GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
ARC2GIS
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Geographic Information Systems are now an essential tool for research and planning in many fields. GIS mapping allows the documentation and integration of diverse spatial data-sets that can be applied directly to plot current trends and to provide the basis for planning future developments. In this subject the key concepts and techniques are introduced, including the design of appropriate databases and their manipulation using GIS software. Archaeology provides many of the case-studies examined, with further examples drawn from a wider variety of fields and applications in social and environmental science, research and planning.
School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Susan Lawrence
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: Five practical assignments and discussions in practical classes, Essay, Class exercises.
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: This subject is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Archaeology or by permission of the subject coordinator
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ARC3GIS
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A