Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Entrance requirements for the study programme and following the course ‘Land Governance and Geographic Information in a societal context’ in parallel

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Students who complete the module will acquire the following knowledge, skills and competencies:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Systems design by AGILE methods
• System development for geospatial applications
• Spatial databases and query languages
• Principles of Distributed GIS
• Standards for web-based GI applications

Skills

• Understanding the path from user requirements over design to implementation and test.
• Applying up-to-date system development methods and programming tools
• Evaluating the various approaches to systems design and development.

Competences

• Must have the ability to design and build simple spatial enabled applications using modern object orientated development tools

Type of instruction

Combined lectures and exercises.

Exam

Exams

Name of exam	Geospatial Information Technology
Type of exam	Written exam
ECTS	5
Permitted aids
Assessment	Passed/Not Passed
Type of grading	Internal examination
Criteria of assessment	Stated in the framework provisions.