TEACHING THE NCGIA CURRICULUM IN PRACTICE: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

The implementation in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary of the NCGIA's Core Curriculum for GIS teaching is described. The core curriculum was taught using the two semester, year long option during the 1989-90 academic year. Labs, software and hardware used in association with the two courses are discussed. Plans for implementing the curriculum in the 1990-91 academic year are explained and seek to draw upon the successes and failures encountered during the previous year.