GIS I: Introduction to GIS

In this introductory course, students will learn the fundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS), including coordinate systems, editing geographic and tabular data, spatial data analysis, database creation, and map creation. This is an ideal class for people who would like to learn how to incorporate GIS into the workplace or apply GIS to a specific area of interest. An overview of GIS applications for Defense, Urban Planning, Health, and Environmental Studies will be included. This course will use the GIS software ArcGIS by ESRI. No prerequisites are required, but students should be very comfortable with Windows.

Note: Strong familiarity with Windows is required.

Course Number: CSE-40991   Credit: 3 units

• GIS Program Overview