Addressing Educational Needs in Spatial Data, Information Science, and Geomatics in the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum

2003 ◽  
Vol 1848 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne A. Sarasua ◽  
William J. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Engineering Curriculum ◽  
Clemson University ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis

The technology-driven, rapidly advancing field of spatial data and information science (SDIS) is an integral part of numerous engineering professions. Many college civil engineering programs are struggling to find ways to accommodate this subject in an already crowded undergraduate curriculum. There are several reasons that taking a course in SDIS is desirable for civil engineers entering today’s demanding job market. First, technologies related to surveying, spatial data, and information science are among the fastest developing in the industry, and there is significant demand for skills in the latest technology. Second, spatial data collection and analysis are essential to all civil engineering disciplines; thus, a fundamental understanding of data collection and analysis techniques is desirable. The transportation discipline of civil engineering may face the greatest need for professionals specializing in SDIS. Transportation planning, system design, facilities management, and transportation logistics rely heavily on SDIS technologies, including conventional surveying, geographic information systems, Global Positioning System, remote sensing, and digital terrain modeling. A description is given of a widely transferable and technically up-to-date course in geomatics that expands on traditional surveying by incorporating modern methods of spatial data collection, management, and analysis. Including a course on geomatics early in students’ undergraduate civil engineering curriculum may plant the seed for the development of future SDIS and SDIS for transportation professionals. Lessons learned in developing geomatics courses at Clemson University, Georgia Tech, and The Citadel are presented. Findings and recommendations are summarized with respect to broader application issues affecting the civil engineering curriculum.

scholarly journals Web-based questionnaires: Lessons learned from practical implementation of a pharmacoepidemiological study

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
Raissa Cândido ◽  
Edson Perini ◽  
Cristiane Menezes de Pádua ◽  
Daniela Junqueira
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Cognitive Enhancement ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Considerable Effort ◽  
Pharmacoepidemiological Study ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Respondent Burden ◽  
Online Mode

Web-based questionnaires may offer advantages over traditional methods of data collection, including a less administrative workload and reduced respondent burden. However, the implementation of this mode of data collection carries other challenges and may demand more technical expertise to be designed and delivered. Here, we use the preliminary data from a survey developed to estimate the prevalence of methylphenidate use for cognitive enhancement among undergraduate and graduate students, to share the lessons we learned while implementing this online mode of data collection. We show that surveys using a web-based questionnaire should be carried out by a multidisciplinary team with support from Information Science specialists. Limitations to access these resources or budget constraints may demand a considerable effort to assure the success of the survey. Web-questionnaires are usually described as easy to use and economically encouraging. Therefore, we believe our experience, and the lessons we learned, may be a relevant resource for researchers from general backgrounds intending to undertake their first web-questionnaire.

scholarly journals Building and exhibition layout: Sainsbury Wing compared with Castelvecchio

2004 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kali Tzortzi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Movement Pattern ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Spatial Relationships ◽  
Critical Argument ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Museum Experience ◽  
Two Parameters

It has always been thought that there are two dimensions in museum experience: the experience of space which can be distinguished from that of exhibits, as the former is largely non-discursive while the latter is more in the discursive domain. This paper aims to contribute to the description and understanding of the intricate pattern of interdependencies between the two parameters of the microstructure of the gallery space, the design of space and of the display layout. The paper uses rigorous methods of ‘spatial data’ collection and analysis (analytic representations of spatial relationships, and systematic representations of the movement pattern) and on this objective foundation builds an interpretative and critical argument.

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