This semester’s GIS Practicum, Introduction to GIS Using Open Source Software, will take place on the following Fridays:
- October 14th
- November 11th
The day-long workshop runs from 9am to 4:30pm. Baruch & CUNY graduate students, faculty, and staff, Baruch undergraduates, and Baruch CAPS students are eligible to register. Registration is $30 and includes a detailed tutorial manual and a light breakfast. Participants must register approx one week before the workshop begins. Visit the GIS Practicum page to learn more and to register. Registration opens on August 26th.
Last semester’s practicum was well attended; forty-five participants representing a variety of academic disciplines and ten different CUNY campuses. The tutorial from last semester is available online. This year’s practicum has been revised, and participants will receive an updated manual.
Course Description:
Do you have a research question that you’d like to envision geographically? Maybe you’d like to study neighborhoods and businesses to target a market. Or perhaps you want to visualize the distribution of education, employment, or resources across the country or around the world. Have you ever wanted to add a map to your presentations or reports, but couldn’t find one that suits your needs?
This practicum introduces participants to geographic information systems (GIS) as a concept for envisioning information and as a tool for conducting geographic analyses and creating maps. Participants will learn how to navigate a GIS interface, how to prepare map layers and conduct a basic geographic analysis, and how to create thematic maps using the open source software QGIS.
The practicum for Oct 14th is now full, and registration for that day is closed. There are still plenty of available seats for Nov 11th.
As of Sept 7th both GIS Practicum sessions for Fall 2011 are FULL and registration is CLOSED. Students and faculty may contact me if they’re interested in receiving an announcement for sessions in Spring 2012.