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SSCI301L,MapsandSpatialReasoningSyllabusUnits:4Term—Day—Time:Spring2018,MondaysandWednesdays,2:00to3:20p.m.Location:WPH102(lectures),AHF145A(labs)
Instructor:ElisabethSedanoOffice:AHFB57COfficeHours:Mondays,12-1p.m.andTuesdays2-3p.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-9582LabInstructor:JasonKnowlesOffice:AHFB55OfficeHours:Mondays,10-11a.m.andThursdays10:30-11:30a.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:213-740-5910LabInstructor:SuJinLee Office:AHFB55K OfficeHours:Mondays11a.m.-12p.m.andTuesdays2-3p.m.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail. ContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-2845
LibraryHelp:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKC36BOfficeHours:Tuesdays10a.m.-12p.m.andThursdays4:30-5:30p.m.PTContactInfo:[email protected],213-740-6390,http://bit.ly/andyhangoutITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHFB57EOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:[email protected],213-821-4415
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CourseScopeandPurposeMapshavelongplayedaroleintheproductionanduseofgeographicinformation.Theysupportmanydifferentkindsandlevelsofspatialreasoningrangingfromsimplequeries(routefinding,proximityanalysis)tomoreadvancedformsofspatialanalysisandmodeling.Therehasbeenarecentexplosioningeographicinformation(GI)technologiesthepasttwodecades,whichrangefromquickvisualizationtools(Google,BingMaps)tosophisticatedGISystems(ArcGIS,Idrisi)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.inEnvironmentalStudies,andminorinSpatialSciences.Eachstudentisencouragedtoutilizethelaboratoryexperienceandself-directedcapstoneresearchprojecttoexploregeospatialresourcesandcomputationaltechniques,suchasdatamodeling,spatialanalysis,anddatavisualization,learningwiththeirownacademicandprofessionalgoalsinmind.
LearningObjectives
StudentswhoexcelinSSCI301Lwillbeableto:
• Explainhowmoderngeographicanalysisandvisualizationtoolscanbeusedacrossavarietyofdisciplines;
• Describethemaintypesofmapsanddiscusstheissuesthatunderliegeographicmodelingandthecreationofmaps;
• Demonstratetheunderstandingofdatarepresentationmethodsbycreatingmeaningfulmaps;and
• ApplymodernmappingandGIStechnologiestoproblemsolvingwithindiversefieldsofstudy.
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Prerequisite(s):NoneCo-Requisite(s):NoneConcurrentEnrollment:NoneRecommendedPreparation:None
CourseStructureThisisafour-creditcoursecomprisedoflectures(twoperweek)andlab(oneperweek).Thelecturesessionswilldiscussvariousaspectsofcartography,spatialreasoning,andthehardwareandsoftwaresystemsusedtoinvestigatetheseprocesses.Theweeklylabmeetingsaredesignedtointroduceyoutothetoolsofscientificinquiryandtogiveyoupracticalexperienceinimplementingthesetoolstoexplorevariousproblemswithintheframeworkofthescientificmethod.Thelectureandlabsessionsaredesignedtocomplementeachothertoprovideyouwithsoundtheoreticalreasoningandthetechnicalskillstoinvestigatevariousphysicaland/orsocialprocesses.Yourweeklylaboratoryassignmentswillbegradedandreturned,andthemid-termandfinalprojectwillhavealaboratorycomponenttothem.Itisrequiredthatyouregisterforboththelectureandonelaboratorysessionforthiscourse.PleasenotethatallcoursematerialsandcorrespondencewillbepostedonthecourseBlackboardwebsite.Asaregisteredstudentyouwillfindthiscourseavailableforyoutoaccessat10a.m.PacificTimeonthefirstdayofclasses.
TechnologicalProficiencyandHardware/SoftwareRequiredThemodelingsoftwareandgeospatialdatarequiredforcourseassignmentswillbeaccessedusingcomputingresourcesprovidedbytheSpatialSciencesInstitute.Nopreviousexperienceisrequired.
