[Qgis-user] New Online Training Course - An Introduction To Using GIS/QGIS In Biological Research, 17th - 20th August 2020

Tue Jul 14 07:40:58 PDT 2020

Now that you are using QGIS mailing list to advertise your course :), maybe
you should also consider joining QGIS training certificate programme:
https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/certification.html

There is an excellent presentation from Nick  Bearman during the recent
FOSS4G UK here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_hyWDXn5Qs

Regards
Saber

On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 at 09:47, <cdmacleod at gisinecology.com> wrote:

> *GIS In Ecology* will be holding a new online training course on using
> QGIS in biological research between the 17th and 20th of August 2020. It
> will be held using the Zoom video-conferencing platform, and will consist
> of four three-hour sessions. One session will need to be completed each
> day. However, you will have a choice of completing it between 10:00 and
> 13:00 British Summer (primarily for those living in Europe, Asia and
> Africa) or 18:00 to 21:00 British Summer Time (primarily for those living
> in North and South America). This choice of time slots for each session
> allows participants from as wide a range of time zones to participate in
> the course.
>
> Attendance will be limited to a maximum of 20 people. The fees for this
> course are GBP 250 per person (with a discounted rate of GBP 195 for
> students, the unwaged and those working for registered charities). To book
> a place on it, or for more information, visit  the course's dedicated
> webpage at
> http://gisinecology.com/online-course-an-introduction-to-using-gis-qgis-in-biological-research/,
> Alternatively, you can email info at GISinEcology.com with the subject line
> Introductory Online GIS Course August 2020.
>
> This course will be taught by Dr Colin D. MacLeod, the author of * GIS
> For Biologists: A Practical Introduction For Undergraduates*
> <http://gisinecology.com/gis-for-biologists-a-practical-introduction-for-undergraduates-2/>
> (Pictish Beast Publications), and will provide an introduction to using GIS
> in a wide variety of biological research situations ranging from the basics
> of making maps through to studying the spread of diseases and creating maps
> of species biodiversity. It will consist of a series of background sessions
> on using GIS mixed in with practical sessions where you will work directly
> with GIS software to complete various tasks which biological researchers
> commonly need to be able to do.
>
> Each three-hour session will consist of a background talk covering a
> specific topic, followed by practical exercises based on instructions from
> one of our workbooks. While you are encouraged to remain online during the
> practical sessions, you can choose to go off-line as you work though the
> exercises (or if you need to take a break). However, if you have any
> questions, the course instructor will be available for you to ask any
> questions you wish at any point.
>
> This course will primarily be based around QGIS (also known as Quantum
> GIS), which provides a user-friendly, open-source, free alternative to
> commercial GIS software packages, and it is becoming increasingly widely
> used in both academic and commercial organisations As a result, it is aimed
> at both those with no GIS experience, but wish to learn how to to do GIS
> with QGIS, and also those who are familiar with using commercial GIS
> software, such as ArcGIS, but who wish to learn how to use QGIS as an
> alternative. However, this course is taught using software-independent
> approach, and it is also open to those who wish to learn how to use ArcGIS
> to do biological GIS.
>
> When you attend this course you will receive a free copy of *GIS For
> Biologists: A Practical Introduction for Undergraduates
> <http://gisinecology.com/gis-for-biologists-a-practical-introduction-for-undergraduates-2/>
> *as the practical exercises in that course are based on the ones
> contained in that book.
>
> At the end of the course, all attendees will receive a certificate of
> attendance and completion. Each certificate is embossed with the GIS In
> Ecology official stamp to prevent its fraudulent reproduction. In addition,
> each certificate has its own unique identification number that we will
> record, along with your name, meaning that we can verify the authenticity
> of the certificates we issue (and the course you have completed) on request.
>
> To attend this course, you must have your own laptop computer with an
> appropriate GIS software package installed on it. Our recommended GIS
> software for this course is the freely available QGIS software. For those
> wishing to use QGIS, you will need to download and install QGIS 2.8.3 (for
> those using Windows computers) or 2.8.4 (for those using Macs) rather than
> the latest version. The best way to download the correct version of QGIS
> for this course is to use the links on our GIS For Biologists webpage,
> which can be found here <http://gisinecology.com/gis-for-biologists/>. If
> you would prefer to use ESRI's ArcGIS software instead of GIS, this can be
> accommodated, but please let us know at the time of booking that this is
> the option you would like to use.
>
> This course will be followed by a second, more advanced online course that
> will be held between the 24th and the 27th of August titled 'An
> Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) In The Marine
> Environment'. More information on this course can be found at
> http://gisinecology.com/online-course-an-introduction-to-species-distribution-modelling-in-the-marine-environment/
> .
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>
> Books From GIS In Ecology Staff:
>
> GIS For Biologists: A Practical Introduction For Undergraduates; RRP:
> £24.99
> An Introduction To Integrating QGIS And R For Spatial Analysis; RRP: £19.99
> An Introduction To Species Distribution Modelling (SDM) Using QGIS And R;
> RRP: £19:99
>
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