SIE
510
Instructor: Kate Beard
Lectures:
Tues
and Thur 9:30-10:45 Room 336
Course
Objective
The purpose of this course is
to investigate theoretical and practical aspects of GIS applications and
application development. The course will review GIS models and operations,
various application areas, and dependencies between models and applications.
Following this overview, the course will cover the process of application
development from requirements analysis to conceptual data modeling, database
development, analytical steps and customization. Course grades will be based on
completion of several lab exercises, presentations and class participation, a
midterm exam, and satisfactory development and completion of an application
project.
The application project will
require working with clients, a requirements analysis to determine the client's
needs, and development of a prototype application to serve the client's needs.
Students may work in teams. Projects require a final presentation to the
class and clients and submission of a final project report at the end of the
semester.