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Proposing New CSULB Minor and Certificate Programs

1. Program Type (Please specify any from the list below that apply—delete the others)

← State-Support

← New Program

2. Program Identification

a. California State University, Long Beach

b. Minor in Geographic Information Science (GISci)

c. Intended implementation: Fall 2013

d. Department of Geography

e. Dr. Paul Laris, Professor and Geography Department Chair, Dr. Hyowon Ban, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Dr. Suzanne Wechsler, Associate Professor, Department of Geography

f. Statement from the appropriate campus administrative authority that the addition of this program supports the campus mission and will not impede the successful operation and growth of existing academic programs. (CPEC “Appropriateness to Institutional and Segmental Mission”)

Needed

g. Any other campus approval documents that may apply (e.g. curriculum committee approvals).

Needed

3. Program Overview and Rationale

a. Rationale, including a brief description of the program, its purpose and strengths, fit with institutional mission, and a justification for offering the program at this time. The rationale may explain the relationship among the program philosophy, design, target population, and any distinctive pedagogical methods. (CPEC “Appropriateness to Institutional and Segmental Mission”)

Geography is the study of the world, its inhabitants, the interaction between the two in time and space, and their patterns and systems. Geographic Information Science (GISci) provides a suite of technologies and techniques that are used to represent and analyze data from a geographic perspective.

The minor in GISci is designed to help students who are looking for professional careers in the rapidly expanding sectors dealing with geospatial technology and mapping sciences. The field of geographic information science (GISci), while rooted in the discipline of geography, has applications in a variety of fields including but not limited to planning, environmental science, journalism, transportation, business and public health. The GISci minor provides an academic credential for students who are pursuing a degree in another discipline that have developed basic mastery of both geographic concepts relevant to responsible use of the technology, as well as technical and applied aspects of this field.

Pedagogical methods of the GISci minor focus on guiding students to develop fundamental knowledge and techniques of GISci and apply GISci approaches to further study topics from other disciplines. The program provides students with a wide range of applications of GISci through both lecture and laboratory sessions that will utilize empirical spatial data and analysis methodologies. In addition, individual project development will offer a comprehensive view of how real-world spatial problems within various disciplines, organizations, or institutions can be dealt with using GISci approaches.

There are many employment opportunities for those who understand the geospatial technologies, and society would benefit from improved decision making by them. Students interested in this minor may come from a variety of majors and/or programs. These include (but are not limited to) programs and departments within CLA such as anthropology (archaeology), journalism, political science, women’s, gender & sexuality studies, history, the Social Science Credential Programs, Chicano and Latino Studies and our affiliate program in Environmental Science and Policy. This minor may also be accessible to students in other colleges, such as geological sciences, civil engineering, computer science, information systems, health science, physics & astronomy, management, marketing and human resources management. Students who are interested in further study may be compelled by the GISci minor to get the Certificate in Geographic Information Science which can be completed post-baccalaureate.

Often students become interested in GISci through exposure to the material in two service courses that our department has developed for students CNSM and CHHS. Geography 481 – GIS for Natural Sciences and Geography is an elective for students in Environmental Science & Policy and marine biology and Geography 471 – GIS for Health Sciences can serve as an elective for students in public health. Students who have taken one of these courses may use that course as a substitution for 280; it will not double-count as a specialization course.

This proposed minor in GISci meets the requirements of a minor as identified in the CSULB Curriculum handbook whereby a minor is “…defined as an aggregate of at least 18 units of coursework, as specified by the department or program, at least nine of which must be upper-division “ (, last accessed 11/8/12; , last accessed 11/8/12).

This minor requires only one prerequisite course – a 3-unit lower division statistics course. This can be satisfied by Geography 200, or any number of lower division courses such as Stat 108, Psy 210, Biol 260, Anth 202, HMDV 250, or Soc 250.

b. Proposed catalog description, including program description, degree requirements, and admission requirements.

The Minor in GISci is designed to focus on developing fundamental knowledge and techniques of GISci based in the discipline of geography and applying the GISci approaches to further study research topics from other fields. More detailed information of the program is available in the department or on-line at csulb.edu/geography.

