SUCCESS TUTORIAL - Moumita Mondal
Kethopole, Oxytown (near 12C/1 Bus stand) Kol - 700141
Kethopole, Oxytown (near 12C/1 Bus stand) Kol - 700141
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Choice Based Credit System(CBCS)Syllabus in Geography(H) Semester - 5
GEO-A-CC-5-11-THEORY – Research Methodology and Fieldwork / 60 Marks / 4 Credits
Unit I: Research Methodology
1. Research in Geography: Meaning, types and significance
2. Literature review and formulation of research design
3. Defining research problem, objectives and hypothesis
4. Research materials and methods
5. Techniques of writing scientific reports: Preparing notes, references, bibliography, abstract and keywords
6. Plagiarism: Classification and prevention
Unit II: Fieldwork
7. Fieldwork in Geographical studies: Role and significance. Selection of study area and objectives. Pre-field academic preparations. Ethics of fieldwork
8. Field techniques and tools: Observation (participant, non-participant), questionnaires (open, closed, structured, non-structured). Interview
9. Field techniques and tools: Landscape survey using transects and quadrants, constructing a sketch, photo and video recording
10. Positioning and collection of samples. Preparation of inventory from field data
11. Post-field tabulation, processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
12. Fieldwork: logistics and handling of emergencies
GEO-A-CC-5-11- PRACTICAL– Research Methodology and Fieldwork Lab / 30 Marks / 2 Credits
Every student needs to participate in fieldwork and prepare a field report.
Marks division: 20 on report + 10 on viva-voce = 30
GEO-A-CC-5-12-THEORY
Remote Sensing, GIS and GNSS / 30 Marks / 2 Credits
Unit I: Remote Sensing
1. Principles of Remote Sensing (RS): Types of RS satellites and sensors
2. Sensor resolutions and their applications with reference to IRS and Landsat missions
3. Image referencing schemes and acquisition procedure of free geospatial data from NRSC / Bhuvan and USGS
4. Preparation of False Colour Composites from IRS LISS-3 and Landsat TM / OLI data.
5. Principles of image interpretation. Preparation of inventories of landuse land cover (LULC) features from satellite images
6. Acquisition and utilisation of free Digital Elevation Model data: Carto DEM, SRTM and ALOS
Unit II: Geographical Information Systems and Global Navigation Satellite System
7. GIS data structures: types: spatial and non-spatial, raster and vector
8. Principles of preparing attribute tables and data manipulation and overlay analysis
9. Principles and significance of buffer preparation
10. Principles and significance overlay analysis
Unit III: Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
11. Principles of GNSS positioning and waypoint collection
12. Principles of transferring of GNSS waypoints to GIS. Area and length calculations from GNSS data
GEO-A-CC-5-12-PRACTICAL
Remote Sensing, GIS and GNSS Lab / 30 Marks / 2 Credits
1. Image georeferencing and enhancement. Preparation of reflectance libraries of LULC features across different image bands of IRS L3 or Landsat OLI data.
2. Supervised image classification, class editing and post-classification analysis.
3. Digitisation of features and administrative boundaries. Data attachment, overlay and preparation of annotated thematic maps
4. Waypoint collection from GNSS receivers and exporting to GIS database
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
Unit I: Research Methodology
1. Research in Geography: Meaning, types and significance
2. Literature review and formulation of research design
3. Defining research problem, objectives and hypothesis
4. Research materials and methods
5. Techniques of writing scientific reports: Preparing notes, references, bibliography, abstract and keywords
6. Plagiarism: Classification and prevention
Unit II: Fieldwork
7. Fieldwork in Geographical studies: Role and significance. Selection of study area and objectives. Pre-field academic preparations. Ethics of fieldwork
8. Field techniques and tools: Observation (participant, non-participant), questionnaires (open, closed, structured, non-structured). Interview
9. Field techniques and tools: Landscape survey using transects and quadrants, constructing a sketch, photo and video recording
10. Positioning and collection of samples. Preparation of inventory from field data
11. Post-field tabulation, processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
12. Fieldwork: logistics and handling of emergencies
GEO-A-CC-5-11- PRACTICAL– Research Methodology and Fieldwork Lab / 30 Marks / 2 Credits
Every student needs to participate in fieldwork and prepare a field report.
Marks division: 20 on report + 10 on viva-voce = 30
GEO-A-CC-5-12-THEORY
Remote Sensing, GIS and GNSS / 30 Marks / 2 Credits
Unit I: Remote Sensing
1. Principles of Remote Sensing (RS): Types of RS satellites and sensors
2. Sensor resolutions and their applications with reference to IRS and Landsat missions
3. Image referencing schemes and acquisition procedure of free geospatial data from NRSC / Bhuvan and USGS
4. Preparation of False Colour Composites from IRS LISS-3 and Landsat TM / OLI data.
5. Principles of image interpretation. Preparation of inventories of landuse land cover (LULC) features from satellite images
6. Acquisition and utilisation of free Digital Elevation Model data: Carto DEM, SRTM and ALOS
Unit II: Geographical Information Systems and Global Navigation Satellite System
7. GIS data structures: types: spatial and non-spatial, raster and vector
8. Principles of preparing attribute tables and data manipulation and overlay analysis
9. Principles and significance of buffer preparation
10. Principles and significance overlay analysis
Unit III: Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
11. Principles of GNSS positioning and waypoint collection
12. Principles of transferring of GNSS waypoints to GIS. Area and length calculations from GNSS data
GEO-A-CC-5-12-PRACTICAL
Remote Sensing, GIS and GNSS Lab / 30 Marks / 2 Credits
1. Image georeferencing and enhancement. Preparation of reflectance libraries of LULC features across different image bands of IRS L3 or Landsat OLI data.
2. Supervised image classification, class editing and post-classification analysis.
3. Digitisation of features and administrative boundaries. Data attachment, overlay and preparation of annotated thematic maps
4. Waypoint collection from GNSS receivers and exporting to GIS database
5. Viva-voce based on laboratory notebook (5 Marks)
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