Digital Mapping and Critical Geographic Information Systems

Seminar, three hours. Requisite: course 101 or consent of instructor. Introduction to digital mapping and critical geographic information systems. Study of basic data types including geographic, structured, and unstructured. Students engage with fundamental mapping practices such as geolocating structured data, working with open data through web mapping technologies, georeferencing historical maps, and creating location-based narratives and visualizations. Through project-based learning, students discover how to manage and apply data to wide range of digital mapping technologies. Consideration of how to incorporate these concepts into humanities and social sciences research. Letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
3.3 / 10
Organization
3.3 / 10
Time
5-10 hrs/week
Overall
10.0 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    - super interesting content and I feel like I learned a lot
    - project is a lot of work but rewarding. the technical details of GIS can be hard to wrap your head around because of the lack of written lab materials to refer back to, but you'll get the hang of it
    - there are so many readings and reaction papers can be graded somewhat strictly. the readings were generally interesting and thought provoking though
    - spring 2023 was the first time prof. taught the class. I assume that it will be more organized in the future, but lectures and logistics were hard to follow at times

Course

Instructor
Horne, R.M.
Previously taught
23F 23S

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance required

  • No midterms

  • No final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

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