The Minor in GISci is available to any CSULB student, except for those who are majors in geography. A minimum of 18 units is required above a basic course in statistics, which can be satisfied by geography 200, Stat 108, Psy 210, Biol 260, Anth 202, HMDV 250, Soc 250 or other related courses per advisor consent. The Minor in GISci is composed of two core courses (6 units). These include GEOG 280 (Introduction to Geospatial Techniques, 3 units) and GEOG 380 (Map Interpretation and Analysis, 3 units).

Students must also take 12 units of 400-level GISci courses from the following list:

GEOG 471, GISci for Health (3 units)

GEOG 473, Remote Sensing (4 units)

GEOG 474, Introduction to Digital Image Processing (4 units)

GEOG 475, Geographical Applications in Remote Sensing (4 units)

GEOG 481, GISci for Natural Sciences (4 units)

GEOG 482, Map Design Presentation and GIS (4 units)

GEOG 484, Advanced Concepts in Presentation Cartography (4 units)

GEOG 485, Principles in Geographic Information Science (4 units)

GEOG 487A, Applications of GISci: Environment and Natural Resources (4 units)

GEOG 487B, Applications of GISci: Urban and Economic (4 units)

GEOG 488, Advanced Topics in GISci (4 units)

4. Curriculum

a. Goals for the (1) program and (2) student learning outcomes. Program goals are very broad statements about what the program is intended to achieve, including what kinds of graduates will be produced. Student learning outcomes are more specific statements that are related to the program goals but that more narrowly identify what students will know and be able to do upon successful completion of the program

Program Goals. The Minor in Geographic Information Science has four goals, each addressing practical application of GISci. Upon completion of the minor, students will be able to 1) understand the technical operation of geospatial techniques, 2) apply this suite of approaches to address spatial questions in fields including social, health, and natural sciences, and the humanities, 3) critically evaluate the use of these techniques as methods for problem solving, and 4) design and critique map products developed from the use of geospatial techniques.

Student Learning Outcomes. Upon completion of the Minor in Geographic Information Science, students will be able to demonstrate the following: 1) knowledge of the technical operation of basic geospatial techniques (e.g., Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing), 2) application of geospatial techniques to problems in the social, health, and natural sciences, and humanities, 3) evaluation of appropriate use of geospatial techniques as methods for problem solving, and 4) synthesis of spatial data in a map product as well as analysis of the map itself as a form of communication.

b. Plans for assessing program goals and student learning outcomes. Some planners find it helpful to develop matrices in which student learning outcomes and required courses are mapped, indicating where content related to the learning outcomes is introduced, reinforced, and practiced at an advanced level in required courses. (CPEC “Maintenance and Improvement of Quality”)

Students who complete the Minor in Geographic Information Science (GISci) will be able to demonstrate all of the Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) listed in Table 1. In addition, student mastery of the composite knowledge and technical application implicit in the integration of these four SLOs will be assessed through the Research Projects that are core components of the upper division GISci courses.

Table 1. Student learning outcomes mapped to courses and assessment methods

|Student Learning Outcome |Course(s) |Methods of Assessment |

|Knowledge of the technical operation of|280, 380, 473, 474, |Quizzes, Exams |

|basic geospatial techniques |482, 484, 485 | |

|Application of geospatial techniques |280, 471, 473, 474, |Computer Laboratory Exercises |

| |481, 482, 484, 485, | |

| |487A, 487B, 488 | |

|Evaluation of appropriate use of |380, 471, 473, 474, |Exams, Project |

|geospatial techniques |475, 482, 484, | |

| |485,487A, 487B, 488 | |

|Synthesis and analysis of mapped data |380, 475, 482, 484 |Exams, Computer Laboratory Exercises, Project |

As part of our ongoing departmental assessment we are in the process of mapping our GIS curriculum to the criteria provided in a recently released geospatial competency model. The Department of Labor has developed specific academic competencies for GIS curriculum (see , last accessed 11/8/12). Our program assessment will address these geospatial competencies in the context of the courses we offer. Some of these competencies will be mastered by students in the coursework specific to their respective majors.

