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Mapping Environments (ENVS10006)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 1
Overview
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In this subject students will learn how information is used to support decision making in urban and rural environments. This includes methods of data collection, mapping, information communication through visualisation, and decision-support systems. This will be presented by studying the historical development of the supporting technologies, the social context of their use, and their current importance in the age of information. Specific topics covered include: methods of determining position; map projections and the shape of the Earth; the development of cartography from paper maps to GIS and 3D visualization; the development and use of GPS technology; data structures for managing information; methods of measuring built environments and monuments; the development of mapping from aerial photographs to hi-resolution satellite imagery
The practical sessions will give hands-on experience with a range of measurement, geographic information, image analysis and virtual reality technologies in a problem-solving context
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students should have the following skills:
- Apply knowledge of basic science fundamentals relevant to spatial systems
- Undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
- Understand the key role of information technology in sustainable development
- Show capacity for independent critical thought, creative inquiry and self-directed learning
- Show a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Fortnightly practical exercises due throughout semester equivalent to 3400 words (60%)
- A 1-hour test in the last week of semester (40%)
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Clifford Ogleby Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 60 hours, comprising of two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour practical/laboratory per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Students enrolled in the BSc (new degree only) will receive science credit for the completion of this subject
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Environments Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Informal specialisation Environments Discipline subjects Informal specialisation Selective subjects for B-BMED Major Spatial Systems Major Landscape Architecture Informal specialisation Bachelor of Design Elective Subjects Breadth Track Natural systems and our designed world - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 22 March 2024