Core Skills in GIS

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Communicate results clearly in visual and written form.
• Justify selection of presentation techniques to achieve clear display of spatial data.
• Evaluate conceptual models of spatial data.
• Identify and discuss present and future developments in GIS.
• Retrieve, format, input, integrate and organise data from multiple sources in a GIS.
• Evaluate key concepts underpinning Geographical Information Science.
• Demonstrate understanding of the practical implications of building up a geodatabase
• Examine, manage, manipulate and display data using GIS technology.
• Problem solve.
• Know a range of techniques for interpolation and multi-criteria evaluation
• Know best practice for examining and managing data quality and uncertainty.
• Conduct information processing (including IT skills): literature searches
• Use GIS as a tool to perform standard spatial analysis of data.
• Conduct data manipulation (including IT skills): analysis of data (especially spatial data), image analysis.
• Discuss various ideas of what a Geographical Information System is and how it works.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.