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<h2>Course logistics</h2>
<h3>Course web site and Moodle</h3>
The course follows
<a href="schedule.html">Schedule</a>, where you will find links to the course material for each week.
Assignment reports, notebooks, presentations and the final paper are submitted through
<a class="term-changes" href="https://moodle-courses2324.wolfware.ncsu.edu/course/view.php?id=7386"><b>Moodle</b></a>
where feedback and grades will be posted following the submission.
Help is provided through Moodle forum and a link to Zoom sessions (if applicable) is available through Moodle as well.
<h4 id="software">Software</h4>
Course focus will be on open source software:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/">GRASS GIS</a>.
To help testing and reporting on the current development version
<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/download/">download and install GRASS GIS 8.3.1</a>
for your operating system. On Windows, install the stand-alone package
<a href="https://grass.osgeo.org/download/software/ms-windows/#stand-alone">GRASS GIS 8.3.1</a>.
<!--see GIS582 <a href="http://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/logistics.html"><b>Course logistics</b></a>
web page for details on download and installation -->
<li>Python and R which you should have installed already
</ul>
Additional information about software will be provided with the individual assignments.
<h4 id="data">Data</h4>
Links to data are provided on the assignment webpages or included with the notebooks.
If needed, instructions for downloading the educational GRASS GIS dataset are on the GIS582
<a href="http://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/logistics.html"><b>Course logistics</b></a>
web page (see the section on Data).
<h4>Assignments</h4>
Assignment submissions will be in the form of brief research papers or notebooks.
<p>
Papers
<ul>
<li>
<!--For topics 1 and 4 (<a href="topics/intro_geocomputing.html">Introduction to Geocomputation</a>
and <a href="topics/spread_sim.html">Spread Simulations </a>), brief paper -->
The papers should have a minimum 1000-1500 word text (approx 3-4 pages) and 2 or more pages of graphics</li>
<li>Required paper sections:
<ol>
<li>Introduction: task, problem, background, importance, motivation</li>
<li>Methods: general description of methods and concepts.
In this section you should demonstrate that for the given step-by-step instructions
your were able to explain what methods are being used to solve the given problem</li>
<li>Results: maps, graphs, tables with comments, focus on what is interesting in the data
and the derived maps, how does the method used influence the results.</li>
<li>Discussion: was there anything unexpected or problematic in the results?
Were there any issues related to the methdology? Also discuss the software issues,
including fixes and suggestions for improvements here.</li>
<li>Conclusion: 1-2 sentences what you have learned</li>
<li>References</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>
Sample paper formatting for
<a href="resources/word_report_template.docx">MS Word (DOCX)</a>,
<a href="resources/libreoffice_report_template.odt">LibreOffice (ODT)</a>
(view online in <a href="https://www.rollapp.com/rollmyfile/10oKEs1bF6GLWfXbVAULDCmv8E4rw9TPbrzLY9Fp">rollApp</a>), and
<a href="resources/latex_report_template.tex">LaTeX</a>
(open online in <a href="https://www.overleaf.com/docs?snip_uri[]=http://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/resources/latex_report_template.tex&snip_uri[]=http://ncsu-geoforall-lab.github.io/geospatial-modeling-course/resources/report_template_image.png&rich_text=true">Overleaf</a>).
<!--<a href="sample_report.pdf">pdf</a>,-->
Do not use the text from this example, it is for formatting only!
<li>
The submitted paper should be in PDF using naming convention
<code>LastnameFirstname_HW#.pdf</code> or in a format (e.g., html) indicated in the assignment.
<li>
Upload your assignment paper on the Moodle site by 11pm on the due date.
<li>
Although the HW papers are short they should be in a writing style suitable
for scientific publications. You can learn more about scientific publishing in
<a href="http://www.elsevier.com/journals/geomorphology/0169-555X/guide-for-authors#25000"> Elsevier instructions</a>.
Please also read the first 10 pages on
<a href="http://fatra.cnr.ncsu.edu/geospatial-modeling-course/resources/understanding_the_publishing_process.pdf">Publishing process</a>
and <a href="https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously">Structure of a science paper</a>.
</ul>
Jupyter Notebooks
<!--
For topics 2 and 3 (<a href="topics/data_simulation.html">Data Simulation</a>
and <a href="topics/water_sim.html">Surface Water </a>), you will submit Jupyter Notebooks.-->
Access the Jupyter Notebooks and read the instructions in the
<a href="https://github.com/ncsu-geoforall-lab/GIS714-assignments">GIS714-assignments Github repo.</a>
</li>
<!--
<li>Directions to launch the Jupyter Notebooks:
<ol>
<li>Download and unzip the repo</li>
<li><b>On Windows</b>: open the <a href="https://github.com/chaedri/GIS714-assignments/blob/main/JupyterOnWindows.ipynb">JupyterOnWindows.ipynb</a> for directions</li>
<li><b>On Mac and Linux</b>: <a href="https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting_started/installation.html">install jupyter lab</a>,
navigate to the repo in the command line, and launch jupyter lab. Open the notebook from the file browser side panel. </li>
<li>Work through the notebooks and add your own analysis for each question.</li>
<li>Export the notebook as HTML (File>Export Notebook as...>HTML) and upload the HTML and ipynb to Moodle.</li>
<li>If you have issues running the notebooks or launching GRASS in Jupyter, post on the Moodle Forum.</li>
</ol>
-->
</ul>
<h3>Project</h3>
See <a href="projects.html">Projects page</a>.
You will use Moodle to post your project proposal, project progress talk, presentation and
a final paper as well as any additional material that you would like to share (videos, demos, data, google maps).
<h3>Grading and Policies</h3>
See <a href="index.html"> Syllabus web page</a>.
<p>
Don’t cheat (e.g. use other person’s results),
but you are encouraged to <em>collaborate and help each other with advice,</em>
for example, through the message board.