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AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI TƏHSİL NAZİRLİYİ

BAKI DÖVLƏT UNİVERSİTETİ

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Təsdiq edirəm prof. N.A.Sadıqova
İmza: _______________________________

Tarix: “_____” __________________2017 -ci il

Kafedra: Bioecology

Fakültə: Ecology and Soil Science

1. 
   Fənn haqqında məlumat
   

Fənnin adı: Geographic Information Systems

Tədris yükü (saat) cəmi: 30 hours lectures, 15 hours seminars

Tədris ili 2016-2017 Semestr II Bölmə English with translation

Kredit sayı (hər 30 saata 1 kredit) 6 credit points

2. 
   Lecturing staff:
   

Name teaching staff Jan de Leeuw and Afag Rizayeva

Counseling days and hours: Lectures Friday, 10.15 – 11.45

Seminars Friday high weeks 12.00 – 13.30

E-mail: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

Telephone: [phone] (de Leeuw)

0552281173 (Rizayeva)

3. 
   Required textbooks and manuals:
   

1. 
   Part 1 - Introduction to GIS
   
   1. 
      Power points presentations (Available in Dropbox)
      
   2. 
      Textbooks:
      
      1. 
         A Gentle Introduction to QGIS (QGIS website, download);
         
      2. 
         GIS by Arif Mehdiyev and Amin Ismayılov, 2011 (download)
         

1. 
   GIS exercise manuals: QGIS training manual (QGIS website and Dropbox)
   

2. 
   Part 2 - GIS applications in biodiversity and nature conservation
   
   1. 
      Power Point Presentations (Available in drop box)
      
   2. 
      Self study reports and articles:
      
      1. 
         Ecological Footprint, Wikipedia download
         
      2. 
         Human Appropriation Net Primary Production, Haberl 2005: download
         
      3. 
         GLOBIO: Alkemade et al. 2009. Globio 3, Ecosystems: Download
         
      4. 
         Species distribution mapping: Guisan and Zimmermann, 2000, download
         
      5. 
         Mapping invasive species: Joshi, 2005, download
         
   3. 
      Exercises: Materials available in Dropbox
      

Additional information: All course materials (lectures, literature, exercise manuals and databases) have been uploaded and shared with course participants through Dropbox. During classes, desktop computers with QGIS software were available to students for practicing the exercises. Further, students have been assisted to install the open source QGIS on their private computers.

4. 
   Description and purpose of the course
   

Description The course gives an introduction to GIS and its apllication in biodiversity and nature conservation. The first part of the course gives an introduction to geographical concepts relevant to GIS and training in the operation of QGIS. The second part of the course provides an introduction to the application of GIS in analyzing the duistribution of anthropgenic pressure and its imapct on biodiversity followed by use of GIS in conservation planning. By the end of this course students will have aquired basic knowledge and practical skills in using GIS and its apllications in biodiversity and nature conservation. The 30 hours of lectures and 15 hours of semiars were offered during 15 weeks. Each week the available hours were used to offer a combination of a lecture followed by an exercise.
Aim of the course To provide an introduction to GIS and its apllications in biodiversity and nature conservation and to develop the skills in applying GIS in these application fields.

5. 
   Fənnin təqvim planı:
   

Həftələr	Mövzunun adı və qısa icmalı	Mühazirə	Məşğələ	Saat	Tarix
1	Mövzu № 1. Introduction to GIS Qısa icmalı: A lecture introducing the course and GIS, followed by an exercise introducing the QGIS software. Oxu materialları: 1. Power point presentation 1 2. A gentle introduction to QGIS 3. QGIS Training manual chapter 2 and 3	2	2	4	17-02-2017
2	Mövzu № 2. Datums, coordinate systems and projections. Qısa icmalı: A lecture introducing geodetic concepts followed by exercises training students in labeling and classifying vector data using attributes. Oxu materialları: 1 Power point presentation 2 2. A gentle introduction to QGIS 3. QGIS Training manual chapter 4	2		2	24-02-2017
3	Mövzu № 3. Map making and cartography. Qısa icmalı: Lecture introducing cartography with emphasis on thematic maps. The exercise trains students in map making. Oxu materialları: 1. Power point presentation no 3 2. A gentle introduction to QGIS 3. QGIS Training manual chapter 5	2	2	4	03-03-2017
4	Mövzu № 4. Creating and enriching vector data. Qısa icmalı: Lecture on creating and enriching vector data, exercise in digitizing and importing data. Oxu materialları: 1. Power point presentation no 4 2. A gentle introduction to QGIS 3. QGIS Training manual chapter 6	2		2	10-03-2017
5	Mövzu № 5. Vector analysis. Qısa icmalı: Lecture and exercise on vector opertaion and vector analysis. Oxu materialları: 1 Power point presentation no 5 2. A gentle introduction to QGIS 3. QGIS Training manual chapter 7	2	2	4	17-03-2017
6	Mövzu № 6. Vector analysis II. Qısa icmalı: Continuation of the exercise on vector opertaion and vector analysis. Oxu materialları: 1. QGIS Training manual chapter 7	2	2	4	31-03-2017
7	Mövzu № 7. Raster data. Qısa icmalı: Lecture and exercise on raster data. Oxu materialları: 1 Power point presentation no 7 2. A gentle introduction to QGIS 3. QGIS Training manual chapter 8	2		2	07-04-2017
8	Mövzu № 8. Raster analysis. Qısa icmalı: This lecture and exercise introduce raster analysis Oxu materialları: Powerpoint presentation 8 QGIS Training manual chapter 9	2	2	4	14-04-2017
9	Mövzu № 9. Assignment and assessment Qısa icmalı: This lecture is used for an assignment that will be assessed Oxu materialları: 1. Assignment will be provided	2		2	21-04-2017

