SOC 4650 & 5650 Syllabus
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I Syllabus
1
Course Introduction
1.1
Two Courses, One Goal
1.2
Course Objectives
1.3
Core Resources
1.4
Readings
1.5
Computers, Data, and Data Storage
1.6
Services
1.6.1
Blackboard
1.6.2
Zoom
1.6.3
GitHub
1.6.4
ArcGIS Online
1.7
Software
1.7.1
R
and RStudio
1.7.2
GitHub Desktop
2
Course Policies
2.1
Compassionate Coursework
2.1.1
Code of Conduct
2.1.2
Harrassment and Title IX
2.2
Attendance and Participation
2.3
Communication
2.4
Electronic Devices
2.5
Student Support
2.5.1
Basic Needs
2.5.2
Academic Accommodations
2.5.3
Writing Services
2.5.4
Student-athletes
2.6
Academic Honesty
3
Success in this Course
4
Assignments and Grading
4.1
Assignments
4.1.1
Attendance and Participation
4.1.2
Lab Exercises
4.1.3
Final Project
4.2
Submission and Late Work
4.2.1
Assignment Submission
4.2.2
Licensing of Student Work
4.2.3
Late Work
4.3
Extra Credit
4.4
Grading
II Reading List
5
Course Schedule
5.0.1
Scheduling Notes
6
Lecture Schedule
Course Preview
Topics
Videos
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-01 - Course Introduction
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-02 - ArcGIS Pro Overview
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-03 - Cartography 101
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-04 - Map Production in ArcGIS Pro
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-05 - Map Production in
R
(Part 1)
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-06 - Map Production in
R
(Part 2)
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-07 - Data Cleaning
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-08 - Table Joins; Data Storage
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-09 - Accessing Census Data via APIs
Topics
Videos
Assignments
Lecture-10 - Managing Projections
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-11 - Select and Aggregate Features
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-12 - Clip and Dissolve Features
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-13 - Intersect, Union, and Merge Features
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-14 - Digitizing Data
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-15 - Geocoding Data
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-16 - ArcGIS Pro Story Maps
Topics
Readings
Assignments
Lecture-17 - Final Project Work Session
Assignments
Final Presentations
Topics
Assignments Due Before Presentations
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Final Presentations
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Research Synthesis
- Final Presentations
Assignments Due Before Presentations
From Final Project
- Final Code, Docs, and Presentation
SOC 5650 only
- Final Paper