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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 Office Hours:
wed 9-10
Teaching Staff:
Ms. Ruthie Harari-Kremer,
Ms. Efrat Jacob
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:
Introduction to GIS Definitions, Functions ,Trends, applications & Public health applications
Spatial data: data models:Vector, Raster. projections & Metadata
Data sources for public health: Demographic data, Health data
Tables:query, join, statistics.
Mapping health related information: Mapping process
Spatial data query
and analysis
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
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