Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
Students must have a bachelor degree in surveying, land management,
urban planning, environmental planning, geography or study programs
with similar contents.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Students who complete the module will acquire the following
knowledge, skills and competencies:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- about the role of geographic information and spatial data
infrastructures (SDI) as a basis for societal infrastructures in
large, including land administration systems (LAS).
- of principles of data collection, structuring and management
geographic information – including property related data in land
administration systems
- about standardization activities – including INSPIRE – and the
national implementation here of
- about spatial data infrastructure in the Nordic countries -
exemplified by the development of land administration systems
- of technologies and organizational structures for
building and managing geographic information systems (GIS)
- of the role of SDI in e-Government
Skills
- be able to identify core issues – of both a legal, ethical,
technical, environmental, organizational, economic and social
nature – in relation to the development and implementation of SDI
in support of societal infrastructures.
- be able to understand geographic information technology as an
element in land administration systems and e-government
- be able to understand the importance of standardization and
data quality, including the understanding of metadata
- understand the collection, management, distribution and
use of geographic information - for example in relation to Public
Participation GIS
Competences
- in advising on the understanding and use of geographical
information
- in advising on the development and implementation of SDI,
GIS and LAS
Type of instruction
Lectures, workshops, seminars, assignments, presentations.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Land Governance and Geographic Information in a societal
context |
Type of exam | Active participation and/or written assignment |
ECTS | 5 |
Permitted aids | |
Assessment | Passed/Not Passed |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | Stated in the framework
provisions |