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2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

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<strong>Arkansas</strong>-<strong>Monticello</strong><br />

SIS 4183 Mapping Law and Pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Prerequisites: PHIL 3523 or PHIL 3623; SIS senior<br />

standing<br />

Interpret<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> legal st<strong>at</strong>utes pertaining to surveying<br />

and mapping, cadastral and riparian rights, adverse<br />

possession, legal authority <strong>of</strong> sp<strong>at</strong>ial inform<strong>at</strong>ion systems<br />

personnel, prepar<strong>at</strong>ion for court appearances, and<br />

conduct in court. Discussion <strong>of</strong> the moral and ethical<br />

principles guiding the pr<strong>of</strong>essional conduct <strong>of</strong> sp<strong>at</strong>ial<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion systems personnel, pr<strong>of</strong>essional societies’<br />

codes <strong>of</strong> ethics, moral and legal oblig<strong>at</strong>ion to clients and<br />

community. <strong>Arkansas</strong> surveyor’s code <strong>of</strong> ethics.<br />

SIS 4454 Plane Surveying II<br />

4 credits: 3 hours lecture, 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Prerequisites: GB 3713, MATH 2254, SIS 2114, and<br />

SIS 3264<br />

Partitioning <strong>of</strong> land, introduction to vector and m<strong>at</strong>rix<br />

algebra, least squares adjustment <strong>of</strong> d<strong>at</strong>a, map<br />

projections and st<strong>at</strong>e plane coordin<strong>at</strong>es, coordin<strong>at</strong>e<br />

transform<strong>at</strong>ions, triangul<strong>at</strong>ions, standards <strong>of</strong> accuracy<br />

and error propag<strong>at</strong>ion. Global positioning systems<br />

(GPS) surveying.<br />

SIS 4633 Digital Photogrammetry<br />

3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Prerequisites: GB 3713, SIS 3814, SIS 3923<br />

Image mosaicing, digital orthophoto cre<strong>at</strong>ion, aerial<br />

triangul<strong>at</strong>ion, single image and block triangul<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />

ground control, digital terrain modeling extraction,<br />

orthorectific<strong>at</strong>ion, and mono and stereo terrain model<br />

editing.<br />

SIS 4713 Advanced Geographic Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Systems<br />

(GIS) II<br />

3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Prerequisites: SIS 3843, CIS 3443<br />

This course will focus on the use <strong>of</strong> advanced GIS and<br />

object oriented programming language s<strong>of</strong>tware for the<br />

development <strong>of</strong> algorithms to customize Geographic<br />

Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Systems to solve problems. Third party and<br />

Component Object Model (COM) compliant<br />

programming languages will be used to build and<br />

customize GIS applic<strong>at</strong>ions. Customized applic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

will be incorpor<strong>at</strong>ed into existing GIS Internet packages<br />

for display and present<strong>at</strong>ion on the Internet.<br />

SIS 475V Advanced Topics<br />

Variable credit<br />

Prerequisites: Junior standing, consent <strong>of</strong> instructor, and<br />

approval <strong>of</strong> School Dean<br />

Lectures and discussions in selected Sp<strong>at</strong>ial Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

System topics.<br />

SIS 479V Independent Study in Sp<strong>at</strong>ial Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

Systems (SIS)<br />

Variable credit<br />

Consult the Independent Study Courses section in the<br />

Academic Regul<strong>at</strong>ions chapter <strong>of</strong> this c<strong>at</strong>alog for<br />

prerequisites and description.<br />

SIS 4886 SIS Practicum<br />

6 credits: 1 hour lecture, 15 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />

Prerequisites: SIS 3913, SIS 3843, SIS 4183, SIS 4633,<br />

Senior standing<br />

Integr<strong>at</strong>ed problem solving to apply geographic<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion systems (GIS), remote sensing, global<br />

positioning systems (GPS), and surveying to solve real<br />

world problems. Students will work with a federal, st<strong>at</strong>e,<br />

priv<strong>at</strong>e, or nonpr<strong>of</strong>it agency using sp<strong>at</strong>ial technologies in<br />

their area <strong>of</strong> specializ<strong>at</strong>ion to solve a real world problem<br />

for th<strong>at</strong> agency.<br />

SOC Courses<br />

(Sociology)<br />

Course Descriptions<br />

SOC 2213 Introduction to Sociology<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Introduction to sociological concepts, group interaction,<br />

and social institutions.<br />

SOC 2223 Social Problems<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Overview <strong>of</strong> contemporary social problems in the U.S., such<br />

as crime, poverty, substance abuse and addiction, racial,<br />

ethnic and gender inequality, health care access, and the<br />

impact <strong>of</strong> environmental disruptions on social systems.<br />

SOC 3413 The Family<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

N<strong>at</strong>ure, development, and function <strong>of</strong> the family as a<br />

social institution; special factors affecting marital<br />

rel<strong>at</strong>ions and family stability.<br />

SOC 3433 Social Welfare Work<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Social work, its history, functions, methods, and st<strong>at</strong>us in<br />

modern society.<br />

SOC 3443 Rural Sociology<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

The transform<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> rural life and institutions in<br />

contemporary society. Social problems rel<strong>at</strong>ed to rural living.<br />

SOC 3453 Race and Ethnic Rel<strong>at</strong>ions<br />

3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />

Social processes in a pluralistic society with emphasis on<br />

the cultural contributions <strong>of</strong> different racial and ethnic<br />

groups.<br />

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