Eighteen (18) units are required for the minor. Any basic statistics course such as Geog 200, Stat 108, Psy 210, Biol 260, Anth 202, HMDV 250, or Soc 250 is a prerequisite.

c. Table 2 provides a list of all courses for the minor, specifying catalog number, title, units of credit, and prerequisites or co-requisites (source 2011-2012 catalog online; ). Figure 1 provides an example of potential pathways to obtain the GISci Minor.

Table 2: Minor Courses and Associated Prerequisites

|Catalog # |Title |Units |Prerequisites |

|280 |Introduction to Geospatial |3 |None |

| |Techniques | | |

|380 |Map Interpretation and Analysis |3 |None |

|471 |GISci for Health |3 |GEOG 200 or SOC 250 or equivalent |

|473 |Remote Sensing |4 |GEOG 200 (or equivalent) and GEOG 280 or consent |

| | | |of instructor |

|474 |Introduction to Digital Image |4 |GEOG 473 or consent of instructor |

| |Processing | | |

|475* |Geographical Applications in |4 |GEOG 473 or consent of instructor |

| |Remote Sensing | | |

|481 |GISci for Natural Sciences |4 |Junior or Senior standing, GEOG 140 or BIOL 153 |

| | | |or GEOL 102, or consent of instructor |

|482 |Map Design for Presentation and |4 |GEOG 200 or equivalent and 380 or consent of |

| |GIS | |instructor |

|484 |Advanced Concepts in Presentation |4 |GEOG 482 or consent of instructor |

| |Cartography | | |

|485 |Principles for Geographic |4 |GEOG 200 or equivalent; GEOG 280 or consent of |

| |Information Science | |instructor |

|487A |Applications of GISci: Environment|4 |GEOG 485 or 585 or consent of instructor |

| |and Natural Resources | | |

|487B |Applications of GISci: Urban and |4 |GEOG 485 or 585 or consent of instructor |

| |Economic | | |

|488 |Advanced Topics in GISci |4 |GEOG 485 and one of the following: GEOG 487A, |

| | | |487B, 482, 484; or consent of instructor |

*Prerequisite changes have been submitted but are not currently reflected in the online catalog.

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Figure 1: Potential pathways to the GISci Minor

d. GEOG 280 and GEOG 380 are required courses. Three upper division elective courses can be used to satisfy requirements for the minor or certificate. For students from the College of Health and Human Services who begin with GEOG 471, the 280 prerequisite will be waived. For students from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics who begin with GEOG 481, the 280 prerequisite will be waived.

e. No new courses are needed to initiate the program. No new courses are needed during the first two years after implementation.

f. No new courses are needed.

g. Table 3. Proposed course-offering plan of required courses for the first three years of program implementation

|Year |Semester |Course |Faculty |

|1 |Fall 2012 |280 |Wechsler |

| | |380 |Ban |

| |Spring 2013 |280 |Wechsler |

| | |380 |Ban |

|2 |Fall 2013 |280 |Wechsler |

| | |380 |Ban |

| |Spring 2014 |280 |Wechsler |

| | |380 |Ban |

|3 |Fall 2014 |280 |Wechsler |

| | |380 |Ban |

| |Spring 2015 |280 |Wechsler |

| | |380 |Ban |

h. Admission criteria:

Students must be enrolled at CSULB. They will meet with the Undergraduate Advisor in Geography to add the minor to their program plan.

i. Criteria for student continuation in the program: Students are encouraged but not required to maintain a 3.0 GPA.

j. Provision for meeting accreditation requirements, if applicable, and anticipated date of accreditation request (including the WASC Substantive Change process). – N/A

5. Need for the Proposed Minor or Certificate Program

(CPEC “Societal Need,” “Number of Existing Programs in the Field,” and “Advancement of the Field”)

a. List of other California State University campuses currently offering or projecting the proposed programs; list of neighboring institutions, public and private, currently offering the proposed programs.

