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                Course
                
			CEE 240 Geographic Information Systems in Engineering

                  	Lecture/Lab 2 credits

			Summer Semester, 2025 (offered in online)

			Call Number: 

			35841 (WC2 -- Main Campus)

			35842 (WC5 -- In VA)

			35843 (WC7 -- Outside of VA)


			

				
	

                Session
                Summer Session 1; May 19, 2025 - June 28, 2025 
			(6 weeks)
	

                Time/Days
                
			Lecture: Tuesday 4:30-7:10 PM via Canvas/Zoom
			(See Canvas/Course Collaboration Tool for Zoom links	) 

			Laboratory: Thursday4:30-7:10 PM by using ODU MoVE server
			

				** flexible lab scheduling **
				
 
				(Labs are based on AutoCAD and ArcGIS Pro available in
				ODU MoVE server.  Labs are not limited to Thursday only, 
				you can work on your lab anytime, 24/7)
				
	

                Classroom
                
			Canvas/Zoom (Lecture -- 
			See Canvas/Course Collaboration Tool for Zoom links)

			Lab -- Your computer + ODU MoVE server
			
	

                Prerequisite
                
		MATH 212 and Sophomore standing or higher.  
		Students are also expected to have a general background in computer.
		
	

                Instructors
                
			Jaewan Yoon, Associate Professor, CEE, 
			
			KH 130
			

			E-mail: jyoon@odu.edu
				
	

                Office Hours
                Open and Extensive  
			via e-mail and others.
		
        

	


			











	
        Course Description
	




 
 




This course is to provide the student of general 
knowledges in CAD (Computer-Aided Design /Drafting) 
and GIS (Geographic Information System) methodologies 
that are essential tools for design, analysis and project delivery 
in various civil and environmental 
engineering fields. Fundamentals, standards and |introduction to 
emerging CAD/GIS technologies such as data-driven design concepts 
will be discussed.




The first half of this course is devoted 
to introducing concepts and essential 
techniques in using CAD (Computer-Aided 
Design/Drafting). Topics include fundamental 
drawing and editing techniques necessary to 
creating and plotting/printing 2D drawings. 
Application emphasis will be on 
AutoCAD software.


 
You can use AutoCAD 2025 available 
in ODU MoVE VM (Virtual Machine) server 
*or* a copy
of AutoCAD 2025 downloaded & installed
to your computer

for lab exercises. 










To get a free download of 1-yr student licensed AutoCAD software 
(so that you can practice AutoCAD at home),
go to 
Autodesk Education Community website 
(http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/featured) 
and register first.  Once you have created an account, 
download AutoCAD 2025 to your personal computer and install.  Whole
process would take about 10 minutes (will vary depending on your 
Internet connection speed).  Please see Canvas/"Software for the Class" 
for more step-by-step detail.










 


The second half of the course is devoted 
to an introduction to the history, fundamental 
principles, and current topics in GIS 
(Geographic Information System). Topics 
include data structures, spatial/temporal 
relationships of geographic information, 
spatial data acquisition and preparation, 
database management, analytical functionalities 
in GIS, hardware and software and 
engineering application case studies. 
ArcGIS Pro available 
in ODU MoVE Cloud server *or* downloaded & installed
to your computer will be used for lab exercises. 




For AutoCAd and ArcGIS access modes and step-by-step software 
installation guide, please see "Software for the Class" menu 
in the CEE 240 course in Canvas.














	
	
	Class Logistics
	





	

	


I cannot stress enough on the fact that 
this is a summer course -- class topics are insanely condensed over 
a very S*H*O*R*T period of time (compared to a regular semester) -- class schedule 
would be almost B*R*U*T*A*L.




Particularly, each Thursday lab session will be consist of two/three
regular lab sessions, which is lots of lab works for one evening.
Unless you read lab exercises several times in advance and 
clearly understand the 'big picture' objectives of each lab exercise, 
it is very likely that you would be ended up with merely typing 
commands in a hurry to finish labs in time without understanding 
why and how. (and future applicability)



Remember that this is likely to be your only and last chance to 
learn/review CAD and GIS while you are in school. You will need to know how 
to do CAD and more acutely, GIS once you start working in professional, 
engineering settings, and you will be expected to perform right away 
and won't have the luxury to learn "how to" to figure things out by then.



Keep in mind that you don't have to do all lab exercises only during 
Thursday Lab session --  you can start/do/repeat your lab anytime, 24/7. 



CAD and GIS are applications and the more you play with them, 
the easier and clearer what they do and what you can do with them.








	







	






        
        ABET Learning Outcomes
        




 
 




Student Outcome SO6:  An ability to recognize the ongoing need for 
additional knowledge, to choose appropriate learning strategies, 
and to apply this knowledge:



        
    
        
  1. SO6-PI1: Capable of recognizing the ongoing need for additional 
		knowledge and choose an appropriate learning strategy
        










        









	
        Required Materials
	









	
	
		
    
		
  1. Coursepack for CAD Module
		
    

		For CAD module, a Coursepack that contains Introduction to CAD materials and 
		CAD laboratory exercises is used. 
		Coursepack is made available through Canvas
		at no cost in a PDF file to students 
		registered to CEE 240 in Spring, 2025.  
		
