Feb 23

Note: Please use Microsoft Explorer for this online class .. rather than Mozilla firefox or other. If your text did not include the software then you can download the student software here. But you will need to email me for the software code once it is installed.

Please ..Click Here to take student survey

Optional On Campus hands on session for online students:

• This weekend? Email me when you are available and I will connect to you remotely and get you started! The requiredment is that you are connected to the web as you are now .. and on a machine with GIS (or need help installing GIS)
  

• Thursday 28th specifically for online students. When? 3 - 6 (room s305) & 7 - 9 pm (business computer lab). You must Let me know if you can join us so I can look for you! If no one expresses an interest then I may not be there! If you need install help and using a laptop, bring it by!

Previous front page posting on front page archived here by week.

Question: Did you install the software? (DVD in text sleeve)
Question: Did you install the software? (DVD in text sleeve)
Question: Did you read and perform the lessons in the first chapter of the text?
Question: Did you look at the slides on WebCT homepage?
Question: Did you follow the Instructors Lesson link from WebCT and follow the links?
Question: Did you attempt the Pomona exercise in the Instructor Lesson (requires software installed and download data.
Please complete working on the require text tutorial (chapters) 1 & 2. You do not need to submit the lessons from here but you do need to complete for quiz and to work on my lessons.

I will call you if you need help, just email a request. Contact instructor if need another copy of software or help.

Feb 22nd, 08

Note: Please
use Microsoft Explorer for this online class .. rather than Mozilla firefox or
other. If your text did not include the software then you can download the
student software here.
But you will need to email me for the
software code once it is installed.

On Campus hands on session for online
students: The past two weeks students accompanied me in the lab for a GIS session and we accomplished a good amount! It really does help you if you can come for one meeting Another
optional session Thursday 28th specifically for online students. When? 3 - 6 pm.
Let me know if you can join us! If you need install help and
using a laptop, bring it by!

Previous front page posting on front
page archived here by week.

Question: Did you install the
software? (DVD in text sleeve)

Question: Did you install the software?
(DVD in text sleeve)

Question: Did you read the first chapter
of the text?

Question: Did you look at the slides on
WebCT homepage?

Question: Did you follow the Instructors
Lesson link from WebCT and follow the links?

Question: Did you attempt the Pomona
exercise in the Instructor Lesson (requires software
installed and download data.

Please complete working
on the require text tutorial (chapters) 1 & 2. You do not need to
submit the lessons from here but you do need to complete for quiz and to work on
my lessons.

I will call
you if you need help, just email a request. Contact instructor if need another copy of software or help.

Feb 13th

I
will be on campus tomorrow Tuesday (also welcome to come in other days)
specifically for online students. When? 2 - 5 pm . You can
accomplish 2 lessons in this short time. If you need install help and
using a laptop, bring it by!

Welcome to the Introduction to GIS Course.
The first readings (I have the first chapter of required text online) and is posted
in calendar below. Material through the
course will be released at given times. Posting on front
page archived here by week.

Question: Did you install the
software?

We have a week passed us and would like to
confirm you have software installed or accessible. This weekend
please Webct message me to confirm you have installed software. I can call
you if you need help, just email a request. You need software installed or access to a system or visit to
our lab to perform lessons in text and by instructor. You can install the software from the text
book.

Contact instructor if need another copy of software or help.

This weekend. Please work on lessons in
textbook (chapter 1). First faculty lesson will
be posted for this weekend.

Rio Hondo GIS Workshop for Online students
scheduled for Tuesday 2/12 (optional)
at 2:00 - 5:00 pm in room S305, Rio Hondo College. Please let me know
if you can join us. Additional workshop session for online students
scheduled Wednesday morning 2/20.
Again, let us know if you can join us

Welcome to the Introduction to GIS Course.The first readings (I have the first chapter of required text online) and is postedin calendar below. Material through thecourse will be released at given times.

4 things I need for you to do now...

1. To perform the lessons in the course you must install software or have access to a PC computer with ArcGIS installed. I checked the Tutorial Software and it will be sufficient for the lessons. Please do install the software from the text book.
   

2. Please complete the student survey on the left column.
   

3. Visit the communications link below and then select discussion link .. and select the topic "START HERE. Introduce yourself and what you do and why GIS?" and introduce yourself . . please don't be shy. We need to share with your colleagues why you are here and your expectations / learning outcomes.
   

4. last, for now, select the video by Jack Dangermond (owner of ESRI)'. He'll mention 'couple of days training' but of course, disregard that ...
   

Frequent questions of course is on the career in GIS. The answer is, it depends. It depends on both the field, and your experience, degree and many other attributes. The easy answer is that GIS is fast growing to where we all will (and are) using it ... do you send your excel work to the excel department? Your email to be typed up in the 'email' department ? GIS is the same. You will be using GIS to some degree ... those fortunate to have GIS skills will find the tool essential & marketable.