SSCI581(Section35691),ConceptsforSpatialThinkingSyllabus

Units:4Term—Day—Time:Spring2018,OnlineLocation:OnlineInstructor:AndrewJ.Marx,PhDOffice:AHFB55RegularOfficeHours:TueandThur8-9amPT.Alsoavailablemostdaysandtimesbyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:marxa@usc.edu,213-740-2835,https://bluejeans.com/marxaLibraryHelp:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKC36BOfficeHours:Tue10am-12pmandThu4:30-5:30pmPTContactInfo:arutkows@usc.edu,213-740-6390,http://bit.ly/andyhangoutITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHF146OfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:ctsung@usc.edu,213-821-4415(office)

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CourseScopeandPurposeThiscourseisanintroductiontogeographicinformationscienceandthecartographicandgeographicconceptsunderlyingspatialthinkingandtechnology.

Thecourseisdesignedtoserveseveralaudiencesgivenitsroleasarequiredentréecourseforfourdistancelearningprograms–theGISTM.S.andGraduateCertificate,theGeospatialIntelligenceGraduateCertificate,andtheGeoHealthtrackintheKeckSchoolofMedicine’sMasterofPublicHealthprogram–andoneresidentialprogram,theM.S.inSpatialInformatics.Studentsareprovidedwithavarietyofoptionsintheassignmentssotheycanalignthegeospatialdata,analysis,andvisualizationtaskswiththeirownacademicinterestsandobjectives.

Beyondthesespecificaudiences,thisisacoursedesignedforthosewhowishtoimprovetheirGISskillsandunderstandtheunderlyingconcepts.Inadditiontothetheoreticalunderpinnings,studentswillgainanunderstandingofthefundamentalsofgeographicinformationscienceincludingspatialanalysis,coordinatesystems,andcartography,andthewaysinEsri’sArcGISecosystemenablesanalysis,modelingandvisualization.

Spatialthinking–DespiteThomasFriedman’sargumentthat“theworldisflat”,placeremainscriticallyimportant,perhapsmorethanever,incontemporarysociety.Wewillstartbyexploringwhyspatialthinkingisimportantfordescribing,analyzing,modelingandvisualizingourworldandhowthe"habit"ofspatialthinkingcanbeencouragedandcultivated.Wewilluseaseriesofreadings,self-directedactivities,andcasestudiesthatshowhowspatialthinkingpermeatesandsupportsvariouskindsofproblemsolving.

Geodesy–GeodesyisthebranchofscienceconcernedwiththesizeandshapeoftheEarthanddeterminingpreciselocationsonitssurface.Themajortopicstobecovered–geodeticdatums,geoids,coordinatesystems,andmapprojections–underlieallthatfollowsinourprogramsandthesuccessfuldeploymentanduseofgeospatialtechnologies.

FundamentalsofGIS–Theevolvingfieldofgeographicinformationscienceisacorecomponentofthecourse.Wewillexploretherelationshipsbetweengeographicinformationscienceandotherdisciplinesinthenaturalandsocialsciences,humanities,engineering,economics,andprofessions(e.g.,architecture,health,journalism,andsocialwork).

TheArcGISEcosystem–WewillexplorehowArcGISsoftwarecanbeusedtorepresentspaceandanalyzespatialquestionsthroughaseriesoftutorialsthatcoverdifferenttypesofgeospatialdata,rasterandvectordatamodels,coordinatesystems,mapprojections,geoprocessing,andrasteranalysis.

Maps–Mapshavebeenusedthroughouthistorytoaggregateandcommunicategeographicconceptsandrelationships.Oncethedomainofprofessionalcartographers,mapscannowbeauthoredandsharedbynearlyanyonethroughGISandtheinternet.Wewillreviewpast,present,andfuturemapuseandhowmapscandepictandcommunicategeographicknowledgeinadigitalage.

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SpatialData–TheabilitytounderstandandanalyzedatasetsisanessentialcomponentofGIS.Wewillinvestigatefundamentalgeospatialdatasets(e.g.theUSCensus)andattaintheknowledgeandskillsnecessaryforprocessing,interpreting,andanalyzingGISdata.