RequiredReadingsTherequiredtextbooksforthiscourseare:
• Smith,David,Strout,Nathan,Harder,Christian,Moore,Steven,Ormsby,Tim,andBalstrom,Thomas.2017.UnderstandingGIS:AnArcGISProProjectWorkbook(FirstEdition).California,EsriPress9781589484832.(AvailableinSeptember)
• Harvey,Francis.2016.APrimerofGIS:FundamentalGeographicandCartographicConcepts(SecondEdition).NewYork,GuilfordPress.
• Monmonier,Mark.1996.HowtoLiewithMaps(SecondEdition).Chicago,UniversityofChicagoPress.
ThefollowingreadingswillbepostedtoBlackboard:
• GoodchildM.2007.CitizensasSensors:TheWorldofVolunteeredGeography.GeoJournal69(4)211-221.
• HarleyJB.2001.TheNewNatureofMaps.Baltimore,MD,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.
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• HollowaySL,RiceSP,andValentineG.(Eds.).2003.KeyConceptsinGeography.London,SagePublications.
• HubbardP,KitchinR,BartleyB,andFullerD.2002.ThinkingGeographically.NewYork,Continuum.
• HjellströmB.1994.BeExpertwithMap&Compass.NewYork,CollierBooks.• KyrgierJandWoodD.2016.MakingMaps:AVisualGuidetoMapDesignforGIS.New
York,GuilfordPress.• McIntosh-TolleL.HowtoUseaCompass.REI.https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-
advice/navigation-basics.html.Accessed2018.• VanOortP.2005.SpatialDataQuality:FromDescriptiontoApplication(Doctoral
dissertation).NetherlandsGeodeticCommission,Delft.• ZeilerMandMurphyJ.2010.ModelingOurWorld:TheEsriGuidetoGeodatabase
Concepts.California,EsriPress.
DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignmentsYourgradeinthisclasswillbedeterminedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessments:
In-ClassParticipationandTwitterPosts(10%):Agradeforthesemesterwillbeassignedbasedonyourengagementinclassandsocialmedia(Twitter)interactions.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteanddiscussassignedreading,engageinlecture,shareanddiscusscourseassignments,andcompleteanddiscussin-classassignments,amongotherformsofactiveengagementinthecourse.StudentswillberequiredtoengagewithandsharecourseconceptsviaTwitter.AlthoughwewillsometimesuseTwitterintheclassroom,thebulkofyourTwitteractivitywilltakeplaceoutsideofclass.Youwillberequiredtotweetaminimumoftwo(2)timesperweek.Thereareafewsimpleguidelinesfortweeting.Yourtweetsmust:1)berelevanttotheclass(i.e.,aresponsetoareading,alinktoarelatedarticle,amaporimage,aquestion,etc.);2)besubstantive;3)berespectful;and4)includethehashtag#SSCI301toensurethattweetsareincorporatedintotheclassdiscussion.Anytweetsthatdonotcontainthishashtagwillnotbecountedtowardsweeklyactivity.Ifyoutweettherequisitenumberoftimes(aminimumoftwotweetsperweek2x15=30totaltweets),andparticipateinclassyouwillreceivefullcredit.Ifnot,thenyouwillreceivepartialcreditcommensuratewithyourparticipation.
LaboratoryAssignments(20%):Thiscourseincludesalaboratorymeetingeachweektodeveloptechnicalcompetencywithgeospatialsoftwareplatformsandanalytictools.Therewillbeatotaloftenlaboratoryassignmentsoverthecourseofthesemester,andoneweekwillincludeafieldassignmentwithingreaterLosAngeles.
LaboratoryPractical(15%):ThelabpracticalservesasanexaminationofyourproficiencywiththeEsriEcosystem.Thescopeofthelabpracticalwillbelimitedtogeospatialtoolsthathavebeenintroducedandexploredinthiscourse.StudentswilltakethePracticalduringtheirscheduledlabsection.
