Course Weekly Lecture Plan

Week	Topic
1	Introduction of the course and definition of GIS How GIS Works, Components of GIS and GIS Functions
2	Module 1: Data systems, models and database structure
3	Module 2: Data transformation, and boolean processes, and geoprocessing tools
4	Module 1: GIS Applications (Topographic analyses)
5	Module 1: GIS Applications (Distance analyses)
6	Module 1: GIS Applications (Overlay analysis-1)
7	Module 1: GIS Applications (Overlay analysis-2) Module 2 homework submission
8	SPRING BREAK
9	Midterm Exam
10	Module 1: Data creation
11	Holiday
12	Module 2: Data input, data storage, data editing
13	Module 1: Projection and coordinate systems
14	Module 2: Data Query and Analysis Geographic data model and visualization-1
15	Module 2: Data Query and Analysis Geographic data model and visualization-2 Module 2 homework submission