Geographic Information Systems and Research ADS807 Fall 2018
Instructor: Dr. Yonghong Tong
This course is a broad and intensive study of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Using this extensive computer-based mapping software, students learned the nature and models of spatial data, organize, manage, and present such data, as well as plan, conduct, and present research. Applications in various professional settings were introduced and discussed. The course emphasized the use of GIS in administrative and policy-making settings.
Doctoral Standards
Standard 4: An organizational leader actively seeks to build the capacity of the organization in order to solve local, national, and global problems through education, training, mobilization of human and community resources, and collaboration with external organizations.
Standard 6: An organizational leader seeks to understand, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context through analysis and evaluation of policy standards.
Standard 8: An organizational leader develops and maintains humane and inclusive organizations that address the root causes of social and structural inequalities.
Course Textbooks
Course Assignments
Leadership and Policy Takeaways
- Policy-makers are able to use GIS to create a visual frame of reference for data sets that do not easily conceptualize or understand by the public (Class Experience).
- GIS allows leaders and stakeholders to understand what belongs where, and how data relates to other subject areas in a geographic context (Class Experience).