Thisisagraduatelevelcourse,andatthegraduatelevelyouareresponsibleforyourownlearning.Theinstructor’sroleisasaguideonthepathofacademicexploration,andyouwillberewardedbydeeplyengagingwithyourfellowclassmates.Youwillbeintellectuallychallengedthroughouttheterm,asyouengagewiththecoursecontentandexploreideas,opinions,andanalysis,perhapsdifferentfromthoseyouheldcomingin.Learningarisesfromactiveparticipationwiththereadingmaterialsandwithoneanother.Thechallengefortheinstructoristoprovidearobust,challenging,andstimulatingacademicexperiencewithinthemilieuofthedigitalera.

AllcoursematerialswillbeorganizedthroughtheBlackboardCourseManagementSystem.Coretheoreticalconceptswillbeprovidedviacoursenotesandassignedreadings.Writtenassignmentswillgivestudentstheopportunitytoanalyzeandapplytheconceptsandtheorylearnedfromreadings.PracticalexerciseswillmainlyuseArcGISPro.

LearningOutcomes

Oncompletionofthiscourse,studentsshouldbeableto:• Acknowledgeandutilizespatialthinkingforageospatialvisualizationandanalysis.• Understandandbeabletoapplyfundamentalspatialconceptssuchasarrangement,

orientation,diffusion,dispersion,andpattern.• Explainandapplyexemplarycartographicprinciples.Demonstratehowmapshavebeen

usedthroughouthistorytoorganizeandempowerdifferentgroupsofpeople.Anticipatetheevolutionofmapsinthefuture.

• Explaintheroleandimportanceofgeodeticdatums,geoids,coordinatesystems,andmapprojectionscanbeusedtoidentifypositionandlocationofplaces,people,andfeaturesontheEarth’ssurface.

• Gainanin-depthunderstandingofhowspatialanalysis,modeling,andvisualizationtoolsincludedingeographicinformationsystemsandothergeospatialtechnologiescanbeusedtoadvanceknowledgecreationandcommunicationacrossavarietyofdisciplines.

• Process,assess,anddescribecoregeospatialdatasetssuchascensusdata.• ConductaGISprojectforreal-worlddecision-makingthroughthegeographicinquiry

processes.

Prerequisite(s):NoneCo-Requisite(s):NoneRecommendedPreparation:None

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TechnologicalandCommunicationRequirementsArcGISisprovidedonlineviatheSSIServer;hence,youdonotneedtoinstallitonyourowncomputer.Instead,everystudentmusthavethefollowingtechnologyrequirements:

• AcomputerwithafastInternetconnection(DSLataminimum).• Afunctionalwebcamforusewheneverapresentationormeetingisscheduled.

SSIServerandTechSupport–ThiscourseutilizestheSSIServerwhichisavirtualdesktopgivingaccesstomanydifferentprofessionalsoftware.Ifyouareunabletoconnecttotheserverorexperiencetechnicalissues,sendanemailusingyourUSCaccounttoSSITechSupportatspatial_support@usc.edu,makingsuretocopy(cc)yourinstructorontheemail.

Communications–Thisisadistancelearningcourse,sothemajorityofinteractionswillbeasynchronous(i.e.notatthesametime).AllmaterialswillbesubmittedviaBlackboard.Inadditiontoemailabouttime-sensitivetopics,anyimportantannouncementswillbepostedontheAnnouncementpageinBlackboard.Itiseachstudent'sresponsibilitytostayinformedaboutwhatisgoingoninthecourse.Yourinstructorwillsend,viaBlackboard,anynoticesthataretimesensitive-pleasebesuretoreadassoonaspossible.ChecktobesurethatemailsentfromtheUSCBlackboardaccountdoesnotgointoyourjunkmail!

Yourinstructorisregularlyon-lineandwillrespondtostudentemailsquickly.Allemailwillberespondedtowithin24hoursofreceipt,withnomorethan72hoursdelay.Intherarecasewhenyourinstructorwillbeoff-linefor72hoursormore,anannouncementwillbepostedontheBlackboardsite.

