schedule.html

<h2>Schedule and links to material for the Distance Education section</h2>

<p>
<em>Schedule will be adjusted as needed during the semester.
Assignments, which are due at the same date, should be delivered in a single report.</em>
</p><table class="schedule">

<thead>
<tr>
<th>Week</th>
<th>Lecture/Assignment Topic and Project Tasks</th>
<th>Assignment due date</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>

<tr>
<td>January 7-13</td>
<td>
    <a href="topics/course_intro.html">Introduction to the Course</a> 
    (Course instructions, management and resources)
    <br><a href="topics/data_intro.html">
1. Geospatial Data Acquisition, Getting Started with Open Source GIS</a></td>
<td>January 16</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>August 28 - September 1</td> -->
<td>January 14 - 20</td>
<td><a href="topics/data_models_visu.html">
2.A Geospatial Data: Models</a></td>
<!-- <td>September 12 </td> -->
<td>January 30</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>September 4-8</td>-->
<td>January 21-27</td>
<td><a href="topics/data_models_visu.html#data_visualization">
2.B Geospatial Data: Display and visualization</a>
<!--
<br><em>Project pre-proposal (1 page), submit on Moodle site (PDF file named <code>LastnameFirstname_Preproposal.pdf</code>)</em>
-->
</td>
<!-- <td>September 12</td> -->
<td>January 30</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>September 11-15 </td> -->
<td>January 28 - February 3</td>
<td><a href="topics/raster_analysis.html">
3.A Geospatial Analysis: Global, zonal and focal operations, map algebra</a>
<br><em>Read <a href="projects.html">Project proposal instructions, project resources</a>, think about your topic</em>
</td>
<!-- <td>September 26</td> -->
<td>February 13</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>September 18-22</td> -->
<td>February 4-10</td>
<td><a href="topics/raster_analysis.html">
3.B Geospatial Analysis: Buffers, cost surfaces, least cost path</a>
<br><em>Project proposal (2 pages), submit on Moodle in the Project Proposal section 
(PDF file named <code>LastnameFirstname_Proposal.pdf</code>)</em> 
<br>see <a href="projects.html"><em>Proposal instructions, project resources</em></a>
</td>
<!-- <td>September 26</td> -->
<td>February 13</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>September 25-29</td> -->
<td>February 11-17</td>
<td><a href="topics/spatial_interpolation.html">
4.A Spatial interpolation: methods</a>
</td>
<!-- <td>October 10</td> -->
<td>February 27</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>October 2-6</td> -->
<td>February 18-24</td>
<td><a href="topics/spatial_interpolation.html">
4.B Spatial interpolation: splines</a>
<br><em>Work on the project: acquire data (see <a href="resources/data_providers.html">data providers</a>), process into a consistent data set </em>
<!-- <br>Read <a href="midterm.html">information about upcoming midterm exam</a> -->
</td>
<!-- <td>October 10</td> -->
<td>February 27</td>
</tr>


<!-- <tr>
<td><em>October 9-10</em></td>
<td><em>Fall Break</em></td>
<td>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr> -->

<!-- <tr>
<td>October 13-14</td>
<td>Midterm exam
    <ul>
                <li>Handled by Moodle, no on-campus presence is needed
                <li>Questions with instructions will be provided through Moodle Announcement on Thursday, October 13 around 9 am
                <li>Answers are due on Saturday, October 15 at 11.45 pm,
                    uploaded to Moodle (see Moodle Midterm section) as a PDF file named
                    <code>LastnameFirstname_Exam.pdf</code>
    </ul>
</td>
<td>October 15</td>
</tr> -->


