Tentative schedules

Wk	Date	Topic (ppt)	Reading	Lab assigned
1	3/27 3/29	Course overview Needs assessment | Group discussion	Syllabus MPLIS16	P0: project proposal P1: needs assessment
2	4/3 4/5	Information products | Group discussion Scoping the system	T6 T7
3	4/10 4/12	System requirement: data | Group discussion System requirement: function System requirement: technology	T8-9 L7 (avail. at will-call shelf) T10	P2: system requirement P3: data acquisition
4	4/17 4/19	Data acquisition Data analysis	I1,2 (avail. at will-call shelf) L13,16 (avail. at will-call shelf)	P4: data analysis
5	4/24 4/26	Project evaluation | Exercise | BCA_new Issues in project management | GIS Career	T11 Tom Nolan
6	5/1 5/3	Challenges in data acquisition Challenges in data analysis	In-class discussion
7	5/8 5/10	GIS in an organization GIS management strategies	Chan Somers
8	5/15 5/17	Information system architecture ESDA	Zachman GISCCU128	P5: presentation P6: final report
9	5/22 5/24 5/26	Virtual Reality Virtual Reality continued Exam (take-home)	GISCCU131
10	5/29 5/31 6/1 6/2	Memorial day Presentation in the lab section Presentation in the lab section Undergrad Research Symposium	No lecture this week

Class schedules are subject to change as the class progresses – students are expected to check the course website for the update on a regular basis

See the syllabus for the list of readings