CE 394K.3 GIS in Water Resources
Spring 1998
Review for Midterm Exam
The material is classified according to Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives:
| Level | Title | Meaning |
| 1 | Knowledge | Definitions, facts, formulas |
| 2 | Comprehension | Explanation of definitions, formulas, problem solving procedures |
| 3 | Application | Know how to use a formula or procedure to solve simple problems |
| 4 | Analysis | Break down a complex problem and solve by steps |
| 5 | Synthesis | Derivation of basic formulas, design of new systems |
| 6 | Evaluation | Advantages and limitations of alternative approaches |
Lectures
| Lecture | Topic | Level |
| 1 | Introduction to GIS Hydrology | 2 |
| 2 | Exercise on introduction to ArcView | 3 |
| 3 | Vector and raster data structures | 4 |
| 4 | Exercise on digital watershed delineation and HECPREPRO | 3 |
| 5 | Geodesy and map projections | 5 |
| 6 | Exercise on map projections | 4 |
| 7 | Digital data sources for watersheds and stream networks | 2 |
| 8 | Guest lecture by Dr Glenn Moglen | 2 |
| 9 | Digital description of the land surface | 2 |
| 10 | Exercise on building a base map and a point shapefile | 3 |
| 11 | Digital description of soils and aquifers | 4 |
| 12 | Exercise on Statsgo soils and land use data | 4 |
Readings
| Source | Topic | Level |
| Paper by Scott Morehouse | The Arc/Info Geographic Information System | 2 |
| Smith thesis, pp. 16-26 | Basic concepts of GIS | 3 |
| Smith thesis, pp. 28-49 | Geodesy and map projection | 5 |
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