Abstract
Curriculum Design in GIS&Sc within ISEGI-UNL
Track: Designing GIS Curriculum for Higher Education
Author(s): Marco Painho, Paula Curvelo, Ignacio Jovani
This paper will address the main issues that led to the proposal of a new curriculum for postgraduate studies in Geographic Information Systems and Science (GIS&Sc) within the Institute for Statistics and Information Management of the New University of Lisbon (ISEGI-UNL). The curriculum design was subjected to different theories and curriculum conceptions, under the assumption that the emergence of varied teaching/learning frameworks, coupled with technological developments such as the Internet, may assist in the translation of the fundamentals of the discipline into pedagogical concepts and relevant experiences.
The conceptual framework of the project has been established around three major analysis domains: (1) evaluation of the implications stemming from the implementation of the Bologna Process, (2) development of comprehensive appraisal tools for the identification of the fundamental and specific topics within GIS&Sc education and training, and (3) exploration of open learning environments to advance the learner-centered design approach.
Marco Painho
ISEGI-UNL
Campus de Campolide
Lisboa 1070-312
PT
Phone: +351-213870413
Fax: 351-213872140
E-mail: painho@isegi.unl.pt
Paula Curvelo
ISEGI-UNL
Campus de Campolide
Lisboa 1070-312
PT
Phone: +351-213870413
Fax: +351-213872140
E-mail: pcurvelo@isegi.unl.pt
Ignacio Jovani
ISEGI-UNL
Campus de Campolide
Lisboa 1070-312
PT
Phone: +351-213870413
Fax: +351-213872140
E-mail: r2004114@isegi.unl.pt