SSCI301L,MapsandSpatialReasoningSyllabusUnits:4Term—Day—Time:Spring2018,MondaysandWednesdays,2:00to3:20p.m.Location:WPH102(lectures),AHF145A(labs)

Instructor:ElisabethSedanoOffice:AHFB57COfficeHours:Mondays,12-1p.m.andTuesdays2-3p.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:sedano@usc.edu,213-740-9582LabInstructor:JasonKnowlesOffice:AHFB55OfficeHours:Mondays,10-11a.m.andThursdays10:30-11:30a.m.PT.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail.ContactInfo:213-740-5910LabInstructor:SuJinLee Office:AHFB55K OfficeHours:Mondays11a.m.-12p.m.andTuesdays2-3p.m.Alsoavailablebyappointmentviaemail. ContactInfo:sujinlee@usc.edu,213-740-2845

LibraryHelp:AndyRutkowskiOffice:VKC36BOfficeHours:Tuesdays10a.m.-12p.m.andThursdays4:30-5:30p.m.PTContactInfo:arutkows@usc.edu,213-740-6390,http://bit.ly/andyhangoutITHelp:RichardTsungOffice:AHFB57EOfficeHours:ByappointmentContactInfo:ctsung@usc.edu,213-821-4415

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CourseScopeandPurposeMapshavelongplayedaroleintheproductionanduseofgeographicinformation.Theysupportmanydifferentkindsandlevelsofspatialreasoningrangingfromsimplequeries(routefinding,proximityanalysis)tomoreadvancedformsofspatialanalysisandmodeling.Therehasbeenarecentexplosioningeographicinformation(GI)technologiesthepasttwodecades,whichrangefromquickvisualizationtools(Google,BingMaps)tosophisticatedGISystems(ArcGIS,Idrisi)andmanykindsofGPS-enabledsensors.Thesetoolshaveattractedlargenumbersofusers:socialworkersuseGIStotrackwhereclientsliveandwheremoresocialservicesareneeded,urbanplannersuseGIStoanalyzethetransformationofcityspaces,landscapearchitectsuseGIStodesignandtrackthestatusoftheirindividualprojectsites,anthropologistsuseGIStomapthechangingculturalpatternsofaneighborhood,historiansuseGIStomaphistoricaltransformationacrossspace,environmentalscientistsuseGIStotrackhownaturaldisastersandgroundwaterflowsinteractwithhuman-environmentsystems,andemergencyrespondersuseGIStotrackwhereearthquakeorhurricanesurvivorsneedassistance–tonameafew.

Takenasawhole,thiscourseprovidesabroadunderstanding(theoreticalandtechnical)forlaterworkwithgeographicinformation,regardlessofbackgroundand/oracademicinterests.Itcoversthegeographicinformationtechnologiesandspatialskillsneededtomap,model,andpredicthowphysicalandsocialphenomenadevelopandchange.Intheseways,thespatialsciencescansignificantlyaffectthewayresearchisconducted,profoundlyimpactthewayweunderstandtheworld,andhelpustoprepareplansanddesignsthatwoulddramaticallyimprovethequalityoflifeforthosewhoselifeexperiencesandprospectsareshapedbyspatialprocesses.

ThiscourseisdesignedtoserveseveraldifferentstudentaudiencesgivenitsroleasarequiredcourseintheB.S.inGeoDesign,B.S.inEnvironmentalStudies,andminorinSpatialSciences.Eachstudentisencouragedtoutilizethelaboratoryexperienceandself-directedcapstoneresearchprojecttoexploregeospatialresourcesandcomputationaltechniques,suchasdatamodeling,spatialanalysis,anddatavisualization,learningwiththeirownacademicandprofessionalgoalsinmind.

LearningObjectives

StudentswhoexcelinSSCI301Lwillbeableto:

• Explainhowmoderngeographicanalysisandvisualizationtoolscanbeusedacrossavarietyofdisciplines;

• Describethemaintypesofmapsanddiscusstheissuesthatunderliegeographicmodelingandthecreationofmaps;

• Demonstratetheunderstandingofdatarepresentationmethodsbycreatingmeaningfulmaps;and

• ApplymodernmappingandGIStechnologiestoproblemsolvingwithindiversefieldsofstudy.

