Main field of study: Human Geography, Tourism Studies
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Learning outcomes for the course
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
- Explain the role of the map as a tool for description and analysis of tourism-related phenomena
- Describe the basic concepts of geodesy, projections and geographic coordinate systems
- Show in-depth understanding of the functionality and application of GIS software
Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrate the ability to carry out the necessary processing and calculations of statistics in the available databases and furthermore visualize them into thematic maps using GIS software
- Demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to apply the function of technical equipment and software through practical labs
Judgement and approach
- Critically assess cartographically presented information and evaluate the merits and shortcomings of the technical equipment and the functions of software .