GIS and Hazard Management (U02521)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : GEO-4-HAZMAN

This course builds on skills and knowledge gained in Principles in GIS and provides students the opportunity to develop their practical and research skills in an area of cutting edge research. The course involves the development of a knowledge based spatial decision support system for flooding using recent developments in knowledge representation and use. Introductory lectures will be given to support a major project that will involve the collection of spatial data, its management, and its analysis for providing decision makers with the necessary information to make timely and effective decisions. Students will extend their practical skills in GIS and other GI tools to develop solutions to one of the increasingly prevalent natural disasters that occur in the UK, namely flooding. The course also involves two weekend field trips to a research site for collection of data and will require students to pay for accommodation and food.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Principles in GIS

? Costs : Accommodation and food on field trips.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Geography, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module, students should have achieved and demonstrated, or be able to achieve and demonstrate, the ability to:
- understand the principle methods by which spatial information is currently represented and their limitations
- develop advanced practical skills in GIScience
- the ability to effectively work individually and in a group
- locate, read and summarise relevant literature, from both traditional and electronic media, to extend your understanding of the topic
- develop reasoned arguments, firmly grounded in the available literature
- plan and write assignments, within the specified parameters and to a professional standard
- take responsibility for your own learning through reading and the preparation of assignments, and reflect upon your learning experience