| Module Identifier |
EAM2020 |
| Module Title |
WORK EXPERIENCE IN GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS/REMOTE SENSING |
| Academic Year |
2004/2005 |
| Co-ordinator |
Dr Richard M Lucas |
| Semester |
Semester 2 |
| Other staff |
Dr Aled P Rowlands |
| Pre-Requisite |
Registered for the MSc in GIS/remote sensing |
| Course delivery |
Seminars / Tutorials | 15 minute presentation per student. |
| |
Other | 24 days of work experience i.e. 2 days per week for 12 weeks |
| Assessment |
| Assessment Type | Assessment Length/Details | Proportion |
|---|
| Semester Assessment | Industrial placement portfolio of completed tasks | 70% |
| Semester Assessment | Post-placement presentation (15 minutes) | 20% |
| Semester Assessment | Employer Report | 10% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Re-submission of industrial placement report and/or repeat presentation. | |
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Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Sustain a work placement for a required period of time.
2. Work to a set schedule within a business, academic or a government environment and complete tasks in a timely , effective and efficient manner.
3. Work independently but also within a team envioronment.
4. Complete GIS and/or remote sensing related tasks to an agreed standard.
5. Apply the knowledge and experience gained in GIS/remote sensing modules to real work situations and for applications development and research.
6. Assess and reflect on the value and relevance of the work experience gained through a post placement presentation.
7. Assess the contribution of the placement experience to their career development.
Brief description
Students will be allocated work experience in GIS and/or remote sensing for two full days per week (unpaid) during the 2nd semester at one of the following locations:
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Environment Systems: a GIS company in Aberystwyth that has close links with IGES.
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Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) GIS unit, Aberystwyth.
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IGES, Remote Sensing Laboratory.
In each case, the student will work on specific advanced GIS/remote sensing techniques that have direct commercial use or benefit pure or applications research and development. Each student will be allocated with a dedicated supervisor for the duration of the placement.
Content
Through these placements, students will be offered advanced training in one or several of fields including digital photogrammetry, lidar processing, SAR processing (including polarimetry and interferometry), image segmentation and classification (e.g. using eCognition), hyperspectral analysis, database management, development of user-specified software, terrain analysis and GIS applications research.
For each placement, students will be given a specified and mutually agreed GIS/remote sensing application problem, which they will address through individual research and teamwork within the organisation supporting the placement. Each poroject will have a commercial and/or research emphasis.
Students will provide a portofolio of their work and present a 15 minute seminar on their work experience at the end of the period. The Employer will provide a report on the performance of the student.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7