RequiredReadingsandSupplementaryMaterialsTextbooks–Thereareseventextsforthiscourse,thoughyouarenotrequiredtopurchaseallofthem.TheyareavailablefromtheUSCBookstoreoronlineoutletssuchasAmazon.ForfurtherinformationontheBolstadtext,visitthefollowingpage:http://www.paulbolstad.net/gisbook.html.Makesuretoobtainthecorrecteditionsofthetexts.TextbookswillbesupplementedwithCourseNotesandreadingsfromacademicjournals,professionalreportsandreputablewebsites.

Coursetexts(Mustpurchase):

1. Bolstad,Paul.2016.GISFundamentals:AFirstTextonGeographicInformationSystems(5thEdition).AnnArbor,MI:XanEduInc.

2. Law,Michael,andAmyCollins.2016.GettingtoKnowArcGISPro(1stedition).Redlands,CA:EsriPress.

Otherreadings(Excerptswillbesuppliedoravailablefordownload)1. Harder,Christian.(2015).TheArcGISBook:10BigIdeasaboutApplyingGeographyto

YourWorld.Redlands,CA:EsriPress.2. Kimerling,A.Jon,AileenR.Buckley,PhillipC.Muehrcke,andJulianaO.Muehrcke.2016.

MapUse:Reading,Analysis,Interpretation(8thedition).Redlands,CA:EsriPress.3. Mitchell,Andy.2012.TheEsriGuidetoGISAnalysisVolume3:ModelingSuitability,

Movement,andInteraction.Redlands,CA:EsriPress.

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4. NationalResearchCouncil.2006.LearningtoThinkSpatially:GISasaSupportSystemintheK-12Curriculum.Washington,DC:NationalAcademiesPress(availableathttp://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11019).

5. Wilson,John.P.andA.StewartFotheringham,(editors).2008.TheHandbookofGeographicInformationScience.Oxford,Blackwell(AvailablethroughtheUSCLibrariesasane-Book.)

Readings–AdditionalreadingsthatfocusontopicsrelevanttocoursethemeswillbeprovidedthroughBlackboard.Theseinclude,butARENOTLIMITEDTO:

Batty,Michael,AndrewHudson-Smith,RichardMilton,andAndrewCrooks.2010.Mapmashups,Web2andtheGISrevolution.AnnalsoftheAssociationofAmericanGeographers16:1-13.Cebrecos,Alba,JuliaDíez,PedroGullón,UsamaBilal,ManuelFranco,andFranciscoEscobar.2016.Characterizingphysicalactivityandfoodurbanenvironments:aGIS-basedmulticomponentproposal.InternationalJournalofHealthGeographics15(1).Downs,RogerM.1997.Thegeographiceye:SeeingthroughGIS?TransactionsinGIS2:111-121.DiBiase,DavidW.,MichaelDeMers,AnnJohnson,KarenKemp,AnnT.Luck,BrandonPlewe,andElizabethWentz.2007.IntroducingthefirsteditionofGeographicInformationScienceandTechnologyBodyofKnowledge.CartographyandGeographicInformationScience34:113-118.Duckham,Matt.2015.GIExpertiseTransactionsinGIS19:499-515.Goodchild,MichaelF.1992.Geographicalinformationscience.InternationalJournalofGeographicalInformationSystems1:31-45.Goodchild,MichaelF.2012.“GIScienceinthe21stcentury.”InAdvancesinGeo-SpatialInformationScience,editedbyShi,W.,MichaelF.Goodchild,BrianLees,andYeeLeung.Leiden,TheNetherlands,CRCPress:3-10.Kitchin,RobandMartinDodge.2007.Rethinkingmaps.ProgressinHumanGeography31:331-334.Reitsma,Femke.2013.Revisitingthe‘IsGIScienceascience?’debate(orquitepossiblyscientificgerrymandering).InternationalJournalofGeographicalInformationScience2:211-221.Wright,DawnJ.,MichaelF.GoodchildandJamesD.Proctor.1997.DemystifyingthepersistentambiguityofGISas"tool"versus"science."AnnalsoftheAssociationofAmericanGeographers87(2):346-362.Zheng,Siqi,WeizengSun,JianfengWu,andMatthewE.Kahn.2016.UrbanAgglomerationandLocalEconomicGrowthinChina:TheRoleofNewIndustrialParks.SSRNElectronicJournal.10.2139/ssrn.2746711.