<tr>
<!-- <td>October 16-20</td> -->
<td>February 25 - March 2</td>
<td><a href="topics/geomorphometry_basics.html">
5.A Geomorphometry: Terrain modeling</a>
<br><em>Work on the project: analyze and visualize data, start developing workflow</em>
</td>
<!-- <td>October 31</td> -->
<td>March 12</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>October 23-27</td> -->
<td>March 3-9</td>
<td><a href="topics/geomorphometry_basics.html">
5.B Geomorphometry: Spatial and temporal terrain analysis</a>
<br><em>Work on the project: Test preliminary workflow for your analysis/modeling, identify missing data or tools </em>
<br>Read <a href="midterm.html">information about upcoming midterm exam</a>
</td>
<!-- <td>October 31</td> -->
<td>March 12</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td><em>March 10-17</em></td>
<td><em>Spring Break</em></td>
<td>
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>March 20-22</td>
<td>Midterm exam
    <ul>
                <li>Handled by Moodle, no on-campus presence is needed
                <li>Questions with instructions will be provided through Moodle Announcement on Wednesday, March 20 around 10 am
                <li>Answers are due on Friday, March 22 at 11.45 pm,
                    uploaded to Moodle (see Moodle Midterm section) as a PDF file named
                    <code>LastnameFirstname_Exam.pdf</code>
    </ul>
</td>
<td>March 22</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>October 30 - November 3</td> -->
<td>March 24-30</td>
<td><a href="topics/viewsheds_solar.html">
6. Viewshed, solar energy potential analysis</a>
<br><em>Work on <a href="https://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/projects.html">
the project:</a>
post a brief project progress report on the Project Discussion Forum by April 7</code></em>
</td>
<!-- <td><br>November 14</td> -->
<td>April 2</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>November 6-10</td> -->
<td>March 31 - April 6</td>
<td><a href="topics/flow_modeling.html">
7.A Flow routing, watershed analysis</a>
        <br><em>Project: Complete preliminary results, evaluate what is missing or causing problems</em>
        <br><a class="term-changes" href="project_titles/fall2024.html">Fall 2024 project titles</a></li>
</td>
<!-- <td>November 28</td> -->
<td>April 16</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>November 13-17</td> -->
<td>April 7-13</td>
<td><a href="topics/flow_modeling.html">
7.B Introduction to GIS-based Modeling of Geospatial Processes, Hydrologic and Erosion modeling</a>
        <br><em>Project: Work on results, visualization, statistical summaries, graphical output</em>
</td>
<!-- <td>November 28</td> -->
<td>April 16</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<!-- <td>November 20-24</td> -->
<td>April 14-20</td>
<td>Work on your project
<!-- presentations for on-campus section-->
</td>
<td></td>
</tr>


<!-- <tr>
<td><em>November 22-24</em></td>
<td><em>Thanksgiving Break</em></td>
<td>
</td>
<td></td> -->


<tr>
<!-- <td>November 27 - December 1</td> -->
<td>April 21-27</td>
<td>Project: post presentation recordings, finish project paper 
    <ul>
        <li><a class="term-changes" href="project_titles/fall2024.html">Fall 2024 project titles &ndash; final</a></li>
        <li><a href="projects.html#Requirements">Project presentation and paper requirements</a>
        <li>The project presentation:
        <ul>
            <li>To record your presentation, use
                <a href="https://obsproject.com/index">Open Broadcaster Software</a>
                (<a href="https://www.howtogeek.com/183231/how-to-record-your-desktop-and-create-a-screencast-on-windows/">tutorial</a>),
                <a href="https://www.screencastify.com">Screencastify</a>,
                MS Powerpoint, Libre Office, Zoom,  
                or any other software with similar recording functionality. Do NOT submit recordings in SWF format (it's not supported on many systems for security reasons).
            <li>Post the presentation on Moodle site,
            or, if the file is too big, upload your file to
            Google drive and share it with the instructors.
            Keep the presentation to <b>10 minutes</b> and name your file
            <code>LastnameFirstname_Presentation.mp4</code>,
            <code>LastnameFirstname_Presentation.pptx</code>
            (or whatever format you use).
    </ul>
</td>
<!-- <td>presentation November 28 <br><br>paper December 4</td> -->
<td>presentation April 23<br><br>paper April 30</td>
</tr>


<tr>
<!-- <td>December 2-8</td> -->
<td>April 28 - May 4</td>
<td>Finish and submit project paper</td>
<td>April 30</td>
<td></td>


</tbody>
</table>

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