GIS672 GeoDesign (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): GIS605  or equivalent
This course covers how to use GIS tools to address real-world social, economic, and environmental planning scenarios. The skills and techniques presented in the course provide an effective and efficient means of carrying out spatial planning tasks. Learners are able to focus their learning from among the following geodesign implementations: business, natural resources, emergency management, or urban and regional planning.

Upon completion of the course students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Develop familiarity with relevant data sources used for planning purposes.
2. Demonstrate competence with established spatial planning processes.
3. Create effective maps and figures.
4. Resolve issues based on evidence weighed against established criteria.
5. Evaluate data and technology to understand simple and complex problems.