Science, Engineering and Technology

KGG531

2010  KGG531  Graduate Diploma in Spatial Information Science with Hons P/T

PART TIME

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Available as a Student Elective: No

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SPECIAL NOTE:  KGG531 is a part-time umbrella code for students enrolled in the Grad Dip SIS (Hons). Part-time Honours candidates must enrol in this code every semester of their candidature.

OFFERINGS

Unit Sem 1 Sem 2 Full Yr Spring Summer Winter KGG531 H H Key Semester Dates Semester Note Start Date Census Date Final WW Date* End Date Sem 1 22-FEB-2010 23-MAR-2010 12-APR-2010 28-MAY-2010 Sem 2 12-JUL-2010 10-AUG-2010 30-AUG-2010 15-OCT-2010 *The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information). About Census Dates

DESCRIPTION

A two-year part-time course consisting of lectures, project work and thesis as prescribed by the Degree Coordinator. The coursework component will be appropriate for the particular research topic chosen and will constitute 50% of the assessment. With the agreement of the Degree Coordinator, candidates may select units from at most one Group 2 unit (12.5%) with the remaining units selected from Group 3 and 4 units offered by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology.The thesis topics should develop the candidate's knowledge and skills in the spatial information sciences and develop analytical and problem solving skills. The thesis component of the course will constitute 50% of the assessment.

WEIGHT:  0%

ASSESSMENT: Aggregate of project work and course work (50%), written thesis (50%).

TEACHING PATTERN: Project work and course work as prescribed by the Degree Coordinator.

FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS
Note: Class attendance may still be required

   Flexible scheduling - H
You can attend some classes out of normal teaching hours; e.g. weekend blocks, summer schools etc
About Flexible Study Options

REQUISITE INFO

Prereq

Entry into the Honours program in Spatial Information Science.

TEXTS
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 1) will be available from mid November 2009
Information about any textbook requirements for Semester (Sem 2) will be available from mid April 2010

STAFF: Academic staff of the School.

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.

Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, J, K, Q and Z click here for more information.