6122 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Course information
- Title
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
- Course number
- 6122.23
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 10.00
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- History and Social Sciences
- Educations
- BSSc in Social Sciences, BA in History, BSSc in Political Science
- Prerequisites
- Secondary education or equivalent qualifications. (Students are themselves responsible for the access to a PC that can run the GIS-software).
- Language of instruction
- Faroese
- Registration
- Students on the third semester of Bachelor of Social Science in Social Science are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Student Service Center at lss@setur.fo
- Beginning date
- Monday, November 11, 2024
- End date
- Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Academic content
- Purpose
- The purpose of the course is to provide the students with an introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the role and application of GIS in the sciences and in society. The course will provide students with basic practical and methodological skills in GIS, and an understanding of the basic theoretical concepts.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, the students will: • Be able to explain central concepts in GIS. • Be able to define and assess the values and possibilities offered by GIS and be aware of its limitations. • Be able to explain the basics in map projections and coordinate systems. • Be able to display, analyze and edit geographical and attribute data in GIS. • Be able to critically reflect upon the role and relevance of GIS in the sciences. • Be able to critically reflect upon the role and relevance of GIS in society.
- Content
- What is GIScience (GIS, PGIS and PPGIS)? • Maps, power and worldviews. • Technology, data and democracy. • Cartography, map projections and coordinate systems. • Data models (vector, raster). • Types of geographic data in GIS (point, line, polygon). • Editing, displaying and creating geographic data in GIS. • Basic operations in GIS.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- The course consists of lectures, presentations, discussions, and practical exercises in GIS.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- To pass the course students must do practical exercises and hand in one map assignment.
- Examination (internal/external)
- Internal
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The exam is set for the 18th of December, 2024
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Monday, November 11, 2024
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Sissal Tókadóttir Dahl
- Teachers
- Sissal Tókadóttir Dahl