Table 4. The GISci minors currently offered in California

| |University |Department or Center|Program |

|California State |California |BioResource and |GIS Minor |

|University campuses|Polytechnic State |Agricultural | |

| |University, San Luis|Engineering (BRAE) | |

| |Obispo |Department | |

| |California State |Center for |Multi-disciplinary GIS Minor |

| |Polytechnic |Geographic | |

| |University, Pomona |Information Research| |

| |CSU Northridge |Department of |Minor in GIS |

| | |Geography |

| | | |ources/undergraduate.html |

|Neighboring |University of |Department of |Geospatial Information Systems & Technologies |

|public/private |California, Los |Geography |Minor |

|institutions |Angeles | | |

b. Differences between the proposed program and programs listed in Section 5a above.

The proposed program differs from the programs listed in Section 5a above as its course content focuses on all four essential components for effective use of geospatial technologies and techniques in the social, health, and natural sciences, and humanities: 1) knowledge of the technical operation of basic geospatial techniques (e.g., Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing), 2) application of geospatial techniques to problems in the social, health, and natural sciences, and humanities, 3) evaluation of appropriate use of geospatial techniques as methods for problem solving, and 4) synthesis of spatial data in a map product as well as analysis of the map itself as a form of communication. The CSULB Department of Geography minor in GISci will provide equal emphasis to application, critical thinking, and communication as is given to the technical and application-oriented aspects that are the primary focus of the other neighboring programs. Both the curriculum design and the experiences of the faculty are distinctive from the neighboring programs and will ensure this equal emphasis.

c. List of other curricula currently offered by the campus that are closely related to the proposed program.

Table 5a. Closely-related other curricula currently offered by the campus

|College |Department |Program |

|Liberal Arts |Geography |Certificate in Geographic Information |

| | |Science |

|Liberal Arts & |Anthropology, Biology, Economics, |Minor in Environmental Science & |

|Natural Sciences and Mathematics |Environmental Science and Policy, |Policy |

|(Joint) |Geography, and Geology | |

Table 5b identifies differences between the proposed Minor and our existing Certificate in Geographic Information Science. Geography 471 (cross listed as HSCA 471) and 481 (ES&P) meet requirements for their respective majors; those with 481 take 19 units. Geography 471 and 481 are not allowed courses for the GIS Certificate. The GIS Certificate requires 400 and 485.

Table 5: Comparison of the existing Certificate in GISci and proposed Minor in GISci

|Units |CERTIFICATE |Units |MINOR |

|  |Geography Students |  |Non Geography Students |

|  |24 units |  |18 Units |

|  |12 core units, 12 specialization |  |6 core units plus 12 specialization units |

|  |Prerequisites |  |Prerequisites |

|3 |200 |3 |200 or any stats course |

|3 |280 |  |  |

|3 |380 |  |  |

|  |Core courses |  |Core courses (6 or 7 units) |

|4 |400 |3 |280 (or 481 or 471)* |

|4 |473 |3 |380 |

|4 |485 |  |  |

|  |Specialization (12 Units) choose from the|  |Specialization (12 Units) choose from the |

| |following ** | |following |

|  |  |3 |471 (if not used as a substitute for 280) |

|  |Remote Sensing |4 |473 |

|4 |474 |4 |474 |

|4 |475 |4 |475 |

|  |Cartographic Design |4 |481 (if not used as a substitute for 280) |

|4 |482 |4 |482 |

|4 |484 |4 |484 |

|  |Geographic Information Systems |4 |485 |

|4 |487A |4 |487A |

|4 |487B |4 |487B |

|4 |488 |4 |488 |

*471 (HSCA) and 481 (ES&P) meet requirements for their respective majors; those with 481 take 19 units

471 and 481 are not viable courses for the GIS Certificate.

The GIS Certificate requires 400 and 485

| |

d. Community participation in the planning process. This may include prospective employers of graduates.

