Course detail

Computer Skills – Introduction to GIS

FA-GIS-NEAcad. year: 2025/2026

This course will help students to develop their studio designs using GIS tools. The classes provide practical work with ArcGIS Pro software and open-source spatial data. The course includes practical home assignments in which students will experience the whole process of creating a GIS project – from the creation of input data to 2D output in the form of a map.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Jana Stehlíková

Department

Department of Urban Design (UU)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Evaluation is based on the practical assignments which are submitted in electronic version. The assignments, their form, and the deadlines are specified by the teacher at the beginning of the semester.
Students must participate in the practical classes. Only one class can be excused. More absences must be discussed individually with the teacher. Students are obliged to submit 3 control outputs during the semester and at the end of the semester will have a final presentation of their projects.

Aims

The aim of the course is to learn how to use GIS tools in the process of creating architectural projects, and to learn about the open-source data. The course will introduce students to open-source data; students will learn how to create their own data and consequently how to visualize and analyse the data. The important part of the classes is the creation of outputs in the form of 2D map or interactive story map which could be used for the presentation of architectural designs.
  • Students will be able to develop a simple GIS project.
  • Students will learn how to use open-source spatial data and how to complement with own data.
  • Students will learn to work with spatial analyses.
  • Students will be able to visualize the spatial data following the cartographic principles.
  • Students will be able to build a 2D map and basic work with interactive maps in the ArcGIS Online environment.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

HUXHOLD, W.E. et. Managing Geographic Information System Projects. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. ASIN: B01FJ0RRAQ. (EN)
LONGLEY, Paul, Michael F. GOODCHILD, D. J. MAGUIRE a David RHIND.Geographic Information Science and Systems. Wiley, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-118-67695-0. (EN)
MARTIN, D. Geographic Information Systems - Socioeconomic applications. London: Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 978-0415125710. (EN)
STAR, Jeffrey; John, ESTES. Geographic Information Systems - an Introduction. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1990. ISBN: 978-0133511239. (EN)
ZEILER, Michael. Modeling Our World: The ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Concepts. Esri Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-1589482784. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Jana Stehlíková