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UP 402--MAPS AND DECISIONS Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Lecture: W: 7:00-8:00 p.m.,
2216/2219, A&AB
Office Hours in A&AB1235
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Structure of Course:
Grading: Oral midterm presentation of progress on project--15% Weekly map quizzes on place recognition--10% Final presentation--25% Final project--50%--written web site including text, graphs, and possibly interactive features. Required books to purchase: Mark Monmonier, How to Lie with Maps, University of Chicago Press A current world atlas. Course Materials Required:
Required: an active U of M e-mail account
There will be a class website containing lecture notes, links to source materials on the web, citations to printed matter that might be useful, and strategies that might be of use in the lab. Students will be provided with a variety of computerized maps
to be
determined in individual consultation with the instructor (in support
of
their project).
Lab: Two-hour lab in which students work on projects and have an opportunity to troubleshoot projects and learn new skills specific to their own interests. |
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mail me: sarhaus@umich.edu