYork:JohnWileyandSons.(chapter7)
• McIntosh-Tolle,Lindsay.HowtoUseaCompass.REI.https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/navigation-basics.html.Accessed2018.
• VanOortP.A.J.(Pepijn).2005.SpatialDataQuality:FromDescriptiontoApplication(Doctoraldissertation).NetherlandsGeodeticCommission,Delft.
• Zeiler,MichaelandJonathanMurphy.2010.ModelingOurWorld:TheEsriGuidetoGeodatabaseConcepts.Redlands,CA:EsriPress.
DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignmentsYourgradeinthisclasswillbedeterminedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessments:
ClassParticipationandSocialMediaInteractions(10%):Agradeforthesemesterwillbeassignedbasedonyourengagementinclassandsocialmedia(Twitter)interactions.Students
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areexpectedtocompleteanddiscussassignedreading,engageinlecture,shareanddiscusscourseassignments,completeanddiscussin-classassignments,amongotherformsofactiveengagementinthecourse.StudentswillberequiredtoalsoengagewithandsharecourseconceptsviaTwitter.AlthoughwewillsometimesuseTwitterintheclassroom,thebulkofyourTwitteractivitywilltakeplaceoutsideofclass.Youwillberequiredtotweetaminimumoftwo(2)timesperweek.Thereareafewsimpleguidelinesfortweeting:1)theymustberelevanttotheclass(i.e.,aresponsetoareading,alinktoarelatedarticle,amaporimage,aquestion,etc.);2)theymustbesubstantive;3)theymustberespectful;and4)theymustincludethehashtag#SSCI301toensurethattweetsareincorporatedintotheclassdiscussion.Anytweetsthatdonotcontainthishashtagwillnotbecountedtowardsweeklyactivity.Ifyoutweettherequisitenumberoftimes(aminimumoftwotweetsperweek2X15=30totaltweets),andparticipateinclassyouwillreceivefullcredit.Ifnot,thenyouwillreceivepartialcreditcommensuratewiththenumberofweeksinwhichyoutweetedtherequirednumberoftimes.
LaboratoryAssignments(20%):Thiscourseincludesalaboratorymeetingeachweektodeveloptechnicalcompetencywithgeospatialsoftwareplatformsandanalytictools.Therewillbeatotaloftenlaboratoryassignmentsoverthecourseofthesemester,andoneweekwillincludeafieldassignmentwithingreaterLosAngeles.
LaboratoryPractical(10%):TheLabPracticalservesasanexaminationofyourproficiencywiththeEsriEcosystem.ThescopeoftheLabPracticalwillbelimitedtogeospatialtoolsthathavebeenintroducedandexploredinthiscourse.StudentsareexpectedtotakethePracticalduringtheirscheduledlabsection.
Mid-termExams(30%):Themid-termexamswillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.Studentswillbeexpectedtotaketheexamsattheindicatedtimes.
FinalProject(15%):Thefinalprojectisthecapstoneassignmentforthiscourse.Studentswillbeexpectedtodrawuponcourselectures,discussions,labassignments,readings,andoutsidesourcestoorganizeanddeliveraself-directedstudyonatopicofinterestutilizingspatialanalysisandgeospatialtechnologies.Thethreedeliverablesforthisprojectare:1)aprojectproposal;2)areportthatislimitedto10pages(12-pointfont,1inchmargins,single-spacing)thatincludesoneormoremaps,tables,andotherdiagrams,aswellasalistofreferences;and3)anoralpresentationinclass.
FinalExam(15%):Thefinalexamwillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.Studentswillbeexpectedtotaketheexamattheindicatedtime.
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GradingBreakdownAssessment Number PointsEach TotalPointsClassParticipationandSocialMediaInteraction 30 10LaboratoryAssignments 10 2 20LaboratoryPractical 1 10 10Mid-termExams 2 15 30FinalProject 1 15 15FinalExam 1 15 15Total - 100points
AssignmentSubmissionPolicyStudentsareexpectedtoattendandparticipateineveryclassandlabsessionandtocompleteanduploadallassignmentsbeforethedeadlinesdetailedintheCourseSchedule.AllassignmentswillbesubmittedforgradingviaBlackboard.Lateworkwillbeassessedapenaltyof10%perdayandzerogradeswillbeassignedforworkthatismorethansevendayslate.Additionally,noworkwillbeacceptedforgradingafter5p.m.PTonthelastdayofclasses.
