[OSGeo-Edu] Tracking a GIS Core Curriculum

[Gavin Fleming]

To add to the list of 'core curricula', the South African Qualifications
Authority requirements for accredited GIS qualifications (and the Unit
Standards that make them up) can be accessed here. There's a huge amount
of detail as you drill down: 

 

http://www.gissa.org.za/education/saqa-qualifications/ 

 

Gavin 

 

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[mailto:edu_discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Charlie
Schweik
Sent: 2009 September 15 03:57
To: Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)
Cc: edu_discuss at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Edu] Tracking a GIS Core Curriculum

 

Tyler,

 

THANKS for posting these questions.  I have been thinking (in part 

because of your discussions in Denver)

that this should be the next big collaborative effort by our group.

> My question is, what curriculum framework are people more familiar
with

> or believe are more valuable to track?

>   

There is the NCGIS GIScience core curriculum here: 

http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/giscc/ (dated 2000).

I haven't read the AAG book but it looks interesting.

 

But I think our group should NOT try and duplicate these kinds of 

efforts. What I think we should focus on is *developing a core
curriculum

for, perhaps, a "GIS Certificate in Open Source GIS*," to begin.

 

I think this is a natural next step for our group, and as you suggest, 

we could potentially organize or link course material in our database to


a curriculum

structure we as a group come up with. -- I think this is a* great 

collaborative goal for this next year*.

 

Do others agree? Who is willing to help? Anyone willing to take a lead 

on this?

 

Charlie

 

P.S. My standard follow-up -- anyone have new course material to post to


our database? Anyone have any information on activities for me to post 

to our group's blog?

 

 


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