MidtermExam(15%):Themidtermexamwillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.Studentswillsitfortheexamduringthescheduledlectureperiod.
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FinalProject(20%):Thefinalprojectisthecapstoneassignmentforthiscourse.Studentswillbeexpectedtodrawuponcourselectures,discussions,labassignments,readings,andoutsidesourcestoorganizeanddeliveraself-directedstudyonatopicofinterestutilizingspatialanalysisandgeospatialtechnologies.Thethreedeliverablesforthisprojectare:1)aprojectproposal;2)areportthatislimitedto10pages(12-pointfont,1inchmargins,single-spacing)thatincludesoneormoremaps,tables,andotherdiagrams,aswellasalistofreferences;and3)anoralpresentationinclass.
FinalExam(20%):Thefinalexamwillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.
GradingBreakdown
Assessment Number TotalPoints(%ofGrade)
In-ClassParticipationandTwitterPosts 30 10
LaboratoryAssignments 10 20
LaboratoryPractical 1 15
MidtermExam 1 15
FinalProject 1 20
FinalExam 1 20
Totals 44 100
AssignmentSubmissionPolicy
StudentsareexpectedtoattendandparticipateineveryclassandlabsessionandtocompleteanduploadallassignmentsbeforethedeadlinesdetailedintheCourseSchedule.WrittenassignmentsmustbesubmittedviaBlackboard.Lateworkwillbeassessedapenaltyof10%perdayupthroughsevendaysfollowingtheduedate,afterwhichworkwillnotbeaccepted.
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CourseSchedule:WeeklyBreakdown
Topic ReadingsandAssignmentsDeliverables/DueDates
Week11/81/10
IntroductiontotheCourseIntroductiontotheclassanddiscussionofgoals,assignments,projects,technology,andthevalueofspatialthinking.MapsandSpatialReasoningAdiscussionoftheoriesandtechniquesforanalyzinghumanandenvironmentalprocesses
Reading:HarveyChapter1&15(GISinaNutshellto
end);Hubbardetal.Chapter1;MonmonierChapter1;Krygierand
WoodChapter4(optional)
2tweets/Dueby1/12
Nolab
Week21/151/17
MLKHoliday(noclass)TypesofMaps&DigitalRepresentationofDataDiscussionofmethodsandissuesrelatingtorepresentingthephysicalworldindigitalandprintmaps.IntroductiontoLabactivity.
Reading:HarveyChapters2&10;KrygierandWoodChapter3(pp.66-73);
MonmonierChapters5&6
2tweets/Dueby1/19
LabReport:Exploringmaps/Dueoneweek
afterlab
Week31/221/24
HistoryofGISAdiscussiononthehistory,uses,andinnovationsofGIS,GTCMGeodesy;Geoids,SpheroidsandCoordinateSystemsOverviewofconceptsandtermsrelatingtocoordinatesystems
Reading:HarveyChapters4&6;MonmonierChapter
10
2tweets/Dueby1/26
LabReport:Censusdataandpolitical
boundaries/Dueoneweekafterlab
Week41/291/31
ProjectionsDiscussionandexplanationofmapprojectionsScaleDiscussconceptofscaleincartographyaswellasphysicalandsocialprocesses
Reading:HarveyChapter3&5;HerodChapter12;
Krygier&Wood,Chapter5(optional);MonmonierChapter2(pp.5-18)
2tweets/Dueby2/2
LabReport:UGISLessons1–3/Dueone
weekafterlab
Week52/52/7
FinalProjectDiscussionDiscussexpectationsandpastexamplesofcapstoneprojectCartographyandGraphicElementsDiscussionofmapdesignprinciples,symbology,andcartographictechnique.Theuseofgraphicstocommunicate,stylize,andproblemsolve
Reading:Harvey,Chapter11;KrygierandWood
Chapter7(forreferenceforlab);Monmonier
Chapter2(18-24),3&11
2tweets/Dueby2/9
LabReport:UGISLessons4–5/Dueone
weekafterlab
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Topic ReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week62/122/14
