Postgraduate Course: Advanced GIS and spatial epidemiology and modelling (INAH11018)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | International Animal Health |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.InternationalAnimalHealth.ed.ac.uk |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Building on those concepts introduced in "Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis" this course will look at derived prediction spatial models using point data, leading to surface analysis and probabilities of presence and absence of disease. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis (INAH11017)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to have regular access to a networked computer, and will be responsible for providing their own computing equipment and consumables. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the completion of this course students should be familar with the concepts of remote sensing, statistical spatial models and time series analysis. |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative written assessment will constitute 60% of the student's grade. Online discussion in both a synchronous and asynchronous environment will contribute further to the final mark. In combination with the submission of electronic course assignments, these elements will provide the remaining 40% of the final mark. |
Special Arrangements
| This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment of WebCT as a delivery platform. Course materials are protected by username and password controlled access which will only be made available to registered users. |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Ewan Macleod
Tel: 0131 242 9379
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Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
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