Using the GIS&T Body of Knowledge for Curriculum Design: Different Design for Different Contexts

Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 61-80

  Prager, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Body of Knowledge; Curriculum, course design; Data quality; GIS T body of knowledge; GIS T teaching, learning; GIS T, government, industry, academic; Higher education, GIS T degree; ILO based backwards design; Integrated course design

Indexed keywords

TEACHING;

BODY OF KNOWLEDGE; COURSE DESIGN; DATA QUALITY; HIGHER EDUCATION; INTEGRATED COURSE;

CURRICULA;

EID: 84876981791     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119950592.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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