First Advisor
Plantz-Masters, Shari
College
College for Professional Studies
Degree Name
MS Computer and Information Technology
School
School of Computer & Information Science
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Number of Pages
74 pages
Abstract
Geographic information systems instruction at a small community college was deemed inadequate by instructional staff and students. Inadequate resources and inefficient organization of data resulted in frustration for all users. Slow infrastructure resulted in excessive time needed to complete student projects and precluded the course objectives to be fully met. A project was completed to define requirements and recommendations, obtain necessary upgrades to both hardware and network infrastucture, reorganize data storage in a local geodatabase, and institute methods for more efficient instruction using ArcView and ArcCatalog applications from the software suite ArcGIS Desktop by ESRI. Subsequent adoption of the changes to infrastructure and data organization resulted in a marked improvement in student productivity and a perception of lessened frustration.
Date of Award
Spring 2011
Location (Creation)
Colorado (state); Denver (county); Denver (inhabited place)
Copyright
© James Gibbons
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Recommended Citation
Gibbons, James C., "A Project to Design, Implement, and Populate an Effective Geodatabase in Order to Re-Organize Geographic Information Systems Instructional a Small Community College" (2011). Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection). 467.
https://epublications.regis.edu/theses/467