140.699.01
Spatial Analysis IV: Spatial Design and Application

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Biostatistics
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2016 - 2017
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Frank Curriero
Timothy Shields
Contact Name
Frank Curriero
Contact Email
fcurrier@jhsph.edu
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

340.696 Spatial Analysis I: ArcGIS; 340.697 Spatial Analysis II: Spatial Data Technologies; 140.698 Spatial Analysis III: Spatial Statistics

Description
Expands students’ abilities to design, conduct and report the results of a complete public health related spatial analysis. Focuses on further developing and integrating components of the spatial science paradigm, Spatial Data, GIS and Spatial Statistics. Introduces relevant topics in GIS, spatial data technologies and spatial statistics not previously covered in Spatial Analysis I-III.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe how spatial information and spatial analysis can be included into public health research and practice
  2. Frame a scientific question and/or hypothesis about spatial relationships into the appropriate spatial statistical methodology, the results and interpretations of which represent quantities of scientific interest
  3. Complete a spatial analysis project that includes all components of the spatial science paradigm and a written summary in the form of a scientific paper
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Consent Contact
fcurrier@jhsph.edu
Jointly Offered With
Epidemiology
Special Comments

Use of personal laptops is strongly encouraged.