Santa Ana College
BA 150 - Introduction to Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)
Ticket #: 1215001 Instructor: Debbie Crowley
Introduction to GIS Home Page
Welcome Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Students!
Course Description:
This course is an Introduction to the concepts and uses of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS is a system of computer software, hardware, and personnel designed to visualize, manipulate, analyze, and display spatial data. A GIS can create "Smart Maps" that links a database to a map. This allows you veiw relationships, patterns, or trends that are not possible to see with traditional charts, graphs, and spreadsheets. Through computer lab tutorials and case studies students will learn to use ArcGIS 9.2 from Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).ESRI Online Class
You are required to complete the online ESRI Virtual Campus course Learning ArcGIS 9. There is a link in the course menu in left column. You will be provided with a password to access the course so there will be no additional cost to you (a $175.00 value). The course will take you from 16 to 24 hours online to complete. You can start and stop the course at anytime, however there will be due dates for the completion of specific modules. These due dates are specified on the course outline under the heading of ESRIvc.Campus Lab Hours:
The Computer Labs are located at SAC in building A, Room A-104 and A-108. Lab hours can change from semester to semester. Click this Link to get to the Business Division Computer Lab web page to get the current semester information.
Materials
For this class you will need at least 1GB USB Flash Drive. The GIS data that comes with the text book is approximatly 280MB. ESRI Virtural Campus data is approximatly 160MB plus you'll be adding your own data.Check out the following links for some great prices on Flash Drives:
Required Textbook:
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GIS Tutorial Workbook For ArcView 9, Second Edition Wilpen L. Gorr & Wristen S. Kurland ISBN # 978-1-58948-178-7 |
You can order your textbook online at Don Bookstore.com
You can order your textbook online at Amazon
Contact Guidelines:
- Debbie Crowley's e-mail: gisdeb@yahoo.com
- This is my preferred method of contact. I will check my email everyday
(except for unforeseen circumstances) and reply to your email within 24
hours.
When emailing me it is very important you follow these 3 rules:
- Always include your complete name and student ID
- Always include a descriptive subject
- Always include your complete name and student ID
- fax: (714) 841-3128
- Use fax for anything you need to get to me in document form if you can't send me the document as an e-mail attachment.
- voice mail: (714) 585-8131
- Last resort. Please only use voice mail, for emergencies. If you need to talk to me over the phone, I'd prefer you let me know this in an email that includes your phone number. Then I will call you ASAP.
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