Schedule
TopicReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week18/21
8/23
IntroductiontotheCourseIntroductiontotheclassand
discussionofgoals,assignments,projects,technology,andthevalueof
spatialthinking.
MapsandSpatialReasoningAdiscussionofkeyconcepts
underlyingspatialsciences,thescientificmethod,andspatial
reasoning.
Kimerling,Introduction;Hubbard,Ch1;
Monmonier,Ch1;KrygierandWood,Ch4
(optional)
2tweets/Dueby8/24
Nolab
Week28/28
8/30
HistoryofGIS
Adiscussiononthehistory,uses,andinnovationsofGIS;Introductionto
theGTCM;Introductiontolabactivity
TypesofMaps&DigitalRepresentationofData
Discussionofmethodsandissuesrelatingtorepresentingthephysical
worldindigitalandprintmaps
Harvey,Ch4;Kimerling,Ch9
2tweets/Dueby8/31
LabReport:Exploringmaps/Dueoneweek
afterlab
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Topic
ReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week39/4*
*Monday,9/3is
universityholiday
9/6
Maps,Knowledge,&Power
Discussionofmappingissuesandthepowerinherentincreatingmapsand
itshistoricalconsequences;Introductiontolabactivity
Geodesy;Geoids,Spheroids,and
CoordinateSystemsOverviewofconceptsandtermsrelatingtocoordinatesystems
Harley,Ch2;Monmonier,Ch7,8,and
10(10isoptional);Kimerling,Ch1&4
2tweets/Dueby9/7
LabReport:Censusdataandpolitical
boundaries/Dueoneweekafterlab
*Mondaylabsdonotmeet
Week49/11
9/13
Projections
Discussionandexplanationofmapprojections;projectionactivity
Scale
Discussconceptsofscaleinphysicalandsocialprocessesaswellasin
cartrography
Kimerling,Ch3&2;Monmonier,Ch2
2tweets/Dueby9/14
LabReport:UGIS
Lessons1–2/Dueoneweekafterlab
*Mondaylabspreviousactivity
Week59/18
9/19
Midterm#1–ClosedBook
FinalProjectDiscussion
Discussexpectations,rubricandpastexamplesofcapstoneproject
2tweets/Dueby9/20
LabReport:UGIS
Lessons3–4/Dueoneweekafterlab
Week69/25
9/27
CartographyandGraphicElementsDiscussionofmapdesignprinciples,
symbology,andcartographictechnique.Theuseofgraphicstocommunicate,stylize,andproblem
solve
DataResourcesExploreanddiscussspatialdata
sourcesforspatialanalysis,the“New”Worldofdata,researchmethods
Kimerling,Ch6–8;Monmonier,pp.18-24,
Ch3&11;KrygierandWoodCh7(forreferenceforlab);
2tweets/Dueby9/28
LabReport:MapProduction:ResultofUGISLessons5–6/Dueoneweekafter
lab
Note:Self-workUGISLessons7–9DUE
Week10
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Topic
ReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week710/2
10/4
SpatialDataQuality
Discussiononevaluatingandmaintingspatialdataquality
GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystemsOverviewoftechnologiesandusesof
GNSSandGPS
Kimerling,Ch11;VanOort,Ch1&2;
Harvey,Ch8
2tweets/Dueby10/5
LabReport:Evaluating
CoreGeospatialDatasets/Dueoneweekafterlab
Week8*10/9
10/11
GeospatialDataCollectionandField
DataCorrectionMethodsDiscussionofgeospatialdata
collectionworkflowsandprimarydatacollection;distributeGPSunits
forfieldwork
SpatialDatabasesAnintroductiontospatialdatabases–
utility,design,andmaintenance
ZeilerandMurphy,Ch1
2tweets/Dueby
10/12
Lab:donotmeetduringscheduled
times;conductteamfieldwork–datacollectionwith
Trimblehandheld–parks
*Mondaylabsmeet!Week910/16
10/18
Orienteering
Discussionandexercisewithtraditionalmethodsforwayfinding;
reviewdataprocessingforlab
GeocodingExplorationoftheproblems
associatedwithplace-names,streetaddressesandotherhumansystems
andhowtodefinereal-worldlocations.
