Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

To give students the opportunity to work with self-chosen problems related to the role of GI in decision-making through applying geocomputation techniques, geovisualisation, image processing and decision support technology.

Learning objectives

Skills

• The use of different spatial analysis and geocomputational techniques and understanding their strengths and weaknesses in decision-making processes
• Communicating their data and findings through geovisualisation tools in all steps of decision-making
• Evaluating the performance of various types of spatial decision support systems

Competences

• Designing and setting up advanced systems for knowledge based e-government in smaller organisations

Type of instruction

Self-chosen projects with supervision.

Exam

Exams