UW GEOGRAPHY 360 : PRINCIPLES OF GIS Mapping
Course Schedule, Spring 2010

(author #-# : indicates reading of pages inclusive in Dent et al's Cartography or MacEachren’s Some Truth With Maps)
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Week	Date	Day	Lecture Topic	Lab Topic
1	3/29	M	Course Introduction and Overview (Dent et al 1-22)	Lab Assignment 1: Introduction to ArcGIS Sections meet in Smith 401 Computer Lab
	3/30	T
	3/31	W	Geographic Concepts for Sustainability - Indicators and Data Measurement (Dent et al 63-70)	Lab Assignment 1 continued
	4/1	Th
	4/2	F	Spatial Data Coordinates and Map Projections (Dent et al 23-55)
2	4/5	M	Dot Maps (Dent et al 119-130)	Lab Assignment 1 DUE Lab Assignment 2: Map Projections and Dot Maps - World Population Distribution
	4/6	T
	4/7	W	Data, Information, and Knowledge for  Sustainability Mapping http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf (Dent et al 63-70)	Lab Assignment 2 Continued
	4/8	Th
	4/9	F	In-Class Discussion and a five-minute essay: GIS Map Projections Make-up five-minute essay
3	4/12	M	Data Classification for Choropleth Maps (Dent et al 80-99)	Lab Assignment 2 DUE Lab Assignment 3A: Data Classification in Choropleth Mapping
	4/13	T
	4/14	W	Fundamentals of Map Design – Choropleth Maps as an example (Dent et al 102-118, 204-224)	Lab Assignment 3B: Symbolization in Choropleth Mapping
	4/15	Th
	4/16	F	In-Class Discussion and a five-minute essay: Sustainability Indicator MapDesign Make-up-five-minute essay
4	4/19	M	Graduated/Proportional Symbol Mapping (Dent et al 131-149)	Lab Assignment 3 DUE Lab Assignment 4: Graduated / Proportional Symbol Mapping
	4/20	T
	4/21	W	The Symbolization Challenge in Map Design (Dent et al 70-79, Nyerges - Map Sampler)	Lab Assignment 4 continued.
	4/22	Th
	4/23	F	Understanding Color Use and Misuse in Mapping (Dent et al 246-266, see color plate section for examples)
5	4/26	M	Typography (Dent et al 226-245)	Lab Assignment 4 DUE Lab Assignment 5 will be assigned next week due to exam study week. Lab catch-up as needed
	4/27	T
	4/28	W	In-Class Discussion and a five-minute essay: Challenges in Map Symbolization Make-up five minute essay	Lab Review Discussion
	4/29	Th
	4/30	F	Flow maps  (Dent et al 188-201)
6	5/3	M	Mid-term Review in class (bring your questions about the questions) See Learning Objectives Review 1 Handout linked on Home Page	Lab Assignment 5: Traffic Flows in Central Puget Sound Region
	5/4	T
	5/5	W	Mid-term Exam	Lab Assignment 5 continued
	5/6	Th
	5/7	F	In-class discussion and five-minute essay: Traffic Flows in central Puget Sound region Make-up five-minute essay
7	5/10	M	Spatial Reference Systems and Points, Lines, Polygons, and Surfaces (Dent et al 56-62) (Ereserves: NIST - FIPS 173 Spatial Data Transfer Standard pp 9-20)	Lab Assignment 5 continued
	5/11	T
	5/12	W	Digital Elevation Models (DEMo) using x, y, z portrayed in 2D Mapping (Dent et al 150-162)	Lab Assignment 5 DUE Lab Assignment 6: Representing Terrain and Sustainability in Thorton Creek Watershed
	5/13	Th
	5/14	F	2D and 3D Mapping – Contour Maps, Volumetric Displays, and Terrain Rendering (Dent et al 162-167)
8	5/17	M	In-class discussion and five-minute essay: Representing Elevation and Watershed Sustainability Make-up five-minute essay	Lab Assignment 6 continued
	5/18	T
	5/19	W	Critical Thinking Strategies for Final Projects (Slater – Learning Through Geography)	Lab Assignment 6 DUE Lab Assignment 7: Geography 360 Final Project
	5/20	Th
	5/21	F	GeoSpatial data search – what is available where? UW GIS Data Library Presentation
9	5/24	M	Final Project Opportunities, Challenges, and Database Design One-paragraph Problem Statement to be turned-in at the beginning of lecture Bring your project questions for in-class discussion – questions can be part of one-paragraph problem statement
	5/25	T		Lab Assignment 7 continued
	5/26	W	Data formatting and data format conversion http://www.gisdatadepot.com/helpdesk/formats.html Bring your questions about data formatting	Lab Assignment 7 continued
	5/27	Th
	5/28	F	Using GIS for Urban Inventory Mapping Aerial Mapping Graphic
10	5/31	M	HOLIDAY	Lab Assignment 7 continued
	6/1	T
	6/2	W	GIS for Urban and Regional Sustainability Mapping	Voluntary, extra credit, final project presentation in sections. Must use web or Powerpoint slides.
	6/3	Th
	6/4	F	Final Exam Review See link to Learning Objective Review Handout on Home Page
11	6/7	M
	6/8	T	FINAL EXAM, 8:30 - 10:20am in Smith 304	Bring and submit final project report at beginning of Final Exam