Training practice on methods of processing geographical information

Course: Soil Science, Land Management and Territorial Planning

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Training practice on methods of processing geographical information
Code
ОК 21
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
4 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
P01. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of earth sciences. P04. Use information technologies, cartographic and geo-informational models in the field of Earth sciences, in particular in soil science. P07. Apply models, methods and data of physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, mathematics, information technologies, etc. when studying natural processes of formation and development of the pedosphere. P09. To be able to carry out studies of the pedosphere using quantitative methods of analysis. P13. Be able to communicate the results of activities to a professional audience and the general public, make presentations and messages. P15. Be able to choose optimal methods and tools for research, data collection and processing.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Successful mastering of the disciplines "Bases of landscape ecology", "Landscape science", "Geomorphology", "Cartography", "Fundamentals of GIS", "Educational practice on methods of acquiring geographic information". 2. Have the ability to think critically, analyze and synthesize information about natural objects from various sources; 3. To be able to independently investigate and analyze the spatial and temporal parameters of landscapes; 4. To know modern quantitative and qualitative methods of geographical research, to be able to apply them in production and research activities
Course content
This educational discipline is devoted to the study of general methods of processing geographic information and data, principles and modern methods of solving the main problems in the field of knowledge of natural geography. The discipline is aimed at the formation of special professional, social and personal competencies in students, the accumulation of knowledge about the possibility of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, the ability to search, process and analyze information and data from various sources, the ability to identify, formulate and solve problems in the field of natural geography. Separate components of the discipline are the study of general approaches and special methods of studying scientific publications (articles in specialized publications, monographs, etc.), cartographic materials, processing the results of field and laboratory studies, data of remote sensing of the Earth as the main sources of obtaining reliable information about the environment. The functional block of the discipline involves the mastery of such components as the ability to apply basic knowledge of natural sciences, the ability to apply simple quantitative and qualitative methods in the study of geosystems, the ability to independently investigate and analyze spatio-temporal changes in the parameters of geocomponents for the purposes of successful further professional activity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Основи дистанційного зондування Землі: історія та практичне застосування: навчальний посібник / С.О. Довгий, В.І. Лялько, С.М. Бабійчук, Т.Л. Кучма, О.В. Томченко, Л. Я. Юрків. – Київ, 2019. - 316 с. 2. Свідзінська Д.В. Методи геоекологічних досліджень: геоінформаційний практикум на основі відкритої ГІС SAGA. – Київ, 2014. – 402 с. 3. Key Methods in Geography / N. Clifford, S. French, G. Valentine (Eds.). – SAGE, 2010. - 569 p. 4. Research Methods in Geography: A Critical Introduction / B. Gomez, J.P. Jones (Eds.). – Blackwell Publishing, 2010. - 459 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, practical session, analytical work
Assessment methods and criteria
Performance of creative analytical and calculation works, differentiated assessment
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Sergii Yuriiovych Bortnyk
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Volodymyr Vasyliovych Stetsiuk
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet