MU:MU14444 Applied Informatics in CM - Course Information

MU14444 Applied Informatics in Crisis Management

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marek Drozdek (lecturer)
Mgr. Marek Drozdek (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marek Drozdek
Mathematical Institute in Opava

Prerequisites

MU14435 Crisis Management
The basic knowledge of working with applications on Microsoft Windows
The basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Mathematics in Risk Management (programme MU, B1101)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the principles of geographic information systems (GIS), specifically ArcGIS. Students will gain an overview of the possibilities and practical application of ArcGIS in addressing the crisis situation and analysis. Students will learn the concepts of ArcGIS software and its functionality during the course. They will learn to create, store and manage spatial data, use the system to preform spatial analysis and visualize the results in the form of map outputs.

Syllabus

• 1.introduction to GIS
  2.spatial data
  3.attribute table
  4.symbology of quantitative data
  5.symbology of qualitative data
  6.labels
  7.join and relationship
  8.data editing
  9.coordinate systems
  10.mapping output
  11.analytics tools

Literature

required literature
• Drozdek, M., Jelšovská, K. Informační podpora krizového řízení. Opava, 2013. info

recommended literature
• Rapant, P. Úvod do geografických informačních systémů. info
• Krömer A., Musial P., Folwarczny L. Mapování rizik. 2010. ISBN 978-80-7385-086-9. info
• Požár, J. Manažerská informatika. Praha, 2006. info

Teaching methods

Lecturing
Internship

Assessment methods

Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Mapping the selected phenomenon, its processing into map layers and submission to the teacher.
Submitting the results of the tasks from the exercises.
Solving complex crisis situation by using ArcGIS tools and data processing into a clear map.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Cvičení	2
Přednáška	2
Summary	4

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