GIS Capstone Project
Knowing how to design and execute a research project using GIS is critical to your success as a GIS analyst, as is your ability to present your research findings effectively and for a variety of audiences.
In this hands-on GIS capstone course, you will complete an individual guided research project and report, applying the knowledge and skills you learned in the four prerequisite GIS courses. You will begin the course by proposing a project, then you will complete the project according to your proposed research design, and finally you will present your resulting analysis. Throughout the course, you will also learn basic project management techniques.
Topics include:
- Creating a project outline, including objectives and process flow diagram
- Using ArcGIS Pro to interpret and draw conclusions from spatial data
- Presenting project results with visualizations of key conclusions
Practical experience:
- Comprehensive GIS project, including proposal, outline, and presentation
Course typically offered: Online in Fall and Spring
Enrollment will be closed three weekdays before the course start date.
Software: Students will use ArcGIS software developed by ESRI. The software license is included in the course price.
Prerequisites: Completion of GIS I: Introduction to GIS, GIS II: Spatial Analysis, GIS III: Web GIS, and GIS IV: 3-D Display and Analysis of Spatial Data is required.
Next Steps: Upon completion of this course, consider taking additional courses in data science to continue learning.
Contact: For more information about this course, please contact unex-techdata@ucsd.edu.
Course Number: ECE-40272
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Geographic Information Systems
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Science & Technology department at 858-534-3229 or unex-sciencetech@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.