2017-2018 / GEOG2040-1

GIScience

Duration

15h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in geography : geomatics and surveying (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Roland Billen, Pierre Hallot

Coordinator

Roland Billen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course deals with the discovery of the GIScience field, first through a general and transveral introduction and then focusing on severals cutting-edge researches.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Enable the student to link his(her) cursus learning outcomes to one of the domain of the GIScience. 
Enable the student to identify and understand the main domain of the GIScience.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

GIS course

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

introduction courses followed by research seminars

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face / seminars

Recommended or required readings

Some specific lectures will be proposed to the students depending on seminars' topics.

Assessment methods and criteria

Seminars' report / evaluation oral presentation

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Prof. Roland Billen 04 366 3637