I am a firm believer in academic freedom and freedom of speech. Nonetheless, I want to encourage conversation and dialogue (within our formal assignments as well as in your various discussions with classmates) that are based on a framework of mutual respect and a desire for a continued and deeper understanding of the issues at hand and also the multiple perspectives represented.
Healthy debate and exploration are encouraged in your discussion posts. At the same time, you must support your well-thought-out claims and analyses with accurate and appropriate references. I will dock points when the rules of decorum are disregarded. Keep these guidelines for class interactions in mind as you interact with classmates and your instructor.
For those of you who may want to pursue additional GIS tutorials, in addtion to the free Esri tutorials you can access, as registered Penn State students you have free access to Lynda.com [1] tutorials. Lynda.com could be a good start for you. Remember, you have the student version of ArcMAP/ArcGIS Pro for use through January of 2020, so completing additional GIS training is available to you on Lynda.com until your year session of ArcGIS expires.
Go to Lynda.com [1], enter your Penn State user id and password, and then type “GIS” in the search box. There are many GIS options available to you.
Lynda.com has a vast array of courses available to you. Feel free to browse the other categories for tutorials that may be of interest to you.