    

		
    
		CEE 240 Coursepack & Laboratory Workbook,
	 	2023, Rev. 1, , 
		Jaewan Yoon, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 
		College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University.
		
    

		
		
    
		
    


		
    

		  
		
    
		
    

		
  2. Laboratory Workbook for GIS Module
		
    

                For GIS module, a laboratory workbook is used 
                for GIS exercises and assignments.
                
    



    
                Mastering ArcGIS Pro, 2nd Ed.,
    
                Maribeth Price, Mcgraw-Hill College, January, 2022,
    
                Loose Leaf Text, ISBN: 1265127719
                
    
		(Digital version of GIS Workbook will be accessible through Canvas/McGrawHill CONNECT)
		
    

                
    
                
                
    
                
    

		
		

		
		



			







	





	
        Grading Policy
	




 
 








        Elements
        Max. Pts
        %


        

        

        




        CAD/Lab Assignments (5 labs)
        10 points each
        60%


        CAD/Exam
        100 points
        40%




         
         
         



        GIS/Lab Assignments (3 labs)
        10 points each
        60%



        GIS/Exam
        100 points
        40%




        

        

        



        Total
         
        200%


        Cumulative Total (normalized)
         
        100%














	
	
	Final Grade Assignment
	







	
	Letter grades will be based on brackets (see right) out 
	of the 100% total.  

	For the 100-90% bracket, equal or 
	greater than 95% will be A,
	then A-.  For other brackets, equal or greater than x7 will get +,
	between x3 and x0 will get -.
	

	A normalized cumulative total equals 
	to a 70 percentile or higher will guarantee you a grade of C- or 
	better. A normalized cumulative total smaller than a 60 percentile will 
	guarantee you a grade of F.


	
	Noup, grading will *not* be based on the curve.
			
	 
	
	

	

        	100%-95%
	        A 
	

        	< 95%-90%
	        A-
        

                < 90%-87%
                B+
        

                < 87%-83%
                B 
	

        	< 83%-80%
	        B-
        

                < 80%-77%
                C+
        

                < 77%-73%
                C 
	

        	< 73%-70%
	        C-
	

        	< 70%-67%
	        D+
        

                < 67%-63%
                D 
        

                < 63%-60%
                D-
	

        	< 60%
	        F 
	

	

















	
	
	Grading Criteria
	





	

	
	
    
	
  1. 
The Old Dominion University Honor Code applies to all works 
associated with this course. 
Every lab assignment 

must 
have your signature for "Honor Code pledge"  
that signifies your observance on the rules of the 
Honor Code.
Any violation will be resulted in a failure of this course and beyond.

    
Any lab submission without the Honor Code Pledge will receive
                *ZERO*.


    
        
  2. 

		Since we are on 'flexible scheduling' for lab exercises, -->
		Lab assignments (CAD & GIS modules) are due no later than the beginning 
		of following Tuesday's lecture (1-week cycle), 
		submitted in a PDF format 
		directly to Canvas/Assignments. 
		
    
		Any late lab assignment will 
		*NOT* be accepted. 

        
    


	
  3.  CAD & GIS Module Final exams will be a 
		closed book, closed note,
		comprehensive exam, respectively, 
		that covers topics discussed in 
		each module.  
		
    

	
  4. Module Final exams will be given on Canvas, and 
		will be consist of 20 multiple choise & short answer questions.
	
    

	
  5. Your cumulative grade will be posted on the 
		
		'Latest Grade' page in the class website
		as soon as the grading is done per assignment/exam, and you can 
		check your latest grade anytime.
	
    

	

			
	





	










	
	
	Attendance Policy
	





Due to the nature of compressed summer class & closely knitted course topics, 
any absence will definitely 
have a *VERY* negative effect on the student's learning curve and 
overall performance.  



If a student must miss a class, 
the student is expected to have the 
initiative to cover on their own materials that were missed.  
Being absent is not an excuse. 




	

















	
        Course Timeline
	






 




CEE 240 Geographic Information Systems in Engineering

Lecture/Lab 2 credits

Summer Semester, 2025 (offered in online)

Call Number: 35841/35842/35843

Session Summer Session 1; May 19, 2025 - June 28, 2025 (6 weeks)

Lecture: Tuesday 4:30-7:10 PM via Canvas/Zoom

(See Canvas/Course Collaboration Tool for Zoom links)
	
Laboratory: Thursday 4:30-7:10 PM, with computer and ODU MoVE server











Today is 










        
        
	Important Dates to Remember
        









        CAD Module Final Exam
        June 3 (Tuesday 4:30-5:30 PM at Canvas/Assignments)


        GIS Module Final Exam
        June 26 (Thursday 4:30-5:30 PM at Canvas/Assignments)






















	Session
	Date
	Module
	Period
	Topics
	Read





	 
	 
	 
	 
	
	 
	
	



	1
	May 20
T		
	CAD
	Lect #C_S1
	
	Introduction, basic concepts of CAD, coordinate systems, 
		scale, basic maneuvers, file I/O. Important commands, 
		variables, and wildcards, coordinate methods.
	
