Schedule

CCE 114 is taught every Fall (September to December) and Winter (January to April). The sequence below is the same each semester; only the calendar dates change, so this page uses week numbers and weekdays. Exact due dates are on Learning Suite.

Each week has two class meetings, presented together on that week's page:

• Lecture Tuesday. Concepts, discussion, and a short in-class activity.
• Hands-On Practice Thursday. Working in QGIS on the week's topic. Every session has its own step-by-step guide under Hands-On Practice, written so it can be rehearsed alone beforehand. Week 7's Thursday is the exception: a short lecture on web services that ends in a follow-along in QGIS.

Reading quizzes open on Tuesday and close Saturday at 11:59 pm; lab reports are also due Saturday at 11:59 pm.

Week	Tuesday (lecture)	Thursday (hands-on practice)	Due this week
Week 1: Introduction	—	Course Introduction and Introduction to GIS	—
Week 2: GIS Data Models	GIS Data Models, Part 1	First Map in QGIS	Quiz 1: Intro to GIS & Map Design Fundamentals Lab 1: Getting Started with GIS
Week 3: Maps, Symbology, and Cartography	Maps, Symbology, and Cartography, Part 1	Symbology, Labels, and a First Layout	Quiz 2: Spatial Data Models and File Types Lab 2: Map Symbology and Layouts
Week 4: The Global Positioning System	The Global Positioning System	Campus Field Trip	Quiz 3: GPS, Part 1 Lab 3: GPS Data Collection and Importing Into QGIS
Week 5: Working with Vector Data	Working with Vector Data, Part 1	Digitize Your Home with Snapping and the Vertex Tool	Quiz 4: GPS, Part 2 Lab 4: Changing, Editing, and Fixing GIS Data
Week 6: Working with Raster Data	Working with Raster Data, Part 1	Raster Data in QGIS and an Elevation Profile	Quiz 5: Getting Started with Raster Data Lab 5: Working with Raster Data BYU Belonging Map (Wednesday)
Week 7: Finding Spatial Data and Web Services	Finding Spatial Data	Web Services: Getting Data without Downloading It (lecture and a short follow-along)	Lab 6: Spatial Data Web Services Concepts Exam 1 (Testing Center, midweek)
Week 8: Geodesy, Projections, and Coordinate Systems	Geodesy, Projections, and Coordinate Systems, Part 1	Playing with Projections	Quiz 6: Map Projections and Coordinate Systems Lab 7: Projections and Coordinate Systems
Week 9: Metadata	Metadata, Part 1	Writing and Evaluating Metadata	Quiz 7: Metadata Lab 8: Metadata
Week 10: Geoprocessing	Geoprocessing, Part 1	Cities Near Rivers	Quiz 8: Geoprocessing and Spatial Data Analysis Lab 9: The Yellowstone Disaster Community and Professional Map Experience (Wednesday)
Week 11: Geoplanning and Georeferencing	Geoplanning and Georeferencing	Georeferencing in QGIS, and the Web Mapping with AI Kickoff	Lab 10: Domes for Mozambique
Week 12: Project Site Selection	Project Site Selection, Part 1	Workflow Walkthrough, Final Project Kickoff, Exam 2 Kahoot	Lab 11: Walmart Site Selection Concepts Exam 2 (Testing Center)
Week 13: Final Project	Final Project Work Session	Final Project Work Session or Holiday	—
Week 14: Final Project	Introduction to CCE 414 and Final Project Work Session	Final Project Presentations	Web Mapping with AI Experience (Wednesday) Final project presentations (Thursday) Final Project (Saturday)
Week 15: Presentations and Exam Review	Final Project Presentations, Part 2, and Exam Review	Last Day of Class	Final Exam (finals week, university-scheduled slot) Course evaluation (extra credit)

Holidays and reading days shift between semesters; Week 13 and Week 15 absorb them.