Courses and Faculty
Upcoming Courses
GEOL 235: Applied GIS
Next Semester Offered: First Semester, Fall 2013
Credits (Range): 4 hours
Attribute: 4NS, QP-H
Class Description: Geographic information systems (GIS) are used widely in the sciences, business, and other disciplines to examine data that have spatial distribution. This course will introduce students to the methods for collecting spatial data and analyzing those data using GIS, mainly through hands-on use of the industry standard ESRI ArcGIS software. Through lecture and laboratory, students will learn to collect, manage, visualize, and analyze geographic data. Students will create their own GIS based research project.
Enrollment Limit: 14
Instructor: Amanda Schmidt
Prerequisites & Notes
Geology 120 or consent of the instructor.
Winter Term 2014
Project Title: GIS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES
What: On-campus, group project, no fee, full credit project
When: January 2013, M-F 5-6 hrs/day
Where: Science Center K100
Instructors: TBA
Project description: This project will present an introduction to GIS (Geographic information systems) through hands-on use of ESRI ArcGIS software. Students will learn to create maps and analyze geographic data using ArcGIS. This project is suitable for students of all majors. Students will spend 3 weeks completing lab exercises and 1 week completing a final project. The final project may be a pre-existing independent research project or an assigned community-based project. Being able to use GIS is a highly sought-after job skill. GIS is used by scientists, non-profits, environmental managers, businesses, and government agencies.
What: On-campus, group project, no fee, full credit project
When: January 2013, M-F 5-6 hrs/day
Where: Science Center K100
Instructors: TBA
Project description: This project will present an introduction to GIS (Geographic information systems) through hands-on use of ESRI ArcGIS software. Students will learn to create maps and analyze geographic data using ArcGIS. This project is suitable for students of all majors. Students will spend 3 weeks completing lab exercises and 1 week completing a final project. The final project may be a pre-existing independent research project or an assigned community-based project. Being able to use GIS is a highly sought-after job skill. GIS is used by scientists, non-profits, environmental managers, businesses, and government agencies.
Facutly and Staff
Amanda Schmidt
Assistant Professor of Geology
Contact: amanda.schmidt at oberlin.edu
Office: Carnegie 404 (office) and 418 (lab)
Amanda joined the Oberlin's Geology Department during the spring of 2011. She teaches Applied GIS (GEOL235), Earth Surface Processes (GEOL212), and Soils and Society (GEOL152).
For more information, view her website: http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/aschmidt/
Lucy Gelb
GIS Research Assistant
Contact: lucy.gelb at oberlin.edu
Office/lab/2nd home: Carnegie 307, but sometimes Carnegie 418
Assistant Professor of Geology
Contact: amanda.schmidt at oberlin.edu
Office: Carnegie 404 (office) and 418 (lab)
Amanda joined the Oberlin's Geology Department during the spring of 2011. She teaches Applied GIS (GEOL235), Earth Surface Processes (GEOL212), and Soils and Society (GEOL152).
For more information, view her website: http://www.oberlin.edu/faculty/aschmidt/
Lucy Gelb
GIS Research Assistant
Contact: lucy.gelb at oberlin.edu
Office/lab/2nd home: Carnegie 307, but sometimes Carnegie 418
Office hours: Carnegie 307, Wednesdays from 11 to 2.
Lucy Gelb graduated from Oberlin College in May of 2012 with a degree in Geology. She currently works as a GIS tech for the Department of Geology. She taught the 2013 Winter Term class GIS for Social Sciences, was the TA for Applied GIS (GEOL 235) in fall of 2012, and will TA Earth Surface Procceses (GEOL 212) spring of 2013.
Lucy Gelb graduated from Oberlin College in May of 2012 with a degree in Geology. She currently works as a GIS tech for the Department of Geology. She taught the 2013 Winter Term class GIS for Social Sciences, was the TA for Applied GIS (GEOL 235) in fall of 2012, and will TA Earth Surface Procceses (GEOL 212) spring of 2013.
