The course will employ a variety of instructional methods to accomplish its objectives, including some of the following: lecture, labs, field work, slides/videos, individual and/or team projects and small group discussions.
Evaluation will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will provide a written course outline with specific criteria during the first week of classes.
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
Labs | 40% |
Project | 20% |
Midterm Exam | 20% |
Final Exam | 20% |
100% |
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
Texts will be updated periodically. Typical examples are:
Slocum, T, McMaster,R, Kessler, F., & Howard H. (2008) Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
No prerequisite courses.
No corequisite courses.
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
---|---|---|
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU GEOG 2395 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG GEOG 2210 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 250 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2016/08/31 |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU GEOG 2XX (3) | 2016/09/01 to - |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 1XXX (3) | 2010/09/01 to - |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU GEOG 1XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2010/08/31 |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 1XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/08/31 |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU GEOG 1XX (3), *lab | 2009/09/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO GEOG 272 (3) | 2005/05/01 to - |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOG 2nd (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2009/08/31 |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV GEOB 2nd (3) | 2009/09/01 to - |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC GEOG 205 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV GEOG 251 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2006/04/30 |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC GEOG 2XX (1.5) | 2011/09/01 to - |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC GEOG 222 (1.5) | 2004/09/01 to 2011/08/31 |