Table 6. Example of prospective employers for graduates

|Name |

|Aerial Information Systems, Inc. |

|Broadcom Corporation |

|Burbank Information Technology |

|Celebrity Helicopters, Inc. |

|Connex Info Systems, Inc. |

|CyberCity 3D, Inc. |

|EON Reality, Inc. |

|Geographic Planning |

|Gis Tech |

|Herritage Park |

|LSA Associates, Inc. |

|Melissa Data Corporation |

|National Park Services |

|Networkfleet, Inc. |

|Palmdale Traffic Engineering |

|San Diego Geographic Information Source (SanGIS) |

|San Diego Natural History Msm |

|Santa Catalina Island Co. |

|Savvy Maps, LLC |

|Spatial Edge |

|Ultrastar Cinemas |

|Government organizations and institutes |

e. Applicable workforce demand projections and other relevant data.

Table 7. Example of recent contacts from the workforce demand to the Department

|Organization or Institution |Position |Date Requested |

|Redhill Group |GIS Intern |04/13/2011 |

|Earth Science Associates |GIS Internship |04/05/2011 |

|Community Services Environmental Programs, |The Environmental Programs Internship |03/31/2011 |

|City of Irvine | | |

|ESRI, Inc. |Summer Internship Program |03/18/2011 |

|City of Huntington Beach |GIS Internship |01/13/2011 |

The Bureau of Labor Statistics identifies several occupations that require professionals trained in the Geographic Information Sciences. These include geographers, urban and regional planners, surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists and mapping technicians. Each of these occupations are expected to experience growth of between 17%-26% from 2008-2018.

|Bureau of Labor Statistics Data for the Geospatial Workforce |

|Occupational Title |Employment, 2008 |Projected  |Change, |

| | |Employment, 2018 |2008-18 |

| | | |Number |

|Number of Students |10 |20 |30 |

|Number of Graduates |0 |10 |20 |

7. Existing Support Resources for the Proposed Minor or Certificate Program

(CPEC “Total Costs of the Program”)

A statement from the responsible administrator(s) should be attached to the proposal assuring that such consultation has taken place.

a. Faculty who would teach in the program, indicating rank, appointment status, highest degree earned, date and field of highest degree, professional experience, and affiliations with other campus programs. Please see the attached biographical sketches for program faculty’s professional experience, and affiliations with other campus programs.

|Name |Rank |Status |Highest |Degree Date |Field |

| | | |Degree | | |

|Christopher T. |Professor |Tenured |Ph.D. |1990 |Geography |

|Lee | | | | | |

|Suzanne Wechsler |Associate |Tenured |Ph.D. |2000 |Environmental Science|

| |Professor | | | | |

b. Space and facilities that would be used in support of the proposed program:

Department of Geography:

The Geography department houses GIS and remote sensing laboratory facilities that are focused on research and contract work. We have two GIS teaching labs which house a total of 50 high-end computers capable of supporting the software, hardware and data needs of our geospatial applications. The 27-seat GIS instructional lab houses 27 Dell duo core CPUs; the 25-seat teaching lab in PH-1 has new I-7 processors. All have 24” monitors Geospatial Research lab has five computer stations. All three labs have the full suite of ESRI software, a lab license for Google Earth Professional, ERDAS and ENVI image processing software site licenses as well as other software packages and programs .

c. A report provided by the campus Library, detailing resources available to support the program (discussion of subject areas, volume counts, periodical holdings, etc. are appropriate). The following report was provided by Greg Armento, CSULB Geography Librarian (08/13/2010):

Journal Support:

Library support in this area appears to be surprisingly good. Under the ISI Journal Impact Factor rankings for 51 Geography Journals, CSULB either has online or in print 92% of these titles. See attachment. Although some of these electronic subscriptions have one year moratoriums where the latest year is blocked, or "moving walls" where the last several years are not yet be available to us, we are receiving a good run of them on an ongoing basis.