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Prerequisite(s):NoneCo-Requisite(s):NoneConcurrentEnrollment:NoneRecommendedPreparation:None

CourseStructureThisisafour-creditcoursecomprisedoflectures(twoperweek)andlab(oneperweek).Thelecturesessionswilldiscussvariousaspectsofcartography,spatialreasoning,andthehardwareandsoftwaresystemsusedtoinvestigatetheseprocesses.Theweeklylabmeetingsaredesignedtointroduceyoutothetoolsofscientificinquiryandtogiveyoupracticalexperienceinimplementingthesetoolstoexplorevariousproblemswithintheframeworkofthescientificmethod.Thelectureandlabsessionsaredesignedtocomplementeachothertoprovideyouwithsoundtheoreticalreasoningandthetechnicalskillstoinvestigatevariousphysicaland/orsocialprocesses.Yourweeklylaboratoryassignmentswillbegradedandreturned,andthemid-termandfinalprojectwillhavealaboratorycomponenttothem.Itisrequiredthatyouregisterforboththelectureandonelaboratorysessionforthiscourse.PleasenotethatallcoursematerialsandcorrespondencewillbepostedonthecourseBlackboardwebsite.Asaregisteredstudentyouwillfindthiscourseavailableforyoutoaccessat10a.m.PacificTimeonthefirstdayofclasses.

TechnologicalProficiencyandHardware/SoftwareRequiredThemodelingsoftwareandgeospatialdatarequiredforcourseassignmentswillbeaccessedusingcomputingresourcesprovidedbytheSpatialSciencesInstitute.Nopreviousexperienceisrequired.

RequiredReadingsTherequiredtextbooksforthiscourseare:

• Smith,David,Strout,Nathan,Harder,Christian,Moore,Steven,Ormsby,Tim,andBalstrom,Thomas.2017.UnderstandingGIS:AnArcGISProProjectWorkbook(FirstEdition).California,EsriPress9781589484832.(AvailableinSeptember)

• Harvey,Francis.2016.APrimerofGIS:FundamentalGeographicandCartographicConcepts(SecondEdition).NewYork,GuilfordPress.

• Monmonier,Mark.1996.HowtoLiewithMaps(SecondEdition).Chicago,UniversityofChicagoPress.

ThefollowingreadingswillbepostedtoBlackboard:

• GoodchildM.2007.CitizensasSensors:TheWorldofVolunteeredGeography.GeoJournal69(4)211-221.

• HarleyJB.2001.TheNewNatureofMaps.Baltimore,MD,TheJohnsHopkinsUniversityPress.

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• HollowaySL,RiceSP,andValentineG.(Eds.).2003.KeyConceptsinGeography.London,SagePublications.

• HubbardP,KitchinR,BartleyB,andFullerD.2002.ThinkingGeographically.NewYork,Continuum.

• HjellströmB.1994.BeExpertwithMap&Compass.NewYork,CollierBooks.• KyrgierJandWoodD.2016.MakingMaps:AVisualGuidetoMapDesignforGIS.New

York,GuilfordPress.• McIntosh-TolleL.HowtoUseaCompass.REI.https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-

advice/navigation-basics.html.Accessed2018.• VanOortP.2005.SpatialDataQuality:FromDescriptiontoApplication(Doctoral

dissertation).NetherlandsGeodeticCommission,Delft.• ZeilerMandMurphyJ.2010.ModelingOurWorld:TheEsriGuidetoGeodatabase

Concepts.California,EsriPress.

DescriptionandAssessmentofAssignmentsYourgradeinthisclasswillbedeterminedonthebasisofseveraldifferentassessments:

In-ClassParticipationandTwitterPosts(10%):Agradeforthesemesterwillbeassignedbasedonyourengagementinclassandsocialmedia(Twitter)interactions.Studentsareexpectedtocompleteanddiscussassignedreading,engageinlecture,shareanddiscusscourseassignments,andcompleteanddiscussin-classassignments,amongotherformsofactiveengagementinthecourse.StudentswillberequiredtoengagewithandsharecourseconceptsviaTwitter.AlthoughwewillsometimesuseTwitterintheclassroom,thebulkofyourTwitteractivitywilltakeplaceoutsideofclass.Youwillberequiredtotweetaminimumoftwo(2)timesperweek.Thereareafewsimpleguidelinesfortweeting.Yourtweetsmust:1)berelevanttotheclass(i.e.,aresponsetoareading,alinktoarelatedarticle,amaporimage,aquestion,etc.);2)besubstantive;3)berespectful;and4)includethehashtag#SSCI301toensurethattweetsareincorporatedintotheclassdiscussion.Anytweetsthatdonotcontainthishashtagwillnotbecountedtowardsweeklyactivity.Ifyoutweettherequisitenumberoftimes(aminimumoftwotweetsperweek2x15=30totaltweets),andparticipateinclassyouwillreceivefullcredit.Ifnot,thenyouwillreceivepartialcreditcommensuratewithyourparticipation.

