Academic Calendar - Fisheries and Marine Institute - Memorial ...

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Duration - 3 weeks
Lectures - 6 hours/week = 18 hours total
Laboratories - 1 hour/week = 3 hours total
FLDS 3107 (Hydraulic Controls)
This is an intermediate level course designed for students in the
Remotely Operated Vehicles Operator Program.
Hydraulic Principles; Hydraulic Systems and Schematics;
Hydraulic Fluids; Hydraulic Hoses and Pipes; Seals and Packing;
Reservoir, Design and Function; Contamination Control and
Filtration; Linear Activators; Pumps and Motors; Directional
Control Valves; Pressure Control; Flow Control; Hydraulic System
Accessories
uration - 10 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week = 26 hours total
FRMG 0001 (Fisheries Resource Management)
This course is designed to familiarize fishers with the
principlesand techniques involved in fisheries management.
The Fishery Resource; Why Manage Understanding the
Goals of Fisheries Management; The Methods Employed in
Fisheries Management; Managing Our Resources; Agencies
and Organizations Involved in Research and Decision-making
in Fisheries Resource Management; Sharing Our Resources –
Foreign Fishing in the Northwest Atlantic; Responsible Fishing;
Owner Operation/Fleet Separation; Stewardship
Duration - 5 days
GEOG 1300 (Surveying and GPS0
This course is designed to provide students with an
understanding of survey techniques. It will introduce students to
measurement techniques associated with distance, direction and
leveling. It will review traditional survey tools as well as electronic
devices including total stations and global positioning systems.
Also, students operate surveying equipment that is commonly
used for coastal and marine applications.
Introduction to Surveying; Distance Measurements and
Corrections; Leveling; Angles and Directions; Global Positioning;
System (GPS); Electronic Distance Measurement Instruments
(EDMs)
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 2 hours/week
GEOG 2100 (Geography)
This course is designed to provide the student with an
understanding of the types and uses of maps for use by marine
environmental technologists. It also introduces students to
calculations from maps and provides them with an introduction
to digital mapping techniques, namely Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing
Introduction to Map Use; Projections and Coordinates; Map Scale
and Calculations; Spatial Analysis and GIS; Remote Sensing and
Aerial Photography
Prerequisite - None
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours /week
Laboratories - 1 hour/week
GEOG 3101 (Mapping and GIS)
This course is designed to introduce the student to the
application of maps in environmental problems. Computer based
applications such as Geographic Information Systems and their
use are emphasized.
Background to Maps; Digital Mapping Data Models; Extraction
and Application of Data from Maps; Geographic Information
Systems; and Recent Trends in Geographic Information Systems
Prerequisite - GEOG 1300 (Surveying and GPS) OR GEOG
2100 (Geography)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours per week = 39 total hours
Laboratories - 3 hours once per week = 39 total hours
GEOG 3102 (Geographic Database Design and
Management)
This course provides the student with an introduction to the
theoretical, technical, and practical application of geographic
databases through the design, implementation, generation,
dissemination and management of geospatial data in tabular
format. The course will be taught using modern equipment
and methodologies, allowing the student to better understand
the benefits and limitations associated with the utilization,
evaluation and optimization of geographic database design and
management techniques and workflows.
Introduction to Databases; Introduction to Geodatabases;
Database Management System Environments; Geographic
Database Design; Database Design Tools; Database Models;
Database Integration; Geodatabase Application Development;
Geographic Database Management; Recent Trends in
Geographic Database Design and Management
Prerequisite - CPSK 1102 (Introduction to Applied Programming;
GEOG 3101 (Mapping and GIS)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours
Laboratories - 2 hours/week = 26 hours
GEOG 3103 (Advanced Remote Sensing)
This course provides the student with a background in
advanced remote sensing practises in relation to operational
satellite oceanography. The course will be taught using modern
equipment and methodologies, allowing the student to better
understand the uses of remote sensing in the extraction of
oceanographic parameters. It will combine both theoretical and
practical methods to reach the major objectives of both course
and Program.
Multispectral Remote Sensing; Ocean Surface Phenomena;
Atmospheric Properties and Radiative Transfer; The Atmosphere/
Ocean Interface; Ocean Color; Sea Surface Temperature
(SST); Microwave Remote Sensing; Introduction to Radars;
Scatterometer Observations; The Altimeter; Imaging Radars
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