	Coursepak



	2
	
	CAD
	Lect #C_S2
	
	Basic drawing setup, units, limits, snap. Basic drawing 
	of line, circle, arc, point. Modifying existing drawing entities.
	
	Coursepak



	3
	
	CAD
	Lect #C_S3
	
	Core 'Modify' commands. Entity arraying and mirroring 
	concepts and basic techniques. Viewing entities.  Layer 
	concepts, and entity attribute manipulation including layer, 
	linetypes, color, ltscale.
	
	Coursepak



	4
	May 22
R		
	CAD
	Lab #1
	
	Lab exercises for Lecture #C_S1 topics
	

			
	Coursepak



	5
	
	CAD
	Lab #2
	
	Lab exercises for Lecture #C_S2 topics
	

			
	Coursepak



	6
	
	CAD
	Lab #3
	
	Lab exercises for Lecture #C_S3 topics
	

			
	Coursepak



	7
	May 27
T		
	CAD
	Lect #C_S4
	
	Plotting and printing basics. Polyline editing techniques 
	Intermediate editing techniques; how to stretch, align, 
	Chprop, change, modify, explode, pedit, vertex-edit an entity.
	
	Coursepak



	8
	
	CAD
	Lect #C_S5
	
	Construct and measure of drawing entity.  Text creation and 
	editing techniques. 
	
	Coursepak




	9
	
	CAD
	Lect #C_S6
	
	Block concept. Techniques of creating, editing, 
	inserting block entities. Manipulation of entity 
	attributes; techniques to create, edit, update, 
	extract attributes. Basic hatch pattern and 
	hatch boundary techniques. Basic projection and view. 
	Dealing with multiple views. 
	
	Coursepak




	10
	May 29
R		
	CAD
	Lab #4
	
	Lab exercises for Lecture #C_S4 topics
	

			
	Coursepak



        11
	
        CAD
	Lab #5
	

	Lab exercises for Lecture #C_S5 & #C_S6 topics

	

			
	Coursepak





	12
	June 3
T		
	CAD
	
	
	
	CAD Module Final Exam

	(Tuesday 4:30-5:30 PM at Canvas/Assignments)
			
	
	

		




        Session
        Date
        Module
        Period
        Topics
        Read





	13
	June 5
R		
	GIS
	Lab #1
	
	Lab exercises #1

        

        
    
        
  • Chapter 1. What is GIS
    
	
  • Chapter 2. Mapping GIS Data
    
        

	

			
	Lab Workbook





        14
        June 10
T		
        GIS
        Lect #G_S1
	
        Introduction to GIS; Background historical 
	development. Essential elements of a GIS. 
	Spatial data principles. Map and attribute 
	- their significance in GIS.
        

        		
	Lecture Note





        15
        
        GIS
        Lect #G_S2
	
        Spatial data structure and algorithms - Raster/ Vector. 
	Error modeling and Data uncertainty.
        

        		
	Lecture Note





	16
	June 12
R		
        GIS
        Lab #2
	
	

	Lab exercises #2
	 

        
    
        
  • Chapter 7. Attribute Data
    
        

	

			
	Lab Workbook





        17
        June 17
T		
        GIS
        Lect #G_S3
	
        Spatial data acquisition. Sources, collection and integration of 
	spatial data. Data quality. Digital data acquisition - Satellite image 
	processing and Global Positioning System(GPS).
        

        		
	Lecture Note






        18
        
        GIS
        Lect #G_S4
	
        Database Management System I - Concept. Structures and access 
	methods. SQL (Structured Query Language). Temporal data 
	principles. 
        

        		
	Lecture Note





        19
        June 19
R		
        GIS
        Lab #3
        
        

        Lab exercises #3
        
    
        
  • Chapter 8. Editing
    
        
  • Chapter 9. Queries
    
        

	

        		
        Lab Workbook





        20
        June 24
T		
        GIS
        Lect #G_S4
	
        Database Management System - 
	Analytical functionalities of GIS; 
	overlay, buffer, network analysis. 
        

        		
	Lecture Note






        21
        
        GIS
        Lect #G_S5
	
        Strategy for a GIS implementation; problem domain 
	conceptualization, procedures, logistics, 
	do and don't. Hardware and software for GIS. 
	Selection criteria for a GIS. GIS applications.
        


        		
	Lecture Note





	22
	June 26
R		
        GIS
        
        
        
        GIS Module Final Exam

	(Thursday 4:30-5:30 PM at Canvas/Assignments)