MIS 320: Introduction to GIS

Yong Choi

School of Business Administration

CSU, Bakersfield

Instructor Name: Yong Choi, PhD Office: BDC 142Office Hours: on the class websitePhone: (661) 654 - 6691Email: ychoi2@csub.edu No email checking during weekend…

Website for Course

Tour of the course website NOW! You can download almost class materials and info from

the course website…..

http://www.csub.edu/~ychoi2

Tour of Blackboard

Tour of the course website NOW!

http://www.csub.edu/els/bb9/You must “SELF-ENROLL” to the course Bb.

Try “How to Enroll in a Blackboard Course” on the university Blackboard website

Submit everything thru the course Blackboard

Goal of the Course

Learn-by-doing Just like “Math” GIS knowledge cannot be learned by reading That is why it is heavily “hands-on” oriented

course.

Course Material Try “Quick Introduction of GIS” on the class website (table)

http://www.esri.com/training/main/my-training Try reregister courses using your GIS codes (GIS

code link on the class website - table) Try orientation for ESRI virtual course on the class

website (table)

Course Material Free Textbook – FREE!

GIS SW – Free, get your GIS SW code (GIS code link on the class website) See “How to install ArcGIS 10” on the class website. How to view my training progress and print the certificate Example of the certificate Assignment deliverables

Course ObjectivesAn experimental class. Please be patient! Designed for a student who has minimum

computer background. Designed for a student who has no or little

experience with fundamentals of GIS and its applications.

Evaluation and GradingThe grading scales are subject to change.

Assignment 70%

Exam (certificate) 20%

GIS Tech. Report 10%

Total 100%

More Evaluation and GradingYour goal in this class shall be to learn as much as you possibly can about GIS applications to solve various problems.Various assignments, mini exams (to get certificate) and technology report will help you to increase knowledge of GIS.Grades can be curved and will never be curved down. i.e. if everyone gets above 90%, everyone gets an A

Submission of Assignment

Turn in all GIS assignments, certificates, and a report thru the BB assignment submission link. Otherwise will not be accepted!

Late submission will not be accepted. The link will disappear. Any email submission will NOT be accepted!

Course GuidelineClass Attendance Is required – except those who took either MIS 300 or 340 Notify me first by email prior to the absence. Miss a class because of a documentable illness or other

reasonable cause, I will provide help. The attendance will be checked time to time.

 

Course GuidelineLate work

will not be accepted.

Failure to submit an assignment by the deadline will result in a grade of 0.

A written excuses from the appropriate person such as a medical doctor is the only acceptable form of excuse.

Course GuidelineOffice hours You must be able to demonstrate you have

already put a reasonable effort into solving and/or analyzing the problems.

Please do not try to use office hours to make up for a missed class (I do not repeat any lectures).

Honor code

Classroom conduct

Course Guideline

The Blackboard email is the ONLY official email Every MIS 320 student is issued a Blackboard email account.

It is the student's responsibility to regularly check his or her

Blackboard email to stay current with MIS 320 course

communications. If you email me using your private

email after 10 days of the first class, I will not reply……..

Course Guideline

No interference Surfing the Internet without permission Typing (email, paper…) and cell phone texting Talking to classmates during the lectures - If you

have any question, let your instructor know directly. Do not discuss your questions with your neighbors

Bottom line…do not distract others Up to 30 % of your total score can be deducted

depending on the level of interference.

Course Guideline

Bathroom Policy Need to go to the bathroom?

Stand next to the printer and then wait for my signal.

Best! Wait until the “Break”… If you violet this policy, minimum 10% (based on

total score) will be applied.

Course Guideline

Late Policy All Students must be on time to the class. If you late more than 20 minutes without any

notification (at least 24hours), then it will be considered as “ABSENCE.”

If you violet this policy, minimum 10% (based on total score) will be applied.

Course ActivitiesVirtual GIS courses by ESRIAssignmentMini exams (to get certificates)

GIS tech report

GIS Tech Report Format

References Need at least 10 references

Six from the Internet site Four from article from newspaper, magazine, book and etc.

You can download a full-length journal or magazine article thru CSUB library digital service

The report should be: typed, single-spaced, 3 pages (excluding the cover

page), with one inch margins and use Times New Roman 12 point font.

Installation of ArcGIS 10

ArcGIS 10 must be installed on your comouter (sorry, only Microsoft Window based PCs…no apple computer)

Possible to use apple computer if you’d like install newer version (ArcGIS 10.2.2)

Who are you?

Introduce yourself…NameStanding (i.e., senior, junior…)MajorWhat do you do? – if you have a part or full

time jobYour current job title and description