Course: GIScience for Geographers

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Course title GIScience for Geographers
Course code KGG/QGIG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Šimáček Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
In theoretical part of the course the basic principles of Geographical Information Science will be presented. Practical part will be mostly held at computer laboratory and will be focused on work with freely accessible GIS software and its application in thematic map elaboration. Outdoor playful form of GPS mapping is an integral part of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration, Grafic and Art Activities, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
Students will broaden their knowledge about Geographical Information Science, acquire basic skills in work with GPS navigation and skills to create online interactive maps.
Apply practically GIS methods in regional geography.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in the field of mathematics and information technology at the high school level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Activities ( Technical works)

Active participation in the tutorial, presentation and discussion focused on one's own elaborated interactive maps.
Recommended literature
  • (2000). Územní plány a GIS : Praha, 15.-16.11.2000 : sborník konference : Praha, 15. a 16. listopadu 2000. Praha: Agora.
  • Davis, E. (2000). Vytváříme mapy v GIS : prozkoumejte své okolí i celý svět v geografickém informačním systému. Praha: Computer Press.
  • Hermann, J., Pomezný, P. (2003). Úvod do Geografických informačních systémů. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita.
  • Rapant, P., Horák, J., Peňáz, T. (1999). Geografické informační systémy : řízení místních orgánů. Praha: Nakladatelství RAABE.
  • Rapant, P. (1996). Úvod do družicových polohových systémů. Ostrava: VŠB.
  • Tuček, J. (1998). Geografické informační systémy : principy a praxe. Praha: Computer Press.
  • Voženílek, V. (2001). Geografické informační systémy I - pojetí, historie, základní komponenty. Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography for Education (2019) Category: Geography courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (2020) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Geography (2020) Category: Geography courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -