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UF Geomatics Distance Education (SFRC/CALS/IFAS)

Course:  SUR 3323 Visualization of Spatial Information (Fall’07)

Subtitle:  AutoCAD in Surveying and Mapping

Course Description:  Methods of mapping, modeling, communicating and visualizing spatial features.  Includes boundary and topographical features, attributes, site modeling, site development, mapping, using computer aided mapping and design techniques.

Software Requirement:  Each distance education student must have access to AutoCAD – at home, at work, or at school (community college, university, etc.)  Any version of ACAD  from ACAD 2000 to the present will be OK.   Access to Land Desktop LD software is not required but access to this software will expand learning opportunities, particularly in the surveying/mapping work place.

Registration Instructions: 

1.  You must be a registered UF student to take this class, however, there is a shorthand process for “non-degree” students.  You will be in the “0AG” student classification. (non degree in the College of Agriculture) If you plan to get the Geomatics degree, you can first take this as a non-degree student, and later have it applied to your degree program. 

2.      To register: go to http://www.cals.ufl.edu/distance/courses.html   Find the  “SUR” course listed under “courses”. For non-degree students, follow the instructions under “non-degree seeking student.” Review “critical dates and deadlines.”  Pick “Fall, 2007 semester.”   START YOUR ADMISSSTIONS AND REGISTRATION NOW TO ENSURE BEING IN THE COURSE..   Pick “application.”  Follow the instructions to complete and submit the application along with the course(s) you wish to take.. (Most of the info is to prove your Florida residency for lower tuition rates.)    After admissions/registration you will get and MUST have a “GATORLINK” ID and password for access to the ONLINE “WebCT VISTA” website for the course.   Be sure to pay your tuition fees by the deadline.   Tuition is about $320 (resident). 

To Complete The Course:

Log into the UF website for WebCT/VISTA  http://lss.at.ufl.edu using your GATORLINK ID and password.  View the video “tutorials”, review the “lecture outlines”, participate in the discussion sessions, take the progress quizzes, submit the *.dwg files for review, take the final exam.  All must be completed by the end of the Fall, 2007 term.  

       

 

 

 

 


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