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Syllabus GIS and Public Health - 95157
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Last update 04-07-2016
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: public health - international prog.

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: English

Campus: Ein Karem

Course/Module Coordinator: Adi Ben Nun

Coordinator Email: bennun@cc.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: wed 9-10

Teaching Staff:
Mr. Adi Ben-Nun

Course/Module description:
This course is designed for public health professionals with little or no experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).


Course/Module aims:
Participants will receive instruction on the use of GIS software and an introduction to commonly used and readily available data sources.

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the end of the course participants will have created several thematic map(s) illustrating the results of spatial analyses of data related to public health applications.

Attendance requirements(%):
100

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: lectures and lab

Course/Module Content:
Intro GIS Definitions, Functions ,Trends , applications& Public health applications
Spatial data: Vector data model, Raster , projections & Metadata
Data sources for public health: Demographic data, Health data
Tables:select, join, sum..
Mapping health related information: Mapping process
Spatial data query
Analyzing

Required Reading:
non

Additional Reading Material:
non

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 60 %
Assignments 40 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
NON
 
Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
For further information, please visit the site of the Dean of Students Office.
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