LaboratoryAssignments(20%):Thiscourseincludesalaboratorymeetingeachweektodeveloptechnicalcompetencywithgeospatialsoftwareplatformsandanalytictools.Therewillbeatotaloftenlaboratoryassignmentsoverthecourseofthesemester,andoneweekwillincludeafieldassignmentwithingreaterLosAngeles.

LaboratoryPractical(15%):ThelabpracticalservesasanexaminationofyourproficiencywiththeEsriEcosystem.Thescopeofthelabpracticalwillbelimitedtogeospatialtoolsthathavebeenintroducedandexploredinthiscourse.StudentswilltakethePracticalduringtheirscheduledlabsection.

MidtermExam(15%):Themidtermexamwillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.Studentswillsitfortheexamduringthescheduledlectureperiod.

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FinalProject(20%):Thefinalprojectisthecapstoneassignmentforthiscourse.Studentswillbeexpectedtodrawuponcourselectures,discussions,labassignments,readings,andoutsidesourcestoorganizeanddeliveraself-directedstudyonatopicofinterestutilizingspatialanalysisandgeospatialtechnologies.Thethreedeliverablesforthisprojectare:1)aprojectproposal;2)areportthatislimitedto10pages(12-pointfont,1inchmargins,single-spacing)thatincludesoneormoremaps,tables,andotherdiagrams,aswellasalistofreferences;and3)anoralpresentationinclass.

FinalExam(20%):Thefinalexamwillconsistofmultiplechoice,shortanswer,andsimpleproblemquestions.

GradingBreakdown

Assessment Number TotalPoints(%ofGrade)

In-ClassParticipationandTwitterPosts 30 10

LaboratoryAssignments 10 20

LaboratoryPractical 1 15

MidtermExam 1 15

FinalProject 1 20

FinalExam 1 20

Totals 44 100

AssignmentSubmissionPolicy

StudentsareexpectedtoattendandparticipateineveryclassandlabsessionandtocompleteanduploadallassignmentsbeforethedeadlinesdetailedintheCourseSchedule.WrittenassignmentsmustbesubmittedviaBlackboard.Lateworkwillbeassessedapenaltyof10%perdayupthroughsevendaysfollowingtheduedate,afterwhichworkwillnotbeaccepted.

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CourseSchedule:WeeklyBreakdown

Topic ReadingsandAssignmentsDeliverables/DueDates

Week11/81/10

IntroductiontotheCourseIntroductiontotheclassanddiscussionofgoals,assignments,projects,technology,andthevalueofspatialthinking.MapsandSpatialReasoningAdiscussionoftheoriesandtechniquesforanalyzinghumanandenvironmentalprocesses

Reading:HarveyChapter1&15(GISinaNutshellto

end);Hubbardetal.Chapter1;MonmonierChapter1;Krygierand

WoodChapter4(optional)

2tweets/Dueby1/12

Nolab

Week21/151/17

MLKHoliday(noclass)TypesofMaps&DigitalRepresentationofDataDiscussionofmethodsandissuesrelatingtorepresentingthephysicalworldindigitalandprintmaps.IntroductiontoLabactivity.

Reading:HarveyChapters2&10;KrygierandWoodChapter3(pp.66-73);

MonmonierChapters5&6

2tweets/Dueby1/19

LabReport:Exploringmaps/Dueoneweek

afterlab

Week31/221/24

HistoryofGISAdiscussiononthehistory,uses,andinnovationsofGIS,GTCMGeodesy;Geoids,SpheroidsandCoordinateSystemsOverviewofconceptsandtermsrelatingtocoordinatesystems

Reading:HarveyChapters4&6;MonmonierChapter

10

2tweets/Dueby1/26

LabReport:Censusdataandpolitical

boundaries/Dueoneweekafterlab

Week41/291/31

ProjectionsDiscussionandexplanationofmapprojectionsScaleDiscussconceptofscaleincartographyaswellasphysicalandsocialprocesses

Reading:HarveyChapter3&5;HerodChapter12;

Krygier&Wood,Chapter5(optional);MonmonierChapter2(pp.5-18)

2tweets/Dueby2/2

LabReport:UGISLessons1–3/Dueone

weekafterlab

Week52/52/7

FinalProjectDiscussionDiscussexpectationsandpastexamplesofcapstoneprojectCartographyandGraphicElementsDiscussionofmapdesignprinciples,symbology,andcartographictechnique.Theuseofgraphicstocommunicate,stylize,andproblemsolve

