GEOG323-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Geospatial Analysis in the Social and Environmental Sciences

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 27 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 12 October 2018

Description

This course provides an introduction to spatial analysis, an important tool for exploring, analysing, modelling and visualising geospatial data. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to investigate and understand spatial patterns resulting from social and physical processes operating on the surface of Earth, such as epidemics, crime and pollution. A variety of software packages will be introduced and used to explore different aspects of spatial analysis. A number of issues inherent to dealing with spatial data, such as the ecological fallacy and modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP), will also be highlighted.

Learning Outcomes

  • The outcomes envisaged are both subject specific (enhancing students’ GIS skills) as well as transferable. By the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Understand what spatial methods are appropriate for varying data types.
  • Be aware of some of the societal problems and critiques associated with GIS.
  • Carry out an advanced GIS or spatial analysis research project using GIS.
  • Be competent users of mainstream GIS software, gaining skills employers require. Critically appraise spatial analysis in published work.

      • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

30 points of 200-level Geography, including GEOG205, or
in special cases with approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator

Ioannis Delikostidis

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Haining, Robert P; Spatial data analysis : theory and practice ; Cambridge University Press, 2003.

O'Sullivan, David , Unwin, D; Geographic information analysis ; 2nd ed; John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $834.00

International fee $3,788.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Earth and Environment .

All GEOG323 Occurrences

  • GEOG323-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018
Previous year Next year