Study Programmes 2015-2016
GEOG0270-2  
Special issues on GIS
Duration :
20h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in geography : geomatics and surveying (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Roland Billen, Jean-Paul Donnay
Coordinator :
Jean-Paul Donnay
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
Geographie data and processes mutualization
Distributed GIS and GIS in a 3-tiers architecture
Web-GIS (1) client part (2) server part
GML
Geo-Web services
Learning outcomes of the course :
- understanding of the current research challenges
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
GIS courses
Computer network course
Project management course
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
4 lectures + group work planned and scheduled by the students and the external partner
Recommended or required readings :
PDF notes and bio. updated list on eCampus
Assessment methods and criteria :
Setting up and presentation of a collective work for an  external service
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
J.P. Donnay
jp.donnay@ulg.ac.be