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DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignments

WeeklyAssignments

Thereareseveraldifferenttypesofweeklyassignments,whicharefurtherdescribedinthe“WeeklyAssignments”foldersonBlackboard.

ResumeAssignment–1worth1point.Allstudentsarerequiredtopostandmaintainapublicresume,biography,andheadshotonourSSIStudentCommunityBlackboardsite.Unlessyouoptout,yourresumewillbeincludedintheSpatialSciencesInstituteGraduateProgramsResumeBook.Thisresumebookisusedtobothpromoteourprogramandyourskills,experienceandprofessionalaspirations.

AccessSSIServerTutorial–1worth1point.TheSSIServerwillbeusedfrequentlythroughoutthesemester,soyoumustensureaccessduringthefirstweek.

DiscussionForums–3worthatotalof6points.Discussionswillincludeanintroduction,aspatialthinkingactivity,andanopportunitytoreflectonandevaluateselectsaspectsofthecourse.Allstudentsareexpectedtoengageintheseelementswiththeirclassmates.

ReadingQuizzes–10worthofatotalof4points.Theseshortopen-bookquizzesemphasizekeypointsfromthereadings.

WrittenAssignments–5worthofatotalof15points.Itiscriticalthatgraduatestudentsbewell-versedinthediscussions,debates,andnormativeframeworksthatdefinetheirfield.Fivewrittenassignmentswillbeincludedinthiscourse,focusedonthetheoreticalaspectsofspatialthinkingandreasoning,withtheobjectiveofenablingstudentstocriticallyexamineandreflectonthecoursereadings.Alloftheassignmentsarerequired.Ineachofthewrittenassignmentsexceptthefirstone,studentswillselectonearticlefromasetofreadingstoreviewfortheirsubmission.

GeodesyQuiz–1worthof5points.Aquizwillbeadministeredattheendofthegeodesymoduleandallowyoutodemonstrateyourknowledgeandunderstandingofgeodeticdatums,coordinatesystems,andmapprojections.

ArcGISTutorials–5worthofatotalof15points.TheArcGIStutorialsareintendedtofamiliarizestudentswithusingArcGISPro,andapplytheirskillstoproblemscenarious.StudentswillworkthroughLawandCollins’GettingtoKnowArcGISProworkbookandEsriwebcourses,andthenbeaskedtosolvebasicresearchproblemsbyusingtheskillsacquiredfromeachmodule.Awrittenreportwillberequiredforeachtutorial.Astudent-leddiscussionforumwillallowstudentstoaskquestionsandshareinformationwithoneanother.

GISDataTutorials–3worthofatotalof15points.Inthissetoftutorials,studentsstudy,collect,andlearntechniquesforprocessingspatialdata.DatasetsincludeU.S.Censusdata,elevation,hydrography,landcover,andtransportationnetworks.Studentswilldescribethepropertiesoftheobtaineddataincludingthespatialandtemporalgranularity,measurementscales,sampledesign,andsuitabilityforfutureapplications.

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FinalProject

TheFinalProjectistheopportunitytointegratethetheoreticalconceptsandtechnicalskillslearnedthroughoutthesemesterbyframingageospatialquestionfordecisionsupportinatopicconnectedwitheachstudent’sacademicpath.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,GeoHealth,LandscapeArchitecture,HistoricalPreservation,Economicgeography,SpatialInformatics,GeoIntelligence,Engineering,andgeneraltopicsrelatedtonaturalandsocialsciences.Studentswillidentifyandlocatetheappropriatespatialandnon-spatialdatasources,importdataintoArcGIS,andproduceandinterpretmapsansweringspatialanalysisquestions.Tohelpfacilitatethiswork,theworkflowisbrokenupintofivedistinctcomponents:

AnnotatedBibliography–4points.Whilethisisanindividualproject,studentswillbeginbyforminggroupsbasedontheiracademicinterests.Fromthere,thegroupswilldevelopanAnnotatedBibliographytoattainabroadunderstandingofthecoretheoreticalconceptsintheirfieldandshareresourceswithoneanother.Thisbuildsastrongintellectualcohortandsetsthefoundationforaninformedandsophisticatedprojectproposal.