DataResourcesExploreanddiscussspatialdatasourcesforspatialanalysis,the“New”Worldofdata,researchmethodsSpatialDataQualityDiscussiononevaluatingandmaintainingspatialdataquality
Reading:Farivar(all);
MonmonierChapter4&9;vanOortChapters1&2
2tweets/Dueby2/16
LabReport:MapProduction:ResultofUGISLesson6/Dueone
weekafterlab
Note:Self-workUGISLessons7–9DUE
Week10Week72/192/21
President’sDay(noclass)OrienteeringDiscussionandexercisewithtraditionalmethodsforwayfinding
Reading:Hjellström(selectedsections);McIntosh-Tolle(all)
2tweets/Dueby2/23
LabReport:EvaluatingCoreGeospatial
Datasets/Dueoneweekafterlab
Week82/26
2/28
GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystemsOverviewoftechnologiesandusesofGNSSandGPS(handoutGPSunitsthisweek)GeospatialDataCollectionandCorrectionDiscussionofgeospatialdatacollectionworkflowsandprimarydatacollectioninthefield–Trimbleintroduction&distribution
Reading:HarveyChapters
8
2tweets/Dueby3/2
Lab:donotmeetduringscheduled
times;conductteamfieldwork–data
collectionwithTrimblehandheld-parks
Week93/53/7
ReviewsessionformidtermMidtermExam(in-class)
ReviewforMidterm
2tweets/Dueby3/9
LabReport:Datacorrectionandprocessingfrom
fieldwork;mappingofdata/Dueoneweek
afterlabWeek103/193/21
ProjectProposalInclasspeer-reviewoffinalprojectproposal,includingproposeddataRemoteSensingOverviewofremotesensingtechnologiesanduses
Reading:HarveyChapter9
2tweets/Due3/23
Lab:LabPractical
Self-work:UGISLessons
7–9/Due3/23
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Topic ReadingsandAssignments
Deliverables/DueDates
Week113/263/28
RemoteSensinginPracticeOverviewoftheprofessionalusesofremotesensingCrowdsourcingSpatialDataOverviewoftechnologiesandculturalchangesleadingtodatacreationandmappingbynon-professionals
Reading:HarveyChapter
14;Goodchild(all)
2tweets/Due3/30
LabReport:Visualizationof
remotelysenseddatausingGoogleEarthPro/Dueoneweek
afterlab
Week124/24/4
VolunteeredGeographicInformationOverviewoftechnologiesandusesofcrowd-sourceddata;fitnessforuseandqualitymanagementSpatialDatabasesAnintroductiontospatialdatabases–utility,design,andmaintenance
Reading:HarveyChapter7;ZeilerandMurphy
Chapter1
2tweets/Due4/6
LabReport:CreatingVGI/Dueoneweek
afterlab
Week134/94/11
AdministrationofSpacesandLocationalPrivacyOverviewofgovernmentandprivatesectordataandissuesrelatedtodatacollectionandanalysisMaps,Knowledge,&PowerDiscussionofmappingissuesandthepowerinherentincreatingmapsanditshistoricalconsequences
Reading:HarveyChapter12&13;HarleyChapter2;MonmonierChapter7,8&
9
2tweets/Dueby4/13
LabReport:WorkonFinalProject/LabReport(progress
report)dueoneweekafterlab
Week144/164/18
SpatialStatistics/TheFutureofGISIntroductiontotheuseofspatialstatisticsinspatialanalysis.AdvancesandtrendsinGISandgeospatialtechnologies;anintroductiontoSSCI382topicsFinalExamReview
ReadingHarveyChapter15(First2sections),16&17
2tweets/Dueby4/20
Nolab
Week154/234/25
FinalProjectPresentationsStudentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclassFinalProjectPresentationsStudentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclass
2tweets/Dueby4/27
Nolab
FinalProjectWrittenReports/Dueby4/27
5/7 FinalExam(2-4p.m.;WPH102(regularlecturehall);ClosedBook)
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