Introductory to the lesson

Course structure

The course consists of two parts. Each describes an individual tool based on the knowledge user has accumulated. The structure of these parts is simple and can be described in three stages:

1. In the first stage, you will be working on two fronts at once – theory and practice. This type of learning will make it easier to absorb new information and will prepare you for a second stage – an assignment.
2. The assignment is formulated so you would have freedom over your choices which in turn will give you the momentum to move forward and (we hope) will inspire you to either study additional learning material resources or come up with unique solutions by experimenting with the tool at hand on your own.
3. The third step is like a finishing blow for each part of the course. Care to guess what it is? It’s a quiz. Each quiz consists of a batch of randomly generated questions which you will have to answer and achieve a passing mark.

Learning objectives

• Understanding the fundamentals of the geographical information system;
• Learning GIS-related tools from the easiest one to advanced;
• Using out-of-the-box thinking for visualization and analysis of any location-based data;
• Grasping the scale of possible usage of GIS, starting from personal maps and ending with complex and heavily data-driven maps in countless fields: journalism, medicine, ecology, history, sociology, politics, and so on.

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