Proposal–7points.Onceastudenthasasolidfoundationintheirfieldofinterest,heorsheproposesaresearchquestion,aswellasatablesummarizingcriteriaforspatialanalysis.Anindividualonlinemeetingwiththeinstructortodiscusstheproposalisrequired.

DataReport–4points.Areportdocumentingthecompletesetofdataidentifiedandacquiredfortheproject.

FinalReport-–20points.Afinalreportofyourproject(10-12single-spacedpagesincludingfigures,maps,tablesandreferences).MoreinformationonspecificswillbeincludedintheFinalProjectdescription.

FinalPresentation-–3points.EachstudentwilldeliverapresentationoftheFinalProjectandattendtheotherstudents’presentationsduringourscheduledfinalexam.Withstudentconsent,thesewillbecapturedandsharedwiththebroaderspatialsciencecommunity.

GradingBreakdownCarefulplanningandaserious,consistentcommitmentwillberequiredforyoutosuccessfullynavigatethevariousdeliverablesinthisandotherSSCIcourses.ThetablebelowsummarizestheSSCI581courseassignmentsandtheirpointdistribution:

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Assessment Number PointsEach TotalPointsWeeklyAssignments

ResumeAssignment 1 1 1AccessSSIServerTutorial 1 1 1DiscussionForums 3 2 6WrittenAssignments 5 3 15GeodesyQuiz 1 5 5ArcGISTutorials 5 3 15ReadingQuizzes 10 0.4 4GISDataTutorials 3 5 15

ProjectComponentsAnnotatedBibliography 1 4 4Proposal 1 7 7DataReport 1 4 4FinalReport 1 20 20FinalPresentation 1 3 3

Total 34 - 100

AssignmentSubmissionPolicyAssignmentsmustbesubmittedviaBlackboardbytheduedatesspecifiedintheCourseSchedule.Attentiontoon-timeassignmentsubmissionisessential.Yourinstructorwillaimtoreturncommentsonyoursubmittedassignmentsbeforethenextoneisdue.

Strictpenaltiesapplyforlateassignmentsasfollows:

• Allassignmentswillbepenalized2pointsuptoFOURdayslate.NopointswillbegivenforsubmissionsmorethanFOURdayslate.Notethatallassignmentsworth2pointswillreceive0pointsifsubmittedlate.

• Additionally,nowrittenworkwillbeacceptedforgradingafter5p.m.PTonthelastdayofclasses.

Workload–Thisisafourcredit,onesemestercourse.Studentsshouldexpecttospend10-15hoursperweekcompletingtheworkinthiscourse.

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CourseSchedule:AWeeklyBreakdown

Topic ReadingsandAssignments Deliverables/DueDates

Week11/8 Introduction

CourseSyllabusHarder:Ch1-4ResumeAssignmentAccessSSIServerAssignmentDiscussionForum1ReadingQuiz1

Nodeliverables

Week21/16**Monday,1/15isauniversityholiday

WhyLocationMatters

Harder:Ch5-10Law:Ch1&2ReadingQuiz2DiscussionForum2ArcGISTutorial1

ResumeAssignment:Tuesday,1/16AccessSSIServerAssignment:Tuesday,1/16ReadingQuiz1:Tuesday,1/16DiscussionForum1Posts:Tuesday,1/16ResponsestoDiscussionForum1:Thursday,1/18

Week31/22

SpatialThinking

NRC:Ch1-3Downs1997Law:Ch3&10WrittenAssignment1ArcGISTutorial2

ArcGISTutorial1:Tuesday,1/23ReadingQuiz2:Tuesday,1/23DiscussionForum2Posts:Tuesday,1/23ResponsestoDiscussionForum2:Thursday,1/25

