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Course ID:	GEOG 4385/6385-4385L/6385L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Course Title:	Community GIS (Service Learning)
Course Description:	Introduces students to the ways GIS is used by city and state agencies, non-profit organizations, and community groups. It provides advanced instruction on collecting and storing geospatial data and creating online maps for public consumption. The course includes a required service-learning component, providing GIS support for a group in the community, and fulfills the university’s experiential learning requirement.
Athena Title:	Community GIS Service Learning
Nontraditional Format:	Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. The course uses service-learning as the primary pedagogical tool for teaching course objectives. Students will work on a comprehensive project(s) and may be required to spend considerable time outside the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 75- 100% of overall instructional time.
Prerequisite:	GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L or GEOG 4370E/6370E or GEOG 3510-3510L or permission of department
Semester Course Offered:	Offered spring semester every year.
Grading System:	A-F (Traditional)

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