More precisely to a potential GIS degree offering, review the article linked below, "GISciience Journals Ranking and Evaluation: An International Delphi Study" Transactions in GIS, 2008, 12(3): 293–321

Of the journals on that list: "Table 5 Final Ranking of GISciience Journals" we receive online or in print 74% of those titles. Notably, we receive 6 out of 7 highest ranked GIS journals. The only one we are lacking in the highest ranked category is "Geomatica". We receive 10 out of 15 second ranked GIS journals; and we receive 18 out of 24 third tier GIS journals.

Of the journals on Table 5, we do NOT have immediate print/online access to the following

• Geomatica

• Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

• Computers, Environments and Urban Systems

• Environment and Planning A

• Journal of Geographic Information and Decision Analysis

• Revue Internationale de Geomatique

• Mapping Sciences and Remote Sensing

• Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

• Acta Cartographica

• Remote Sensing Reviews

• Espace Geographique

• Geomatique Suisse

Current Geography Journal Subscriptions Received by the University Library

|Canadian geographic |

|Cartographic perspectives |

|Cartographica |

|Cartography and geographic information science |

|Economic geography |

|Environment and planning |

|Eurasian geography and economics |

|Focus |

|Geographers: biobibliographical studies |

|Geographical |

|Geography |

|Imago mundi |

|Information bulletin |

|International journal of geographical information science |

|Journal of borderlands studies |

|Journal of cultural geography |

|Journal of geography in higher education |

|Journal of spatial science |

|National geographic traveler |

|National geographic |

|Photogrammetric engineering and remote sensing |

|Scottish geographical journal |

|Surveying and land information science |

|The Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers |

|The California geographer |

|The Geographical review |

|The Journal of geography |

|Tourism geographies |

|Urban anthropology & studies of cultural systems and world economic development |

|Urban geography |

|Urban land |

Monographic Support

The library’s book support rises and falls with the state budget. The past two years have been reduced and we have largely been supporting from state funds direct faculty requests only. In more typical years, library support for geography monographic purchases has amounted to somewhere around $5000. In 2009/10 monographic support was about $1800.

Geography is an extremely interdisciplinary subject. But specific to library call numbers traditionally “assigned” to geography, G, GA, GF, we have in the library 4459 volumes.

GIS Related Books

Previous to 2008, support of GIS texts had been more generous. In our COAST catalog, there are 475 monographs (excluding government documents) that relate to "GIS" or "Geographic Information Systems" or "Geographic Information Services". A tally of the number of GIS related monographs rec'd in the last 10 years, the numbers are as follows:

Year / # of Titles

2000 / 13

2001 / 13

2002 / 18

2003 / 15

2004 / 12

2005 / 17

2006 / 06

2007 / 10

2008 / 04

2009 / 08

Database Support

The University Library has access to a wide number of social science and geosciences databases that would support such a program. These include the following:

• Geobase (Geographical Abstracts, Physical and Human), 1949 to date.

• GeoScienceWorld with GeoRef (Geological Abstracts, some full text back to the 1920s)

• Academic Search Complete

• Science Direct

• Web of Science

• Wiley Online Library

• The library supports a number of statistical databases and links to datasets from government and commercial sources.

Map Collection Support:

The library’s map collection comprises some 30,000 maps. Approximately 1/3 of the collection consists of current and historic USGS topographic quadrangles at scales of 250k, 100k, and 62.5k and 24k. Another significant portion of the collection consists of maps from other U.S. government agencies and topographic quadrangles from some foreign governments. In the last 10 years, most map acquisitions have exclusively come from U.S. government depository program. The map collection, though modest, is larger than many other CSU collections.

Interlibrary Loan Support

The University Library is part of an extensive network of extended material pooling and borrowing. In addition to traditional Interlibrary Loan, we utilize LINK+ for quick loan of books held in a 30+ pool of libraries comprising some 10 million titles. For journals, we participate in Article Reach for rapid scanning and e-mail distribution of journal articles not held at CSULB.