Həftələr	Mövzunun adı və qısa icmalı	Mühazirə	Məşğələ	Saat	Tarix
10	Mövzu № 10. Ecological Footprints Qısa icmalı: This lecture introduces two methods to assess the impact of human activities on the environment: the Ecological Footprint Concept and the Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production (HANPP). Both methods have been applied in a geospatial setting and students will review the available geospatial data. Oxu materialları Power point presentation lecture 10 Reading materials Ecological Footprints: Wikipedia HANPP: Habrl et al., 2004. Human appropriation of net primary production and species diversity in agricultural landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, download. 3. Exercise guidelines in Dropbox 4. Datasets on the EFN (download) and on HANPP (download)	2	2	4	28-04-2017
11	Mövzu №11. GLOBIO, modeling human impact on biodiversity Qısa icmalı: This lecture provides an introduction to GLOBIO, an approach to assess the impact of human activities on biodiversity. Oxu materialları: 1. Powerpoint presentation 11 (in Dropbox) 2. Reading: Alkemade et al. 3. Exercise: description in Dropbox 4. Databases: in Dropbox	2		2	05-05-2017
12	Mövzu № 12. GLOBIO, modeling human impact on biodiversity Qısa icmalı: This lecture is a continuation of lecture 10. Students will develop a model to predict mean species abundance. Oxu materialları: 1. Exercise: description in Dropbox 2. Databases: in Dropbox	2	2	4	12-05-2017
13	Mövzu № 13. Species distribution modeling Qısa icmalı: Lecture and exercises on species distribution modeling. Oxu materialları: Powerpoint presentation 13 (in Dropbox) 2. Reading: Guisan and Zimmermann 3. Exercise: description in Dropbox 4. Databases: in Dropbox	2		2	19-05-2017
14	Mövzu № 14. Modeling invasive species risk Qısa icmalı: Lecture and exercises on application of species distribution modeling in invasive species risk assessment Oxu materialları: 1. Powerpoint presentation 14 (in Dropbox) 2. Reading: 3. Exercise: description in Dropbox 4. Databases: in Dropbox	2	2	4	19-05-2017
15	Mövzu № 15. Assignment and assessment II Qısa icmalı: This lecture is used for an assignment that will be assessed Oxu materialları: 1. Assignment will be provided	2		2	26-05-2017

6. 
   Description of the examination:
   

The examination will test the knowledge about GIS and the skills in applying GIS. Of the five questions, three questions test for knowledge, the remaining two questions will test the students’ skills in aplying GIS. The examination will be carried out in the laboratory.

7. 
   Assessment and distribution of points during the semester:
   

Maximum number of points – 100 points.

1. 
   Points awarded during the lectures - 50 points maximum.
   

Attendance. Points awarded for attendance of classes	10 points
Independence. Assesment will be made of the independence of the performance of each student during the laboratory exercises.	10 points
Quality. Assessment of the quality of the work of students during exercises that are organized during seminars	10 points
Assessments. Two formal assessments will be done during lecture 9 and 13 respectively, where students receieve an assignment and assessment wil be made of the degree of completion and the quality of the work handed in.	20 points

2. 
   Poiunts awarded during the examination – maximum 50 points:
   

The examination will have five questions that have a maximum of 10 points each. The score of the student should not be below 25.

3. 
   Sum of points awarded during the lectures (A) and the points for the examination (B):
   

Points	Grade
91 – 100	Excellent	A
81 – 90	Very good	B
71 – 80	Good	C
61 – 70	Pass to Good	D
51 – 60	Pass	E
Below 51	Fail	F

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Tarix: _________________________