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| Instructor: Darin Jensen email: djensen@berkeley.edu office phone: 642-3018 office: 515 McCone Hall office hours: W 2:30-4 (or 30 min. after class whichever is earlier) |
Class Location: 535 McCone Class Time: MW 10-2 Course control number: 36556 Units: 4 |
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| Lab Intern: Lucy Pendl email: lucypye@berkeley.edu lab hours: TH 5-7, Sun 9-11 Lab Intern: Jesusa Romero email: jmromero@berkeley.edu lab hours: T 11-1 Lab Intern: Roseli Ilano email: rilano@berkeley.edu lab hours: TH 6:30-8:30 Lab Intern: Gary Lenhart email: garylenhart@sbcglobal.net lab hours: Sat 10-12 |
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Two hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory per week. Problems in the representation of quantitative and qualitative data on thematic maps. |
| The Course. This course is designed as an introduction to cartographic methods, design, interpretation and history. Students will learn to map qualitative and quantitative data and master the basic principles of visual presentation of information and to prepare maps for publication. These goals will be accomplished through lectures and by learning the cartography industry’s standard computer programs. Students will learn to interpret and critique thematic maps and map editing techniques. Students will also become familiar with the history of cartography and the political implications of mapping. Assignments and Grading. There are eight (8) computer assignments, three (3) cognitive mapping exercises, one (1) map library assignment, one (1) map editing assignment, two (2) book chapter reports, and one (1) final project. There is a midterm exam but not a final exam; the final project will count as a final exam. The total number of points possible is 1,000. See the class schedule for a complete list of assignments and their points value. Assignments are due at 10 a.m. on the date stated in the course schedule. Late assignments will be marked down. Assignments may be re-done within one week of the due date for additional points but only assignments turned in on time will be eligible for a perfect score. Book reports and final projects may not be late. Attendance. Lectures and computer labs are mandatory. There are no make-up labs. If you must miss a class, the lab instructions will be available to you but it will be your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the information. Enrollment. This class is offered annually and fulfills the Geography Department’s methodology requirement. Admissions priority is given to Geography seniors. Reading. Required texts: The following book requirements are unchanged: Goode's World Atlas. Goode, et al., 20th edition., The Mapmakers. Wilford, revised edition. Reading assignments are to be completed prior to class on the day they appear in the schedule. Lab Access. Students will be issued a door code to gain access to the cartography lab. Students will also be issued a key to the building (McCone Hall). Your McCone Hall key must be turned in before you will receive a grade. If you do not turn in your key at the end of the semester you will receive an Incomplete for the course (which has a fee attached to it). Because all grades for a course must be submitted together there will be no allowance for late keys. Keys are due the last day of class! To retain your lab access code see Don Bain. No food or drink is allowed in the cartography lab at any time! Fee Summary. There are none beyond your tuition and units fees. Equipment. Each student is required to bring one zip disk to class every session. It is recommended that the zip disk be formatted for Macintosh (in some cases PC formatted disks may be appropriate). The zip disk must be 100mb in storage capacity. Each student is also required to have an assortment of four (4) colored pens (not pencils). Colored pens should be fine point and not include black. Also, each student will need at least one high-lighter pen. Lab Assistance. There will be at least one lab intern to assist students with computer assignments. The lab intern will choose a two hour session when they will be available every week. The intern’s name and lab hours will be posted in the cartography lab. The instructor will also be available for lab assistance on a limited basis. Keep in mind that the instructor has other obligations within the Geography Department and is not available for lab assistance at all times that he is present in McCone Hall. |
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Schedule for Cartographic Representation - Spring 2004
NOTE: The Reading column does not yet reflect the changes to this semester's reading requirements. |
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| January 21 | Wednesday | Course and Instructor Introduction, Policies, Enrollment, Requirements, Computer Lab Introduction, administration: codes, keys, photos, etc. |
