Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 3 day ARCGIS 9.3 Workshop
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
With this course you will be able to get started using GIS. A three-day workshop designed for people in a wide range of jobs such as Planning, Public Works and Environmental staff that have little or no prior GIS experience but need to provide maps for projects.
GIS classes are held in the GIS computer labs on the UW Tacoma campus.
Every student uses a separate computer. ARC GIS software is provided
during the class for student projects.
This new hands-on three-day course introduces you to ArcGIS and provides the foundation for becoming a successful ArcView user. You will learn how to use ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox and explore how these applications work together to provide a complete GIS software solution. Covers fundamental GIS concepts as well as how to create, edit, and geo-reference spatial data. You will learn how to manipulate tabular data, query a GIS database, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps and charts.
Cost for the 3 day Workshop is $595.
A total of 2.1 CEUs (21 clock/contact hours) will be granted.
This program has been approved for clock hours for teacher recertification.
FUNDING APPROVAL
The following agencies approve this program for funding. If you would like more information about how to obtain funding through one of the following agencies please click the logos below.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
GIS Overview - Basic Fundamentals to Creating Maps
With a focus on Washington data and applications, you will learn how to use ArcGIS 9.3 to produce attractive, effective maps.
Prerequisite: Familiarity with Windows is highly recommended.
- Overview of and practice with all the major menu commands and operations of the ArcView GIS software. No previous experience with the software is necessary.
- Discussion and demonstration of the mapping concepts that underlie ArcView and GIS. Topics covered include map projections, distance and area measurements, making and working with themes.
- Where to find state and federal digitized data.
- Demonstration and discussion of more advanced topics such as Spatial Analyst, loading and using sample extensions, and the Geoprocessing Wizard.
Recommended for those who are new to ArcGIS or new to geographic information systems in general.
*Dates Subject to change
Fees and Tuition
Tuition for the entire program is $595 excluding registration fees and textbooks. There is $10 non-refundable registration fee for each term. Tuition and $10 registration fee are due three business days before class begins.
There will be $200 discount if you register for both the three-day workshop and the 9 month creditial as a package deal.
The University’s tuition exemption policy does not apply to this program. Fees and tuition are subject to change.
Information on registration and refund policies and procedures will be included with the registration materials sent to you.
Refunds
Students must make a written request to withdraw. Written requests should be sent to uwtpdctr@u.washington.edu or mailed to the KeyBank Professional Development
Center, UW Tacoma, 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402. Students withdrawing by 5 p.m. 24 hours BEFORE the program begins, are eligible for a full refund of all fees except the $10 registration fee. There is no refund for withdrawals after the first day of class.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Catherine A. Crook
B.A. Environmental Science, University of Washington Tacoma; GIS Certification, University of Washington Tacoma
Crook is an Assistant Manager for the City of Maple Valley, Washington where she creates and maintains the GIS data for the City. She also has served as a GIS Specialist for the Town of Eatonville, Washington. She has taught GIS classes at the University of Washington Tacoma, the Department of Forestry Services, and at Tacoma Community College. She is member of the Pierce County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, participated in Project Earth, The Leadership Summit on Environmental Education, and the Pierce County Water for Life Festival. She is the 2006 UW Tacoma recipient of the Rod Hagenbuch Award for Student of the Year.
Instructors and courses are subject to change.
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