shrug-l: Education: USF GIS Course

William Pollock WilliamPollock@WilsonMiller.com
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:54:04 -0400


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USF offers noncredit course on Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) this Fall.  The University of South Florida is offering a
noncredit course, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) -Introduction =
that
provides the necessary skills to understand and work with this popular
analysis tool. The course is geared to planners, engineers, architects,
environmental scientists, epidemiologists and market analysts, among =
others.



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Sponsored by USF Educational Outreach and the Department of Geography,  =
the
course will provide an overview to understanding the uses of GIS as =
well as
exposure to working with ArcGIS 8.2=AE, the current industry leader for
desktop GIS. While the course will provide introductory knowledge on =
using
GIS, it can also serve as a bridge to entering the USF Department of
Geography's Graduate Certificate Program in Geographic Information =
Systems.


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The 40-hour continuing education course will be offered on Saturdays =
from
October 26 through November 23 at the USF Tampa campus from 8:30 a.m. =
to
5:30 p.m. Fee is $895. For more information contact Les Butler, USF
Educational Outreach at 813/974-8025 or register by calling =
813/974-9742403
ext. 817. Additional information and a PDF of the program brochure is =
also
available online at www.outreach.usf.edu/gis.html
<http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gis.html> . =20

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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Times color=black size=2><SPAN 
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Times color=black size=2><SPAN 
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that provides the necessary skills to understand and work with this popular 
analysis tool.&nbsp;The course is geared to planners, engineers, architects, 
environmental scientists, epidemiologists and market analysts, among 
others.&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></H2>
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<H2 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><I><FONT face=Times color=black size=2><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times">Sponsored 
by USF Educational Outreach and the Department of Geography, &nbsp;the course 
will provide an overview to understanding the uses of GIS as well as exposure to 
working with ArcGIS 8.2®, the current industry leader for desktop GIS. While the 
course will provide introductory knowledge on using GIS, it can also serve as a 
bridge to entering the USF Department of Geography's </SPAN></FONT></I><FONT 
face=Times color=black size=2><SPAN 
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Times">Graduate Certificate 
Program in Geographic Information Systems.</SPAN></FONT></H2>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" 
color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">The 40-hour 
continuing education course will be offered on Saturdays from October 26 through 
November 23 at the USF Tampa campus from </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black 
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black">8:30 a.m.</SPAN></FONT><FONT 
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: black"> Fee is $895. For more 
information contact Les Butler, USF Educational Outreach at 813/974-8025 or 
register by calling 813/974-9742403 ext. 817. Additional information and a PDF 
of the program brochure is also available online at <A 
href="http://www.outreach.usf.edu/gis.html">www.outreach.usf.edu/gis.html</A>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</SPAN></FONT></P>
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