CRP 515: Advanced Topics in GIS
Course Credit Hours: 3.0

Instructor: Dr. Baqer M. Al-Ramadan
Instructor Web Page: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/crp/bramadan
Office: Room 430 / Building 19 (College of Environmental Design)
Office Phone: (013) 860-4974 Mobile: (050) 585-7630
E-Mail: bramadan@kfupm.edu.sa

Course Description:

This course builds on knowledge gained in the introductory GIS course CRP 514. Various GIS related topics will be covered in this course. Beside assignments, the main course work component will be an independent research/independent practical GIS Work. Hence, each student will choose a GIS-related topic and submit either a Research Paper or Carry out a GIS Project and submit a Project Report.

Course Prerequisite: CRP 514: Introduction to GIS

Course Textbook: There is no textbook designated for this course.

GIS Lab: Room 449-1/19
GIS Lab Hours: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Except Lunch break) – Sunday to Thursday
GIS Lab Administrator: Mr. Raziuddin E-Mail: razi@kfupm.edu.sa
Phone: (013) 860-2331

Grading Breakdown:

Attendance & Participation: 5%
Assignments: 35%
Term Research Paper/Term Project: 60%
TOTAL: 100%

Assignment Topics:

1. Working with Layers and Map Symbology
2. Working with Labels and Annotation
3. Displaying Locations from Tabular Data
4. Modifying the ArcGIS Interface
5. Designing a GIS Database
6. Populating the Geodatabase
7. Setting Geodatabase Validation Rules
8. Editing Spatial and Attribute Data
9. Spatial Adjustment
10. Spatial Analysis Functions and Geoprocessing