Abstract
 Increasing GIS Resources for Teaching and Research Track: Teaching with GIS Author(s): Constantin Andronache, Barbara Mento, Ted Gaiser, Rudolph Hon, Anthony Schreiner, Rani Dalgin A GIS framework was implemented to help teaching and research at Boston College campus. The purpose is to assist academic departments with data analysis and visualization tools in their programs of study. Federal spatial data available from the USGS, Census Bureau, Esri, State of Massachusetts, and other sources are available to the campus community and are used in classroom projects in several disciplines: Social Work, Geology and Geophysics, Urban Ecology, Economics, and History. We will present outstanding examples of GIS-based analysis in the areas of Social Work and Environmental Research and Health studies, with application in the New England Region. A remarkable example is the study of social dynamics in New England, using Census data, ArcGIS tools, and statistical analysis. The presentation will show how traditional methods of teaching and research are greatly enhanced by GIS technology, which opens opportunities to describe and analyze complex contemporary social systems. Constantin Andronache Boston College Gasson Hall 012, 140 Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 US Phone: 617-552-6215 E-mail: andronac@bc.edu Barbara Mento Boston College O'Neill Library 140 Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 US Phone: 1-617-552-3354 E-mail: mento@bc.edu Ted Gaiser Boston College Gasson Hall 012 140 Commonwealth Ave Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 US Phone: 1-617-552-3407 E-mail: gaiser@bc.edu Rudolph Hon Boston College Boston College Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 US Phone: 6175523656 E-mail: hon@bc.edu Anthony Schreiner Boston College Boston College Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 US Phone: 6175526487 E-mail: schreian@bc.edu Rani Dalgin Boston College Boston College Chestnut Hill , MA 02467 US Phone: 6175521743 E-mail: dalgin@bc.edu |
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