This project wraps up the course and requires you to integrate components from previous lessons into a comprehensive presentation of your work throughout the course. Upon completion of the project, you will be able to demonstrate how to tackle a GIS data acquisition project, including assessment, acquisition, integration, creation, and publication.
GIS courses and trainings are a common way for people to get introduced to the field or to add some formal education to their resumes. All too often these courses use canned data that get plugged into fun, "real-world" scenarios. In the real world, data are hard to come by. It's also hard to learn GIS tools and concepts when the data aren't familiar. This course was designed with those issues in mind. In this final project, you will present your findings from the first eight weeks. You will summarize your project idea and present the work you've done in an organized fashion. You will discuss the challenges you faced and document the process you followed to complete the assigned course objectives.
This module is two weeks in length. Please refer to the course Calendar tab, in ANGEL, for the due date.
Please see the Deliverables section at the end of Part II for this week's readings and action items.
Lesson 9/10 is two weeks in length. Please refer to the Calendar in ANGEL for specific time frames and due dates. To finish this lesson, you must complete the actvities listed below. You may find it useful to print this page first so that you can follow along with the directions.
Step | Activity | Access/Directions |
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1 | Work through Lesson 9/10 | You are in the Lesson 9/10 online content now. The overview page is previous to this page, and you are on the Checklist page right now. |
2 | Complete the deliverables for Lesson 9/10 | Page 3 has this week's deliverables. |
Your portfolio is a very valuable showcase for the work you've completed in this entire program. Approach the presentation of this project as if it will be viewed by a potential employer who is looking to hire a GIS Director for her organization. The presentation should highlight your resourcefulness when it comes to starting a new GIS project.
Some things you should include:
Some things you might want to include:
NOTE The review process can take up to 24 hours, so please try to publish your data a couple days before the end of the course.
This module is two weeks in length. Please refer to the course Calendar tab in ANGEL for the due date.
1. Readings:
Required:
Recommended:
2. Post your final project presentation, including:
3. Discuss the weekly topics on the discussion forum.
4. End of Course Evaluation [3].
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You have just completed module 9/10.
Don't forget...if you have any questions, feel free to post them to the Lesson 9/10 Discussion Forum.
Links
[1] http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=3859&version=2&format=pdf
[2] http://gos2.geodata.gov/wps/portal/gos/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKL9443cnIFSYGYfpb6kehCFgghb31fj_zcVP0A_YLc0IhyR0VFABDAZM0!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvUUd3QndNQSEvNElVRS82X0tfVko!
[3] https://courses.worldcampus.psu.edu/welcome/sharedfiles/WCSurveyConsent.html