UNIGIS.. educating GIS professionals worldwide

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1 > Geographical Information Science & Systems UNIGIS.. educating GIS professionals worldwide Dr. Gudrun Wallentin Director of Studies, UNIGIS MSc University of Salzburg

2 UNIGIS Since countries 400 students / year 5000 alumni 2/22

3 A UNIGIS Student 33 years Lives in Zürich, Switzerland Holds a MSc degree in Forestry Works with GIS Lacks basics in GISc Can t go back to Uni 3/22

4 Another UNIGIS Student 31 years Lives near Krakow, Poland Mother of 3 Holds a MSc in Geodesy Wants to start working again Needs to catch up with GISc Can t go back to Uni 4/22

5 Another UNIGIS student 28 years Lives in Cape Town, South Africa Works for a governmental company Needs a formal degree to advance her career Can t afford to go back to Uni 5/22

6 Students domain backgrounds 6/22

7 Where do students come from? 7/22

8 Life Long Learner professional experience clear goals highly motivated Can pay fees Lack of time physically remote Diverse backgrounds and local contexts 8/22

9 Distance learning didactics Self-paced learning Active learning Feedback-based Multi-media materials Scaleable materials Collaborative learning 9/22

10 UNIGIS Study Organisation Author Admin Teacher Student Tutor Club UNIGIS 10/22

11 Global knowledge, local learning UIA Global Local UNIGIS student Strobl (2011) 11/22

12 Network of partners UNIGIS International Association 12/22

13 UNIGIS programmes UNIGIS diploma UNIGIS MSc Language 1 1year 2-3 years Language 2 Applicationoriented Postgraduate Language ECTS 120 ECTS 13/22

14 UNIGIS MSc, Curriculum 1 E E MSc Thesis E3 Learning Practice and Academic Work E4 DiBiase et al (2006) 14/22

15 UNIGIS MSc, Curriculum 1 E E MSc Thesis E3 Learning Practice and Academic Work E4 x Core Modules 1. Introduction to GIS 2. Data Modelling & Data Structures 3. Data Acquisition 4. GeoDBMS 5. Project Management 6. OpenGIS 7. Geogr. Analysis 8. Spatial Statistics 9. Visualisation & Cartogr. 15/22

16 UNIGIS MSc, Curriculum 1 E E MSc Thesis E3 Learning Practice and Academic Work E4 x Optional Modules ArcGIS for Server Application Development (using Java) Developing Applications with OSM Geoapplikationen mit VB.NET EuroGIS Geomarketing Geoprozessierung mit Python Landschaftsanalyse mit GIS Oracle Spatial Photogrammetrie im Dienste der Geoinformatik Remote Sensing Umweltmonitoring Visualisieren von Geodaten mit SVG Applications in Forestry Applications in Coastal Zone Research and Management GIS and Mountain Environments GIS-Analysemethoden mit gvsig Remote Sensing using IDRISI 16/22

17 European Master 17/22

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