Mark Helper; GEO 4.112; 471-1009
helper@mail.utexas.edu

• Lab:

Tu 2:00 - 4:00, JGB 2.312 (Lab Syllabus link)

• Lecture:

T, Th 11 - 12:30, JGB 2.312

• Teaching Assistant:

Karen Black
karenb2987@gmail.com

Lab Syllabus

• Office Hours:

T & Th  9:30 - 11 and whenever my door is open.

Karen: Fri. & Mon., 1 - 2, JGB 2.312

• Grading:

Exam 1: 15%
Exam 2: 15%
Labs: 35%
Project: 20%
Final  Exam: 15%

• Texts:

P. Bolstad, GIS Fundamentals, 2nd edition.  Eider Press, 543 p.  An excellent text that is very well suited to the course.

Ormsby, T., et al., 2004, Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, 2nd edition, ESRI press, 604 p.  This is not a required text but you may find it useful for labs and future reference.  It is a workbook with exercises that lead one through the various tools available in ArcGIS software.  The 2nd edition contains a fully functional, 180-day "trial version" of ArcGIS desktop; do not buy a used copy of either edition if you want the software.

Power Point presentations and printed notes will be available for most lectures.

• Website

http://www.geo.utexas.edu/courses/371c
The class web site will be used extensively for lab exercises and class information.  Equivalent information is posted on the class Blackboard site.

• Term Projects:

A GIS project involving a component of spatial or image analysis is an integral part of the course. Term projects will be posted to a class web site. 

This course carries the Quantitative Reasoning flag. Quantitative Reasoning courses are designed to equip you with skills that are necessary for understanding the types of quantitative arguments you will regularly encounter in your adult and professional life. You should therefore expect a substantial portion of your grade to come from your use of quantitative skills to analyze real-world problems.  The term project is a chance to further to develop your skills in this area.

• Email & Network Accounts:

All students must have an email address and a user ID/password for the Geo. Building network.

• Field Trips:

A field trip organized around GPS surveying is a required part of the class. This year's trip is likely to be on March 24-25.  A firm date will be settled by the 2nd week of class.  Students participating in off-campus field trips are required by the University to have health insurance. Please let me know if you are not insured; I can arrange free coverage for the days of the trip.

• Academic Integrity:

Scholastic dishonesty of any type will not be tolerated. Violators will be referred to the Office of the Dean of Students for possible disciplinary action, which in the extreme may result in expulsion from the University.