0004 - GIS - I Immersion
Course Description
GIS-1 Immersion
The GIS-I course is the first in a series of technique-based courses and is a core requirement to earning a GIS certificate, minor, or major degree. Shippensburg University offers a 12-credit Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate welcomes all students at Shippensburg University (except GIS majors), non-degree seeking students , and professionals who are looking to expand their skills and apply data-driven decision making.
This course follows the same course work as the 3-credit course. It is designed to acquaint you with the basic concepts of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and give you hands on training with current software. GIS is an extremely powerful tool that is widely used throughout the academic, private and government sectors. If you succeed in learning the concepts of GIS it will enhance your professional career.
The course will be divided into three parts:
- Introduction and display manipulation
- Data Generation
- Data Queries and Analysis
In each section you will be required to read portions of the textbook, lecture notes, online reading and examples, tutorial skills, practice data sets, complete required assignments and finish a comprehensive exercise. The assignments will be broken down into terminology, conceptual development, and hands-on skill completion.
Course Outline
Fall 2024 Schedule
Course time frame:
August 20th through October 5th, 2024
Online
Tuesday, August 20th: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
In-person on campus
Saturday, August 24th: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Online
Thursday, September 12th: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
In-person on campus
Saturday, September 14th: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Online
Thursday, October 3rd: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
In-person on campus
Saturday, October 5th: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.