Instructor	James Mower	Course Outline
	Meeting times	T-Th, 1:15-2:35	Your grades
	Class number	2063
	My office	Arts & Sciences 221
	Office hours	T-Th, 10:05-12:00	My home page
	Phone	(518) 442-4779	Geography and Planning
	Email	Jmower@albany.edu	University at Albany

Objective

This course will help you to develop an understanding of fundamental concepts in cartographic theory and practice.
It will also introduce you to computer-assisted design (CAD) technologies.

Text

Slocum, et. al., Thematic Cartography and Geovisualization, 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall.

Note: The text will be available at Mary Jane Books in Albany.

Supplies:

USB 2.0-compatible flash drive with at least 256 mBytes of free memory.

Grading

Midterm exam 20%
Final exam 40%
Lab exercises 40%

All lab exercises must be completed independently. No group projects will be assigned.
Lab assignments must be completed by the assigned deadline on the course schedule web page.

Final Exam: Monday Dec 17 10:30am – 12:30pm

Background image is from J.K. Finch (1920), Topographic Maps and Map Sketching, John Wiley and Sons