TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

ECD 4461
Advanced Applied Spatial Analysis for International Economic Development

Prerequisites

ECD 3362-Applied Spatial Analysis for International Economic Development.

Description

This course presents specialized business geographics applications of geographic information systems (GIS) concepts and tools to the analysis of business problems.As these tools become integrated into corporate information systems, managers in all fields must learn to apply them effectively in business decision making. In this course, students will develop these skills by learning advanced operations of GIS software and by completing several business geographics projects using this software and a variety of data sources.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. demonstrate knowledge of business geographics concepts, tools and applications,
  2. perform basic GIS tasks with ArcView software,
  3. perform and present a market assessment analysis with thematic mapping tools,
  4. geocode customer/company/competitor information,
  5. perform and present a customer profile analysis, and
  6. perform and present a site selection/ trade area analysis.

Purpose

Specialized course open to all concentrations but required for the international economic development concentration.

Approved Texts

Miller, Fred L. GIS Tutorial for Marketing. ESRI Press (2007). 409 pp. paperback. [ISBN: 9781589480797]

Grant Thrall, 2001. Business Geography And New Real Estate Market Analysis, Oxford University Press: Oxford and NY.

Troy State University Faculty Handbook (2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):

a. Course title
b. Course number
c. Term
d. Instructor
e. Prerequisites
f. Office hours
g. Class days, times / h. Classroom location
i. Office location
j. Office telephone
k. Course description, objectives
l. Text(s)
m. Other materials / n. Grading methods, criterion weights, make-up policy, mid-term grade reports
o. Procedure, course requirements / p. General supports (computer works, writing center)
q. Daily assignments, holidays, add/drop & open dates, dead day, final exam / r. Additional services (Americans with Disabilities Act, other statements)
s. Absence policy
t. Incomplete-work policy / u. Cheating policy
v. Specialization requirements (certification, licensure, teacher competencies)