CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 02/11/2005 12:07 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 06/26/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) SMT (number) 273764 ESC 2.0 Course number: GSCI-3200 GSCI-3200Geographic Information Systems

Name: Geographic Information Systems and the Use of Spatial Information
Datatel Title: (30char) Geographic Information Systems

Area Coordinator: Audeliz Matias Department Code: 10SC Team: SMT

Liberal Study? NO Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? NO GenEd Approval Term/Year:

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Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Fall 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Fall 1
First Term Offered: 2006SP (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
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Title Changes:
AC Changes: Changed from Diane Shichtman 10IS TO Audeliz Matias 10SC effective fall '17 term. Catalog updated 6/26/17. LWait
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Description: Students will explore the application of spatial information to a range of problems in different organizational settings. Application areas might include: natural and social science, such as geography, geology, oceanography, archaeology and meteorology; government, such as city planning, law enforcement, military and social services; natural resource management, such as forestry and water resources management; and business, such as marketing. Topics will include data acquisition, accuracy, analysis and presentation and social and legal issues.

Note: students must have regular access to a computer on which they can install software.

Prerequisites: students should have a background in statistics, such as that gained in Statistics: An Activity-Based Course. Students must be comfortable using personal computer applications, and must be able to install software.

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Major Course Area
Science Math & Technology		Minor Course Area
Computers and Information Systems, Environmental Studies		SLN Disciplines
Computer Information Systems
Additional Course Requirements
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