Week41/29

GISinDecisionSupport

Cebrecos2016Zheng2016Law:Ch5&7WrittenAssignment2ArcGISTutorial3FinalProjectAnnotatedBibliography

WrittenAssignment1:Tuesday,1/30ArcGISTutorial2:Tuesday,1/30

Week52/5

GISDataModels

Bolstad:Ch2Law:Ch9ArcGISTutorial4ReadingQuiz3

WrittenAssignment2:Tuesday,2/6ArcGISTutorial3:Tuesday,2/6

Week62/12

GeodesyandDatums

Bolstad:Ch3ReadingQuiz4ArcGISTutorial5FinalProjectProposal

ArcGISTutorial4:Tuesday,2/13ReadingQuiz3:Tuesday,2/13FinalProjectAnnotatedBibliography:Tuesday,2/13

Week72/20

CoordinateSystems&

MapProjections

Bolstad:Ch3ReadingQuiz5GeodesyQuiz

ArcGISTutorial5:Tuesday,2/20ReadingQuiz4:Tuesday,2/20

Week82/26

VectorAnalysis

Bolstad:Ch9ReadingQuiz6GISDataTutorial1

ReadingQuiz5:Tuesday,2/27GeodesyQuiz:Tuesday,2/27FinalProjectProposal:Tuesday,2/27ResponsestoProposals:Thursday,3/1

Week93/5

RasterAnalysis

Bolstad:Ch10ReadingQuiz7GISDataTutorial2

GISDataTutorial1:Tuesday,3/6ReadingQuiz6:Tuesday,3/6FinalProjectIndividualMeetings:TBD

*3/11-3/19isSpringRecess

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)740-7711–24/7oncall

Week103/19 GISTDomains

Duckham2015DiBiaseetal.2007ReadingQuiz8GISDataTutorial3FinalProjectDataReport

GISDataTutorial2:Tuesday,3/20ReadingQuiz7:Tuesday,3/20

Week113/26

GeographicInformationSystems

Bolstad:Ch1ReadingQuiz9WrittenAssignment3

GISDataTutorial3:Tuesday,3/27ReadingQuiz8:Tuesday,3/27

Week124/2

GeographicInformationScience

Wilson&Fotheringhameds.:AnIntroductionGoodchild1992Wrightetal.1997Reitsma2013WrittenAssignment4FinalProjectFinalReport

WrittenAssignment3:Tuesday,4/3ReadingQuiz9:Tuesday,4/3FinalProjectDataReport:Tuesday,4/3ResponsestoFinalProjectDataReport:Thursday,4/5

Week134/9

MapsandSpatialAnalysis

Bolstad:Ch13Mitchell:Ch2Kitchin&Dodge2007Battyetal.2010Goodchild2012WrittenAssignment5

WrittenAssignment4:Tuesday,4/10

Week144/16

CartographyandtheHistoryofMaps

Kimerlingetal.:IntroductionSlocumetal.:Ch2ReadingQuiz10

WrittenAssignment5:Tuesday,4/17

Week154/23**Friday,4/27isthelastdayofclass

FutureTrendsofMapsand

GIS

Bolstad:Ch15Wilson&Fotheringhameds.:Ch33&34DiscussionForum3

ReadingQuiz10:Tuesday,4/24DiscussionForum3:Nolaterthan05:00pmPTonFriday,4/23FinalProjectFinalReport:Nolaterthan05:00pmPTonFriday,4/27

FinalExaminationPeriod

FinalProjectPresentation FinalProjectPresentation:Dateandtimeforpresentationslotswillbescheduledduringtheclassitself.

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TheCourseBlackboardpageandtheGISTCommunityBlackboardpagehavemanyresourcesavailablefordistancestudentsenrolledinourgraduateprograms.Inaddition,allregisteredstudentscanaccesselectroniclibraryresourcesthroughthelinkhttps://libraries.usc.edu/.Also,theUSCLibrarieshavemanyimportantresourcesavailablefordistancestudentsthroughthelink:https://libraries.usc.edu/faculty-students/distance-learners.Thisincludesinstructionalvideos,remoteaccesstouniversityresources,andotherkeycontactinformationfordistancestudents.