SPATIAL 7030WT - GIS for Agriculture & Natural Resource Management
Waite Campus - Winter - 2018
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code SPATIAL 7030WT Course GIS for Agriculture & Natural Resource Management Coordinating Unit School of Biological Sciences Term Winter Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s Waite Campus Units 3 Contact 10 days during Winter Semester Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Incompatible SPATIAL 3007WT; SPATIAL 3020WT; SPATIAL 7007WT Assessment Practical exercises, written exam, research project Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Bertram Ostendorf
Course Timetable
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course consists of 2 weeks intensive lecture/practical sessions followed by independent research work.
Workload
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Learning Activities Summary
Schedule Lecture Lecture/Practical Day 1 Introduction to GIS Getting Started with ArcGIS
Challenge: Examine spatial precision agriculture data on the computer and create a first mapDay 2 Creating Map Symbology
Referencing Data to Real LocationsCreating Map Symbology
Referencing Data to Real Locations
Challenge: Align yield data to spatial information from SA governmentDay 3 Organising Geographic Data
Creating and Editing DataOrganising Geographic Data
Creating and Editing Data
Challenge: Create a new layer of soil pHDay 4 Getting Started with GIS Analysis Working with Geoprocessing and Modelling Tools Day 5 Using GIS in Agricultural research
Review and mid-term examDay 6 Introduction to Rasters and the Spatial Analyst Getting Started with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
Working with Rasters / Displaying Rasters in ArcMap
Working with Rasters / Managing Raster Data
Challenge: Linking ArcGIS and Google EarthDay 7 Topographic Analysis Practical Map Algebra Analysing Surfaces
Challenge: Comparing apples and oranges – normalising yield maps and linking GIS data with statistical models in ExcelDay 8 Interpolation Interpolating Raster Surfaces
Challenge (to be completed on day 9): Generating soil attribute surfaces and evaluating the results using residualsDay 9 Spatial Statistics Mapping Distance and Density
Using Cell, Neighbourhood, and Zonal StatisticsDay 10 Introduction to projects
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Assessment
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Assessment Summary
Assessment Task Task Type Due Weighting Hurdle Learning Outcome Practicals Formative & Summative Daily submissions
33% No 1-9 Exam Summative Day 5 & 10 33% No 1-10 Research Project Formative & Summative 34% No 1-10 Assessment Detail
Practicals (33% of total marks):
Several short online multiple choice quizzes (false answers show web links to lecture material, quizzes can be repeated until successful). Daily submission of practical reports – results will be discussed in class the next morning
Exams (33% of total marks):
Mid-term exam on day 5, online, open book, internet usage permitted (8% of final grade)
Final exam on day 10, online, open book, internet usage permitted (25% of final grade)
Research Project (34%)
Part 1 Project Design (10% of total marks for research project):
The research project is chosen by the student. Students are required to conceptualise and design a small research project to apply and deepen the GIS skills. Project ideas, creativity and research design will be evaluated at 10%
Part 2 Project report (24% of total marks for research project)
Students are required to conduct and communicate GIS-based research through a written report. The report needs to include an introduction with citations from the literature, methods, results and conclusions. Students will receive individual support and feedback on the progress of their research project.
Submission
Late Submission
If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply. A penalty of 10% of the value of the
assignment for each calendar day that the assignment is late (i.e. weekends count as 2 days), up to a maximum of 50% of the available
marks will be applied. This means that an assignment that is 5 days late or more without an approved extension can only receive a
maximum of 50% of the marks available for that assignment.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
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