Hjellström(selectedsections);McIntosh-Tolle;
Longley,Ch7
2tweets/Dueby
10/19
LabReport:Datacorrectionandprocessingfrom
fieldwork;mappingofdata/Dueoneweek
afterlab
Week1010/23
10/25
Midterm#2–ClosedBook
ProjectProposal
Inclasspeer-reviewoffinalprojectproposal,includingproposeddata
2tweets/Due10/26
Lab:LabPractical
Self-work:UGIS
Lessons7–9/Due10/26
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Topic
ReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week1110/30/
11/1
RemoteSensing
Overviewofremotesensingtechnologiesanduses;Introduction
tolabactivity
RemoteSensinginPracticeOverviewoftheprofessionalusesof
remotesensing
Kimerlingpp.240–243,Ch10
2tweets/Due11/2
LabReport:
VisualizationofremotelysenseddatausingGoogleEarthPro/Dueoneweek
afterlab
Week1211/6
11/8
CrowdsourcingSpatialData
Discussionoftechnologiesandculturalchangesleadingtodatacreationandmappingbynon-
professionals
VolunteeredGeographicInformationOverviewoftechonologiesandusesofcrowd-sourceddata;fitnessforuse
andqualitymanagement;MapCreatorandOSMintroduction
Goodchild
2tweets/Due11/9
LabReport:WorkonFinalProject/LabReport(progress
report)dueoneweekafterlab
Week1311/13
11/15
LocationalPrivacyand
AdministrationofSpacesOverviewofgovernmentandprivatesectordataandissuesrelatedtodatacollectionandanalysis;discussionofTraditionalKnowledgeandplace
names
GISDay
Kimerling,Ch5;Monmonier,Ch6
2tweets/Dueby
11/15
LabReport:CreatingVGI/Dueoneweek
afterlab
Week1411/20*
11/21-11/25isa
universityholiday
OverviewofSpatialStatistics;the
FutureofGISIntroductiontotheuseofspatial
statisticsinspatialanalysis
Thanksgiving
Bearmanetal
2tweets/Dueby
11/26
Mondaylabsonly(VGI);nolabsWed/Thurs
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Topic
ReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week1511/27
11/29
FinalProjectPresentations
Studentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclass
FinalProjectPresentations
Studentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclass
2tweets/Dueby
11/30
Nolab
FinalProjectWrittenReports/Dueby11/30
FinalExams12/6
FinalExam–ClosedBookRoomLVL17
11:00a.m.–1:00p.m.
StatementonAcademicConductandSupportSystems
AcademicConduct
Plagiarism–presentingsomeoneelse’sideasasyourown,eitherverbatimorrecastinyourownwords–isaseriousacademicoffensewithseriousconsequences.PleasefamiliarizeyourselfwiththediscussionofplagiarisminSCampusinPartB,Section11,“BehaviorViolatingUniversityStandards”policy.usc.edu/scampus-part-b.Otherformsofacademicdishonestyareequallyunacceptable.SeeadditionalinformationinSCampusanduniversitypoliciesonscientificmisconduct,http://policy.usc.edu/scientific-misconduct.
SupportSystems
StudentCounselingServices(SCS)–(213)740-7711–24/7oncallFreeandconfidentialmentalhealthtreatmentforstudents,includingshort-termpsychotherapy,groupcounseling,stressfitnessworkshops,andcrisisintervention.engemannshc.usc.edu/counselingNationalSuicidePreventionLifeline–1(800)273-8255Providesfreeandconfidentialemotionalsupporttopeopleinsuicidalcrisisoremotionaldistress24hoursaday,7daysaweek.www.suicidepreventionlifeline.orgRelationshipandSexualViolencePreventionServices(RSVP)–(213)740-4900–24/7oncallFreeandconfidentialtherapyservices,workshops,andtrainingforsituationsrelatedtogender-basedharm.engemannshc.usc.edu/rsvpSexualAssaultResourceCenterFormoreinformationabouthowtogethelporhelpasurvivor,rights,reportingoptions,andadditionalresources,visitthewebsite:sarc.usc.eduOfficeofEquityandDiversity(OED)/TitleIXCompliance–(213)740-5086Workswithfaculty,staff,visitors,applicants,andstudentsaroundissuesofprotectedclass.equity.usc.edu
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