Courses

Courses contained within the Advanced Diploma GIS program are as follows:

__** Term 1 **__

This course is an introduction to digital image processing of remotely sensed, terrestrial image data. Lectures will focus on image processing techniques, as well as an introduction to optical, radar, and lidar sensors. Optical image classification procedures will include ground truthing, geometric enhancement, image editing, multispectral classifiers, and error evaluation. Additional image processing procedures will include image interpretation, image enhancement, image filtering, and radar image processing.
 * CIVG-4021** **Remote Sensing**

This course provides an introduction to classical statistics. This portion of the course covers frequency distribution, measures of central tendency, standard deviation, normal distribution, linear and non-linear regression (theory, calculations and graphical displays). The second component of this course is an introduction to spatial statistics. We cover autocorrelation, semivariograms, mean center, standard distance, standard deviational ellipses, density distributions and interpolation techniques (theory and spatial applications).
 * CIVG-4022** **Statistics for GIS**

This course is an introduction to the art, science and techniques of GIS cartography and thematic mapping. This course will facilitate the student to comprehend cartographic design principle, communication techniques, media, ethics and methods. By the end of this course, the student should be able to effectively apply cartographic design principles and presentation techniques to accurately and professionally present the results of GIS spatial analyses through reference and thematic maps.
 * CIVG-4024** **Cartography**

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS is a computer-based system that uses spatial (geographic) data to analyze and solve real-world issues. This course will provide the students with strong understanding and knowledge of GIS software, application and analysis. This course will allow students to comprehend spatial data models, formats, sources, data creation, edit, manipulation and spatial analysis. By the end of this course students should be able to use, create, analyze, and present, numerous and various, geospatial datasets to solve varied real-world situations and will be able to apply the fundamental concepts and techniques of Geographical Information System (GIS) on their research and analysis.
 * CIVG-4025** **GIS Fundamentals**

Successful students will be able to create and develop rudimentary applications in an object-oriented programming language. Students will also be able to successfully write Windows applications that modify properties at runtime, involve calculations that require complex expressions and intrinsic functions, where the flow of execution changes through conditions, loops and error handling structures, and which involve procedures and arrays. Topics such as variables, conditional statements, looping, arrays and simple text files reading and writing will be presented. Logic and structured design will be emphasized.
 * CIVG-4026** **Programming 1**

This course is intended to provide students with an understanding of the content and organization of a project. Students will learn the concepts of Project Management including such things as Gantt and PERT charts, task dependencies, resource allocations and critical path planning. Students will learn practical applications using MS Project and will apply these skills to complete the scheduling for an appropriate project.
 * CIVG-4030** **Project Management Fundamental**

This course presents an introduction to System of Survey, surveying and GPS.
 * CIVG-4032** **Surveying**

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This course provides an introduction to latest available versions of AutoCAD and AutoMap. Students will acquire an understanding and proficiency of main drawing and editing commands through the creation of many small drawings in AutoCAD. Students will also gain an understanding of and a proficiency at editing, cleaning, and preparing geospatial data in the AutoMap environment, and preparing and linking attribute data from both external and internal data tables. Students will also have the opportunity to work with raster images as applied to a GIS. Topological data structures and relationships will also be covered. Education and training under WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) can be thought of as two separate parts. Education refers to the instruction of workers in general information such as how WHMIS works and the hazards of controlled products. Training refers to the instruction in site-specific information such as work and emergency procedures. Both education and training are an important part of understanding the hazards that may be present at your workplace.
 * CIVG-4034** **GIS Applications 1**
 * SEMR-0229** **WHMIS Workshop**

This General Safety Training (GST) contains basic general safety content to arm students with the core information necessary for them to protect themselves in workplaces on all descriptions. Although some examples may consider Manitoba legislation, this course has been developed by occupational safety and health professionals using generic information that is not provincially specific.
 * SEMR-9209** **General Safety Training**

__** Term 2 **__

This course focuses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analytical and modeling techniques. This course will provide students with a stronger understanding and applied knowledge of advanced analytical and modeling concepts used in GIS; such as spatial interpolation, terrain mapping and analysis, viewshed and watershed modeling, path and network analysis, and spatial modeling processes. By the end of this course, students should be able to proficiently use GIS analysis functions. Students should also be able to plan, create, document, and execute a GIS model to address real-world problems.
 * CIVG-4027 GIS Modeling**

This course is an introduction to photographic systems and the basic principles of photogrammetry. Lectures will focus on the early history of aerial photography, color-mixing processes and filters, film photography, digital photography, multiband imaging, orthophotography, and flight planning for the acquisition of aerial photographs. The vertical aerial photograph will be introduced using calculations for photocoordinates, area, horizontal distance, scale, displacement, and parallax. Softcopy photogrammetry procedures will include the steps required for digital orthophoto production.
 * CIVG-4028** **Digital Photogrammetry**

Successful students will be able to apply the fundamental programming skills learned in first term while focusing on the application of these skills in a spatial context. The course will focus in on ArcObjects, which are the building blocks of ArcGIS. With ArcObjects, students can create their own menus, tools, workflows, applications, and custom feature classes for use with ArcGIS. Students learn what ArcObjects are, use object model diagrams to find out what individual objects do, and program objects to execute specific GIS tasks including adding layers to a map, working with selected features, defining layer symbology, creating dynamic layouts, querying data, and editing feature attributes.
 * CIVG-4029** **Programming 2**

Successful students will understand the relational database model and terminology with focus on table normalization through applied use of Microsoft Access. Students will be able to perform advanced queries, customized reports, and build forms to enforce data integrity rules and perform data validation. Tablular data will be linked to spatial data focusing on sound data management techniques and maintaining the integrity of relationships between spatial and aspatial data.
 * CIVG-4031** **Spatial Database Management**

This course encourages the synthesis of all of previously learned problem solving and spatial analytical techniques into a cohesive real-world application of GIS. Each student will partner with a government or industry associate with assistance from the GIS program staff. To succeed in this project, students will demonstrate their ability to employ their skills previously acquired by: a) planning, building and implementing a GIS model and/or a GIS programming interface to solve a problem; b) applying appropriate research methods, data collection, and analyses, and c) employing project management methods and communicating their findings both in written and oral form using both spatial and aspatial data.
 * CIVG-4033** **Thesis Project**

Students are fully introduced to the functionality of Geomedia Professional through classroom exercises including data warehouse creation, specifics relating to data connections, spatial analysis, map data creation, plotting, and more. Major topics may include working with coordinate systems, working with attribute and spatial queries, connecting to data sources, spatial and/or attribute data, spatial filtering, and many more functions. Students are also introduced to web GIS mapping using various GIS mapping applications and software such as Google and ESRI ArcGIS Server through classroom exercises. Major topics may include the different types of GIS service and functionality, the process of authoring, publishing, and using GIS services, how to work with GIS services using a variety of clients, and how to create basic customized ArcGIS server applications.
 * CIVG-4035** **GIS Applications 2**