OVERVIEW COURSE PROJECT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS GEOG 502 - The Course Project is completed in two stages: the Course Project: Part 1 – Proposal Assignment and the Course Project: Part 2 – Final Submission Assignment. The expectation in this Course Project is that you design and carry out geospatial related course project. The project must involve analysis to answer a question – although making an attractive and informational map layout is part of the final product, simply making a map or set of maps for this project is not acceptable. Throughout this assignment, you will find and prep your own data, prepare a work flow chart for the analysis, and prepare a final report that includes not only a high quality map with all of the required cartographic components but also scientific report and additional elements that explain the problem, the analysis, and the validity and limitations of the analysis. You are encouraged to propose your own project title and work on your own data. However, there is an option for you if you cannot propose your own project and work with your own data. The option to work on an existing project data is provided in the course. Still if you decide on this existing data, you are required to propose your own title, objective, and method with modifications of the method that is drafted in the example and presented in the video(s) in the Resources section located on both assignment pages. INSTRUCTIONS Step #1: Choose which option you wish to complete for your GIS Course Project Assignment: Option #1: You will propose and work on your own proposed project title and with your own data. All the projects report should be written with scientific writing style. Refer to the document entitled Using GPS Data to Map and Model Colby Student Public Transit Efficiency found under the Resources section located on both assignment pages. The Course Project: Part 2 – Final Submission Assignment should have a well-written introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and citation at minimum. Option #2: If you are not able or confident to propose your own project title, you may choose to work on the Hopkins Transit Station Analysis provided under the Resources section located on both assignment pages and produce the analysis outputs. You will use the Hopkins Transit Stations Project Data to complete this assignment. In addition to this, you will write the methodology you used to get the outputs. Example: describe "Hill Shade Tool" with scientific writing style. On how to write scientific report, please see the document entitled Using GPS Data to Map and Model Colby Student Public Transit Efficiency. The Course Project: Part 2 – Final Submission Assignment should have a well-written introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and citation at minimum. - Step #2: Read the Hopkins Transit Station Analysis document. You will use this as your guide as you complete your project. Step #3: Watch the Course Project videos in the order in which they are provided. These videos are listed under the Resources section on both assignment pages. Page 1 of 2 GEOG 502 Step #4: Review Using GPS Data to Map and Model Colby Student Public Transit Efficiency before preparing your Course Project. Step #5: Prepare the appropriate stage for the Course Project for the assigned module: Course Project: Part 1 – Proposal Assignment and Course Project: Part 2 – Final Submission Assignment. • • Course Project: Part 1 - Proposal Assignment ○ Your assignment should include the title, objective(s), and methods you plan to use for your Course Project. ○ Use correct APA formatting for the submission and any citations used. Your submission should be written using complete sentences and should be free of spelling and grammatical errors. Course Project: Part 2 – Final Submission Assignment о Your assignment should have a well-written introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and citation at minimum. O ○ The data used for the project should be submitted as a zipped file with the final report. Please add a ReadMe file with final data in the zipped file. Include maps and graphics that are relevant to the data and the project. Use correct APA formatting for the submission and any citations used. Your submission should be written using complete sentences and should be free of spelling and grammatical errors. Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. Page 2 of 2