# COURSE CIT 299: Selected Topics in GIS

## COURSE SYLLABUS

# GRADING CRITERIA

This course contains 3 modules. The contents and grading for each module are listed below. The grades for each module will be averaged based on grade received and the credit hour to determine the final score.

First you will complete a course pre-test, based on your score you will either move to the credit for prior learning section (see below), or you will proceed to the first module. Each module contains a module pre-test (where you can also obtain credit for prior learning—see below). Each module has various reading assignments, videos and website, topic assignment(s), learning activities, and a topic quiz.

## Course Components, Assignments, Quizzes

This course will be evaluated on the topic assignments, and case studies. You will take a pre-test to evaluate your knowledge of the course materials.

Students will also complete the following activities:

1. Basic Immediate Mode Python scripts for print, If, For Statements
2. ArcPy commands associated with ArcMap Functions
3. Creation of scripts for intelligent labeling with Python and Xml
4. Using the Cursor Command in multiple scripts
5. Building a personal toolbox
6. Creating a database Python function for the creation of a new attribute
7. Creation of nest loop functions scripts
8. Creation of scripts to export images in pdf format
9. Creation of scripts to combine multiple map files

## Pre-Test

The course will have one course pre-test to determine any prior learning of content. Each module will also require the completion of a Module Pre-test Exam. This will allow you to see what areas you are strong in and what areas need additional work. If you complete the Course or Module Pre-test Exam with a 90% or higher score, you will have the option of proceeding to the course or module post-test (called the Credit for Prior Learning or CPL test), which if passed successfully will allow you to obtain credit for this module and proceed to the next module to gain credit for prior learning. Read more below about Credit for Prior Learning. In order to achieve credit for prior learning you must score a 90% on both the course or module pre- and course or module CPL post-test. If you do not achieve the required score, you will be directed to complete the entire module. All pre-tests ARE NOT calculated in the overall grade for each module and for the overall grade of the course. There is no penalty to attempt the CPL post-test. All pre-test and CPL exams are presented one question at a time, are timed, and will auto-submit at the end of the time frame given for the exam.

## Credit for Prior Learning

KCTCS Online open-entry course modules are based on the goal that students will demonstrate mastery of content. Through KCTCS Online, students have the opportunity to receive credit for prior learning. To receive this credit, students must demonstrate mastery of the course module competencies through the following steps:

- Take the pre-test. The pre-test may only be taken once. If the score on the pre-test meets a level of pre-determined competency, the student will have the option to immediately take the post-test.
- If the student demonstrates mastery of competencies on the post-test, a final grade will be awarded and the student will receive credit for the course. The final grade is based upon the actual score earned on the post-test along with any other assignments affecting the final course grade.
- If the student does not demonstrate mastery of competencies on the Case Study post-test, the student must remain enrolled in the course module until successfully completing all of the course module requirements and the Case Study post-test, or until the end date of the course module- whichever comes first. Upon the end date of the course module, the student will receive a final grade earned based on completed assignments and Case Study post-test scores.

## Summary of Tasks

Module 1 - Tasks | Percentage | Module 2 - Tasks | Percentage | Module 3 - Tasks | Percentage
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Assignments | 30% | Assignments | 30% | Assignments | 30%
Case Study | 70% | Case Study | 70% | Case Study | 70%

All assignments, case studies, and tests will be graded within 24-48 hours of submission. See Final Grading Calculation for how the score received for this module will calculate into the final grade for the full course.

## Final Grading Calculation

This course is presented as a full (or parent) course with chunks of content called modules (since these modules can be taken separately). You will receive a score for each module. The score for each module is averaged together (determine by credit hour of each module) to determine your final grade for the full (or parent) course. The percentage score received for each module will be multiplied by the credit hours of the module to give a total module percentage. Each of the total module percent scores will be added together then divided by the total credit hour of the full (or parent) course to obtain a final percentage score for the course. Based on where the final percentage score falls on the grade scale will determine the final letter grade to be posted for the student.

Module | Percentage Score Received for each Module | Credit Hours | Total Percentage
--- | --- | --- | ---
Module 1: CIT 2991 |  | X 0.5 | 17%
Module 2: CIT 2992 |  | X 1.0 | + 33%
Module 3: CIT 2993 |  | X 1.5 | + 50%
| Total Credit Hours> | 3 |
| Final Percentage Score> | 100%

## Grading Scale

The following grading scale will be used to assess your overall average for all course related assignments and exams.

A - 90 – 100%

B - 80 – 89.9%

C - 70 – 79.9%

E - 69.9% or below

Incompletes are not given for this course. You are expected to work at a consistent pace throughout the course and complete all course work by the course end date.

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