Reading:Harvey,Chapter11;KrygierandWood

Chapter7(forreferenceforlab);Monmonier

Chapter2(18-24),3&11

2tweets/Dueby2/9

LabReport:UGISLessons4–5/Dueone

weekafterlab

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Topic ReadingsandAssignments

Deliverables/DueDates

Week62/122/14

DataResourcesExploreanddiscussspatialdatasourcesforspatialanalysis,the“New”Worldofdata,researchmethodsSpatialDataQualityDiscussiononevaluatingandmaintainingspatialdataquality

Reading:Farivar(all);

MonmonierChapter4&9;vanOortChapters1&2

2tweets/Dueby2/16

LabReport:MapProduction:ResultofUGISLesson6/Dueone

weekafterlab

Note:Self-workUGISLessons7–9DUE

Week10Week72/192/21

President’sDay(noclass)OrienteeringDiscussionandexercisewithtraditionalmethodsforwayfinding

Reading:Hjellström(selectedsections);McIntosh-Tolle(all)

2tweets/Dueby2/23

LabReport:EvaluatingCoreGeospatial

Datasets/Dueoneweekafterlab

Week82/26

2/28

GlobalNavigationSatelliteSystemsOverviewoftechnologiesandusesofGNSSandGPS(handoutGPSunitsthisweek)GeospatialDataCollectionandCorrectionDiscussionofgeospatialdatacollectionworkflowsandprimarydatacollectioninthefield–Trimbleintroduction&distribution

Reading:HarveyChapters

8

2tweets/Dueby3/2

Lab:donotmeetduringscheduled

times;conductteamfieldwork–data

collectionwithTrimblehandheld-parks

Week93/53/7

ReviewsessionformidtermMidtermExam(in-class)

ReviewforMidterm

2tweets/Dueby3/9

LabReport:Datacorrectionandprocessingfrom

fieldwork;mappingofdata/Dueoneweek

afterlabWeek103/193/21

ProjectProposalInclasspeer-reviewoffinalprojectproposal,includingproposeddataRemoteSensingOverviewofremotesensingtechnologiesanduses

Reading:HarveyChapter9

2tweets/Due3/23

Lab:LabPractical

Self-work:UGISLessons

7–9/Due3/23

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Topic ReadingsandAssignments

Deliverables/DueDates

Week113/263/28

RemoteSensinginPracticeOverviewoftheprofessionalusesofremotesensingCrowdsourcingSpatialDataOverviewoftechnologiesandculturalchangesleadingtodatacreationandmappingbynon-professionals

Reading:HarveyChapter

14;Goodchild(all)

2tweets/Due3/30

LabReport:Visualizationof

remotelysenseddatausingGoogleEarthPro/Dueoneweek

afterlab

Week124/24/4

VolunteeredGeographicInformationOverviewoftechnologiesandusesofcrowd-sourceddata;fitnessforuseandqualitymanagementSpatialDatabasesAnintroductiontospatialdatabases–utility,design,andmaintenance

Reading:HarveyChapter7;ZeilerandMurphy

Chapter1

2tweets/Due4/6

LabReport:CreatingVGI/Dueoneweek

afterlab

Week134/94/11

AdministrationofSpacesandLocationalPrivacyOverviewofgovernmentandprivatesectordataandissuesrelatedtodatacollectionandanalysisMaps,Knowledge,&PowerDiscussionofmappingissuesandthepowerinherentincreatingmapsanditshistoricalconsequences

Reading:HarveyChapter12&13;HarleyChapter2;MonmonierChapter7,8&

9

2tweets/Dueby4/13

LabReport:WorkonFinalProject/LabReport(progress

report)dueoneweekafterlab

Week144/164/18

SpatialStatistics/TheFutureofGISIntroductiontotheuseofspatialstatisticsinspatialanalysis.AdvancesandtrendsinGISandgeospatialtechnologies;anintroductiontoSSCI382topicsFinalExamReview

ReadingHarveyChapter15(First2sections),16&17

2tweets/Dueby4/20

Nolab

Week154/234/25

FinalProjectPresentationsStudentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclassFinalProjectPresentationsStudentspresenttheirfinalprojectsinclass

2tweets/Dueby4/27

Nolab

FinalProjectWrittenReports/Dueby4/27

5/7 FinalExam(2-4p.m.;WPH102(regularlecturehall);ClosedBook)

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