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| January 26 | Monday | Ch 1 | Computer Interface basics |
Book Report 60 pts. (30 pts. per chapter) |
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| January 28 | Wednesday | Ch 2 | Freehand 1: Drawing | Robinson Ch 2 Dent Ch 1 |
Mental Map I 20 Points Due: Feb. 2 Freehand 1: Drawing 50 pts. Due: Feb. 11 |
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| February 2 | Monday | Ch 3 Ch 4 |
Map Projections and base maps and Generalization Open Lab |
Dent Ch 2 Robinson Ch 11 Dent pp. 50-51 |
Generalization 40 pts. Due: Feb. 9 |
Mental Map I 20 Points |
| February 4 | Wednesday | Ch 5 Ch 6 |
Cartographic Convention Open Lab |
Robinson Ch 13 Dent Ch 4 |
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| February 9 | Monday | Ch 7 | Freehand 2: Paths | Freehand 2: Paths 50 pts. Due: Feb. 23 |
Generalization 40 pts. |
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| February 11 | Wednesday | Ch 8 Ch 9 |
Mapping Qualitative and quantitative data Open Lab |
Robinson Ch 14 Dent Ch 5 |
Freehand 1: Drawing 50 pts. |
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| February 16 | Monday | HOLIDAY | ||||
| February 18 | Wednesday | C 10 | Freehand 3: Text and typography | Dent Ch 14 | Freehand 3: Text and typography 50 pts. Due: March 3 |
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| February 23 | Monday | C 11 C 12 |
Map Library: Orientation and Exercise Open Lab |
Map Library Exercise 50 pts. Due: March 3 |
Freehand 2: Paths 50 pts. |
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| February 25 | Wednesday | C 13 | FINAL PROJECTS DISCUSSION Photoshop: Scanning and image manipulation |
Dent Ch 1 Dent Ch 13 |
Final Project 200 pts. Proposal Due: March 8 Draft 1 Due: April 28 50 pts. Project Due: May 10 |
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| March 1 | Monday | C 14 | Freehand 4: Styles, layers, etc. | Freehand 4: Sausalito 100 pts. Due: March 15 |
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| March 3 | Wednesday | C 15 | GeoCart: Creating base maps and data vectors | GeoCart: 50 pts. Due: March 17 |
Freehand 3: Text.... 50 pts. Map Library exercise 50 pts. |
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| March 8 | Monday | C 16 | Color Theory Freehand 5: Color, spot v. process |
Dent Ch 15 | Freehand 5: Color 50 pts. Due: March 29 |
Final Project Proposal Due |
| March 10 | Wednesday | C 17 C 18 |
Terrain Representation | Terrain Representation 50 pts. Due: April 5 |
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| March 15 | Monday | C 19 C 20 |
Combining data to show relationships - GIS, GPS, and data-driven mapping Open Lab |
Freehand 4: Sausalito 100 pts. |
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| March 17 | Wednesday | C 21 C 22 |
Film: Lost at Sea: The Search For Longitude Open Lab |
GeoCart: 50 pts. |
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| March 22 | Monday |
Spring Break
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| March 24 | Wednesday |
Spring Break
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| March 29 | Monday | C 23 | MapInfo: Part 1: Principles of GIS | Freehand 5: Color 50 pts. |
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| March 31 | Wednesday | C 24 | MapInfo: Part 2: Desktop mapping | |||
| April 5 | Monday | C 25 C 26 |
Final Projects Check-in Midterm Review Open Lab |
Terrain Representation 50 pts. |
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| April 7 | Wednesday | Field Trip: tentative | ||||
| April 12 | Monday | Midterm 60 pts. Using color, printing, reproduction, etc. Open Lab |
Midterm 60 pts |
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| April 14 | Wednesday | Map Editing DeltaGraph: Using Graphs |
Map Editing: 50 pts. Due: April 26 |
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| April 19 | Monday | Freehand 6: combining maps, images, and text | Freehand 6: 50 pts. Due: May 5 |
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| April 21 | Wednesday | Politics and Mapping Open Lab |
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| April 26 | Monday | Cartography Career Day | Map Editing: 50 pts. |
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| April 28 | Wednesday | Maps for multimedia and the web Open Lab |
Mental Map II 20 pts. Due: May 5 |
Final Project Draft 1 Due 50 pts. (0 pts. if late) |
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| May 3 | Monday |
Relief portrayal on maps
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| May 5 | Wednesday | Open Lab | Freehand 6: Combining maps... 50 pts. Mental Map II 20 pts. |
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| May 10 | Monday | FINAL PROJECT DUE |
FINAL PROJECT 200 pts. |
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| May 14-22 | FINALS WEEK! YOU ARE DONE WITH THIS CLASS! GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FINALS!! | |||||