451-624 Management
of GIS


 

Subject Details for
Semester 2, 2008

(updated 30-October-2008)

  

Subject website URL: http://www.geom.unimelb.edu.au/hunter/lectures/451624/451624.html

Official handbook entry
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Lecturer:

Dr Gary Hunter
Associate Professor and Reader
Department of Geomatics
University of Melbourne
Located in CGISM (2nd floor, B Block)
Tel. 8344-4626
E-mail. garyh@unimelb.edu.au

Subject objectives:

  • On completion of this subject students should have a sound understanding of the diversity of GIS applications and their different requirements; a detailed knowledge of the system design and development process; and an understanding of the major institutional and management issues affecting GIS.

Generic skills acquired in this subject:

  • Develop group-based communication, problem-solving and report writing skills
  • ability to function effectively as an individual and in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, with the capacity to be a leader or manager as well as an effective team member
  • expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so
  • capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
  • openness to new ideas and unconventional critiques of received wisdom
  • Understand the significance of social and implementation issues relevant to information systems

2007 Quality of Teaching student scores, comments and action taken:

  • Score (out of a maximum of 5.0) = 4.3
  • General comments: Nil.
  • Specific comments: Nil
  • Action taken for 2008: Nil

Lecture details:

  • Four hours per week during Semester 2, 2008, have been allocated for lectures on Tuesdays 4:15pm - 6:15pm in Theatre C2 and Wednesdays 4:15pm tp 6:15pm in Doug McDonnel Th 521.

Assessment:

  • There will be a 3-hour written examination at the completion of the semester worth 70% of the total subject marks, plus a 30-minute research presentation (15%) and an essay (3000 words max - 15%).
  • Penalty for practical work submitted after the due date: 1% off the total subject mark per day overdue.

Recommended Text:

  • "Thinking about GIS: GIS Planning for Managers" by Dr Roger Tomlinson, ESRI Press: Redlands, California.

Download your class lecture materials from here:

Class schedule:
 

 Week

Tuesdays in Th C2

Wednesdays in Doug McDonnell Th 521

    1.
  • Introduction and Organizational Context of GIS
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    2.
  • Strategic Planning and Business Cases
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    3.
  • Implementation Planning and Project Management
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    4.
  • Organizational Structure and People Management
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    5.
  • Financial Planning and Management
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    6.
  • Outsourcing/Vendor and Contractor Selection and Management
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    7.
  • Technical Resource Planning, Design and Management
  • No class - students to read practice case study for following week

    8.

Tuesday 16 September, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • GIS Standards and Metadata (speaker: Thi Thu Huong Luong)
  • Spatial Information as a Commodity and its Pricing

Wednesday 17 September, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • Spatial Data Quality (speaker: A/Prof. Gary Hunter)

    9.

No classes (University Break)

No classes (University Break)

    10.

No classes (University Break)

No classes (University Break)

    11.

Tuesday 7 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • No class - students to work on their essays and class presentations.

Wednesday 8 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • No class - students to work on their essays and class presentations.

    12.

Tuesday 14 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • Copyright and Ownership of Information (speaker: Bambang Yuniato)
  • Privacy and Access to Information (speaker: Jie Ding)

Wednesday 15 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • Liability and Negligence
  • Geographic Information as Court Evidence (speaker: Xuan Pei)

    13.

Tuesday 21 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • GIS and Society (speaker: Leong Mun Chang)
  • GIS Certification and Ethics (speaker: Beato L. Cefre, Jr)

Wednesday 22 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • Spatial Data Infrastructures (speaker: Francisco)
  • Location Based Services and Mobile Mapping (speaker: Shawn Smith)

    14.

Tuesday 28 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • Applications of GIS#1 (Natural Resources) (speaker: Chhavi Bhandari)
  • Applications of GIS#2 (Local Government)(speaker: Ryan Lobo)
  • Applications of GIS#3 (Utilities)

Wednesday 29 October, 4:15pm-6:15pm

  • GIS and the Internet
  • Future Trends in GIS (Gary Hunter)

ESSAY DUE FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER