Development of GIS Laboratory and Curricula

GIS实验室和课程的开发

• 批准号: 9950903
• 负责人: William Montgomery
• 金额: $ 1.61万
• 依托单位: New Jersey City University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至 2000-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9950903&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; GIS; Laboratory; Curricula

We have dedicated a new GIS Laboratory and developed an introductory Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course at New Jersey City University by adapting concepts, data, materials, and equipment from New Mexico State, San Antonio Community College, UC Santa Barbara, and UC San Diego; software manufacturers including ESRI; agencies such as the USGS, New Jersey State and Jersey City; and from industry. This has allowed us to successfully train and provide "hands-on" lab experiences for our students in state-of-the-art GIS technology. Mike DeMers of New Mexico State has provided lab exercises and data with environmental themes. Jeff Wenger of the Jersey City Planning Department has provided an exercise that allows students to merge spreadsheet data developed outside GIS with that in GIS. Ilya Zaslavsky of UC San Diego has introduced independent projects as a means of providing realistic problems associated with GIS data collection, formatting and analysis. We have adapted and implemented existing equipment resources by utilizing Windows NT-equipped with Dell Optiplex GX1 computers as instructional platforms in the Electronic Learning Lab (ELL). Our laboratory and course provides immediate training and "hands-on" lab experience for our students in state-of-the-art GIS technology. This experience provides our students with marketable skills that are leading to professional technical employment in a variety of disciplines and increasing their opportunities in graduate school. We have taken the lead role in developing the pedagogy and are working with several other departments in creating an interdisciplinary course that has received broadbased support. We are also in contact with institutions in the greater New York City metropolitan area in collaboration to increase our learning strategies and outcomes.

我们在新泽西城市大学专门设立了一个新的 GIS 实验室，并通过采用来自新墨西哥州、圣安东尼奥社区学院、加州大学圣巴巴拉分校和加州大学圣地亚哥分校的概念、数据、材料和设备，开发了地理信息系统 (GIS) 入门课程；软件制造商包括ESRI； 美国地质调查局、新泽西州和泽西市等机构；和来自工业。 这使我们能够成功地为学生提供最先进的 GIS 技术培训并提供“实践”实验室经验。 新墨西哥州的迈克·德默斯提供了以环境为主题的实验室练习和数据。 泽西市规划部门的 Jeff Wenger 提供了一个练习，允许学生将 GIS 外部开发的电子表格数据与 GIS 中的数据合并。 加州大学圣地亚哥分校的 Ilya Zaslavsky 推出了独立项目，作为解决与 GIS 数据收集、格式化和分析相关的现实问题的一种手段。我们利用配备 Windows NT 的 Dell Optiplex GX1 计算机作为电子学习实验室 (ELL) 的教学平台，调整并实施了现有的设备资源。 我们的实验室和课程为我们的学生提供最先进的 GIS 技术的即时培训和“实践”实验室经验。 这种经验为我们的学生提供了适销对路的技能，这些技能可以帮助他们在各个学科领域获得专业技术就业，并增加他们进入研究生院的机会。 我们在发展教学法方面发挥了主导作用，并与其他几个部门合作创建了得到广泛支持的跨学科课程。 我们还与纽约大都市区的机构联系合作，以提高我们的学习策略和成果。