Conclusions:

The CSULB library has the ability support a graduate GIS program in terms of serials (as supported by Journal Citation Reports rankings), and interdisciplinary online databases. The library has extensive access to research databases and datasets. Its computer labs have access to the SrcGIS software package. The library has extensive borrowing options for books and journals to support such a program. The library has a modest map collection with extensive holdings of USGS topographic quadrangles of the Western U.S.

d. Existing academic technology, equipment, and other specialized materials currently available:

Existing Academic Technology:

The CSULB Office of Academic Technology (ACT) works with CSULB faculty, staff and students in the use of technology to enhance student access and success, high quality teaching, and notable research and creative activity. Academic Technology Services provides: Help services, Classroom support services, Instructional technology and multimedia services, Desktop support and system administration services, Web and application development services, Server hosting and server management services, and Technology coordination, project planning and management services ( Last accessed 4/18/2011).

Campus Computer Labs:

Two open access computer labs are available for current CSULB students, faculty, and staff: the Spidell Technology Center, located in the Library on the 1st Floor and the Horn Center, located on lower campus. The Horn Center has 139 PC computes and 52 Macintosh computers. The Spidell Technology Center has 187 PC computers and 10 Macintosh computers. Both labs run the current version of GIS software that will be used in the Minor in GISci curriculum. Horn Center hours are Monday through Thursday 7:45AM - 11:00PM, Friday 7:45AM - 5:00PM and Sunday 12:30PM - 9:00PM (closed Saturdays). The Spidell Center hours follow the Library hours and generally are: Monday through Thursday 7:45AM - 11:00PM, Friday 7:45AM - 5:00PM, Saturday 10:00AM -5:00PM and Sunday 12:30PM - 11:00PM.

Geography Computer Labs:

The College of Liberal Arts (CLA) has its own technology department, which works closely with the Geography Department to maintain the department’s three geospatial technology lab spaces. This includes maintenance of over 50 workstations that house the latest geospatial technologies software.

Specialized GIS Software:

Campus site licenses to the GIS software programs used in our proposed curriculum are negotiated through a CSU system-wide agreement coordinated through the CSU GIS Specialty Center. The CSULB University Library supports the costs for yearly licensing of the Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI) and Earth Resources Data Analysis System (ERDAS) products. Other software programs such as such as qualitative analysis software (NVIVO) and cartographic mapping software (Adobe Photoshop) licenses are supported by the Geography Department.

Geography Equipment & Specialized Materials:

The Geography Department equipment at the disposal of the Minor in GISci includes: 2 differential Trimble ProXRS GPS units, 3 differential ProXH handheld units, approximately 30 handheld Garmin GPS units, 4 Garmin Rino GPS units, 1 ULS laser rangefinder, 1 Leica total station, 1 ISCO water quality sampler, and soil lysimeter. The Geography Department houses an imagery collection that contains more than 100 Landsat, SPOT, Aster, IKONOS and Quickbird (Digital Globe) images of locales involved in past RESAC research including Southern California, the Colorado River Delta, the Northwest Coast of Egypt and Rapa Nui, Chile (Easter Island). We have amassed a number of local and regional spatial GIS datasets available to students for research and classroom projects.

8. Additional Support Resources Required

(CPEC “Total Costs of the Program”)

a. Any special characteristics of the additional faculty or staff support positions needed to implement the proposed program.

There are no additional faculty or staff support positions needed to implement the proposed program.

b. The amount of additional lecture and/or laboratory space required to initiate and to sustain the program over the next five years. Indicate any additional special facilities that will be required. If the space is under construction, what is the projected occupancy date? If the space is planned, indicate campus-wide priority of the facility, capital outlay program priority, and projected date of occupancy.

There is no additional lecture and/or laboratory space required to initiate and to sustain the program over the next five years.

c. A report written in consultation with the campus librarian, indicating any additional library resources needed. Indicate the commitment of the campus either to purchase or borrow through interlibrary loan these additional resources.

Please see section 7C.

d. Additional academic technology, equipment, or specialized materials that will be (1) needed to implement the program and (2) needed during the first two years after initiation. Indicate the source of funds and priority to secure these resource needs.

Our GIS courses are dependent of computer technology software and hardware available in our computer labs. These resources are provided by the university.

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