Geography 686
Spring 2004
 
GIS in Social Science and Business Research
 
Instructor:
Dr. Mei-Po Kwan
Office: Room 1054, Derby Hall
Phone No: 292-9465
E-Mail: kwan.8@osu.edu
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 11:48 AM - 12:48 PM or by appointment
 
Time: Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 - 11:48AM in DB 1080
 
Lab Session Time: Monday 10:30 AM – 12:18 PM or
Wednesday 10:30 AM– 12:18 PM in DB 0140
 
GTA:
Mr. Jason VanHorn
Office: 1145 Derby Hall
Phone No: 292-6127
E-Mail: vanhorn.17@osu.edu
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM or by appointment
 
Course objective
 
The objective of this course is to apply GIS techniques on social science and business research. More specifically the goals are: (1) to provide students with an understanding of how GIS can be applied in social science and business research; (2) to familiarize students with advanced GIS and modeling techniques; (3) to provide students with hands-on experience in working with various data sources through a project related to their own research interest.
 

Presentation Schedule
Spring 2004

Syllabus
Spring 2004

Lecture Notes
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6

Labs
Lab1a & Lab1b
Lab2
Lab3
Lab4
Lab5
Lab6
Lab7