College of Micronesia-fsm p. O. Box 159 Kolonia, Pohnpei fm 96941 Course Outline Cover Page

C. Textbook:

D. Methods of Instruction:

Lecture and demonstration will be combined with daily assignments and larger projects.

5. Course Content:

1. 
   Desktop GIS: Introduction.
   
2. 
   How it works
   
3. 
   Asking Questions and getting answers
   
4. 
   Making Information presentable
   
5. 
   Knowing about geographic and spatial data
   
6. 
   ArcView GIS introduction
   
7. 
   Getting data into ArcView GIS
   
8. 
   Classifying and displaying themes
   
9. 
   Symbolizing themes
   
10. 
    Measuring distance and area in a view & managing scale
    
11. 
    Querying by selecting map features in a view & records in a table
    
12. 
    Managing tabular data by displaying, editing, joining, linking tables
    
13. 
    Analyzing spatial relationship by finding features and spatially joining tables.
    
14. 
    Presenting information by creating map layouts and adding charts and tables.
    
15. 
    Creating data by creating shapes and editing in a theme, creating themes.
    
16. 
    Introduction to Arc View’s programming language Avenue to customize the interface.
    

5. Evaluation:

Grades will be assigned based on the following percentage of total points received from assignments, quizzes, and the mid-term and final exam.

B…………………………………………………………………80% to 90%

C…………………………………………………………………70% to 80%

D…………………………………………………………………60% to 70%

5. Attendance Policy: