UNIGIS@Salzburg

Successful Career Development for Professionals Through Online Distance Learning

Adrijana Car Centre for Geoinformatics, Salzburg University Austrian Academy of Sciences - GIScience

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Contents

  UNIGIS    UNIGIS International Association partner Z_GIS@Salzburg Universtity Industry links UNIGIS@Salzburg    UNIGIS professional diploma MSc(GIS) Working environment

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a worldwide network of educational institutions offers internationally recognized, academic, distance learning qualifications in GIScience and Systems

professional certificates / diplomas postgraduate Masters degrees

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Targeted Audience

     Professionals mostly working in GIS industry, interested in continuing education or pursuing an academic degree, and whose work and responsibilities require that their education be as free as possible from limitations of place and time

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UNIGIS: Global Network

    First courses in 1993 Founding members:    UK Amsterdam Salzburg Global network on (nearly) all continents Move into professional education     Cooperation in development of curricula, media, and general innovation Exchange in GIScience and eLearning Mutual recognition of degrees and credits (ECTS) Contributions to international curricula and standards development  Dedicated to „lifelong learning“!

 The only sustained international (online) distance education!

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UNIGIS@Salzburg

  1000+ students and alumni   In certificate and master courses From German speaking areas International programs   offered since 05/2006 from Salzburg by our partners using our materials since 2004  => Foundation for an important professional network and Leading GIScience education program

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Centre for GeoInformatics Paris-Lodron Salzburg University

Research & Development

R&D Projects Basic Research Edu Projects MSc(GISc.) UNIGIS

Postgraduate Education

AGIT GI_Forum

Seminars AplusB

Transfer to Industry

Learning Media GI-Cluster

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Industry partners

 Relationships with leading companies       ESRI: Software, Virtual Campus Intergraph: Software, Internship Leica – ERDAS: Software Autodesk Oracle, Clark Labs – Idrisi, Definiens, Safe, … Publishers  Magazines: Geoinformatics, Geoconnexion, GIS Development  Wiley Ltd: Longley et al. GIS book

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Membership

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Recent / current projects – Education/ eLearning

        Herodot eNews UniPHORM – PHARE GeoBASE EMGISc, EMGISc-D SDiLA, LIME InterGIS, GISELA Tempus CARDS

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Deadline: abstracts for poster/presentation by April 27, 07

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UNIGIS@Salzburg: Principles

    Continuing education via online distance learning  Where & When at student convenience In-service learning   Alternative to full-time study Some presence required Application oriented  professional software  Cooperation with industry Academic qualification awarded by Salzburg University  Active Learning  Continuous interaction and feedback  Multimedia presentation and tools   Problem- / Solution oriented „Learning to learn“

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Curriculum

   Conform to academic course Modular structure    ~ 15 lessons 4-7 assignments 6 ECTS credits 120+ hours of student effort In part-time distance-learning mode: ~8 weeks when taken in sequence

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Modular structure: MSc

     Focus on conceptual, technical, and organisational aspects of GIScience and their application in various fields Qualification as a project, team or department leader 2 year postgraduate course Structure  9+ Modules    Electives Collaborative project Master thesis Awarded academic degree: MSc(GIS)

1 E1 5

MSc

2 3 6 E2

Thesis

4 7 8 9 E3 Collab.

Project SS

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Modular structure: UNIGIS professional

 designed to develop or improve application-oriented skills & provide an understanding of GIS

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   1 year Structure   7 Modules 1+Elective or collaborative project Professional diploma certificate

1 3 5 4 Collab.

Project 6 E1 7

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UNIGIS Environment

  Blackboard   eLearning platform Learning Management System Communication  Via Email, Blackboard (discussion boards, virtual classroom, wiki) Skype / GoogleTalk  Tutor, Instructor, Team

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Future with Geoinformation

“The only sustainable competitive advantage is the ability to learn and apply the right stuff faster”

Wayne Hodgkins CENTRE FOR GEOINFORMATICS – Salzburg University © 2008 UNIGIS