GIS Certificate and Program Emphasis at South Central College

该项目正在创建一个与现有的土木工程技术(CET)计划相关的地理信息系统证书计划，方法是创建两门新课程，提供与该项目相关的新的必要工具，与地区学校和地区大学制定2 2 2衔接协议，开展教师发展活动，并实施外联活动。各州、县、市政府雇员以及众多独立咨询工程师越来越多地使用地理信息系统作为规划、设计、数据管理和公用事业定位的工具。地理信息系统证书计划为当前的CET学生提供地理信息系统技能，他们在进入职场时将这些技能与CET学位结合使用。该项目还为地区CET员工提供了更多的学习机会，这些机会正在扩大和提高他们现有的地理信息系统技能。地理信息系统证书计划的设计由一个由当地行业雇主和ATE地球技术中心组成的咨询委员会和ATE地球技术中心指导，其中许多雇主也参加了通过该项目开发的新实践课程。由此产生的实践证书课程为学生提供了将他们的地理信息系统技能应用于各种土木工程应用的机会，包括基础设施管理(暴雨、卫生、供水)、走廊研究、环境研究、交通分析和土地管理活动。参加新开发的证书课程的学生应精通地理信息系统硬件和软件，并展示空间数据通信、空间分析和数据交付技能。正在通过使用标准、测试和绩效评估以及同行评议来评估学生的学习。形成性评估正在指导该计划的持续改进。该项目还在与地区性大学制定衔接协议，允许获得地理信息系统证书的CET学生继续攻读4年制地理信息系统学位。此外，一个地理信息系统训练营正在为CET、农业、市场营销和地理专业的教职员工提供使用地理信息系统的培训，这些教职员工表示有兴趣将地理信息系统纳入其现有的课程和课程。最后，该项目正在为K-12学生提供基于地理信息系统的夏令营，以提高他们从事STEM职业的兴趣。

This project is creating a GIS Certificate Program that is related to an existing Civil Engineering Technology (CET) program by creating two new courses, providing new necessary instrumentation relevant to the project, creating a 2+2+2 articulation agreement with area schools and regional universities, conducting faculty development activities, and implementing outreach activities. Various state, county and city government employees as well as numerous independent consulting engineers increasingly use GIS as a tool for planning, design, data management, and utility location. The GIS Certificate Program is providing current CET students with GIS skills that they are using in conjunction with their CET degree upon entering the workforce. The project is also providing regional CET employees with additional learning opportunities that are expanding and enhancing their existing GIS skills. The GIS Certificate Program design is being guided by an advisory board composed of local industry employers, many of whom are also participating in the new Practicum course developed through this project, and the ATE GeoTech Center. The resultant hands-on Certificate Program is providing students with opportunities to apply their GIS skills to various civil engineering applications, including infrastructure management (storm, sanitary, water), corridor studies, environmental studies, traffic analysis, and land management activities. Students enrolled in newly developed courses of the Certificate Program are expected to demonstrate proficiency with GIS hardware and software, and also demonstrate spatial data communication, spatial analysis, and data delivery skills. Student learning is being assessed through the use of rubrics, testing and performance evaluations, and peer review. Formative evaluation is guiding ongoing improvements in the program. The project is also developing articulation agreements with regional universities that are allowing CET students who earn the GIS certificate to continue their studies towards 4-year GIS degrees. In addition, a GIS training camp is providing training on the use of GIS to faculty and staff from CET, agriculture, marketing, and geography who have demonstrated interest towards incorporating GIS into their existing courses and curricula. Finally, the project is providing GIS-based summer camps for K-12 students in order to enhance their interest in pursuing STEM careers.