On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 1:27 PM, DNR <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, > I've noticed many grad programs in GIS/Geography, etc are a bit stuck... in > like 2003. (I'm no expert, just holding a GIS Certificate) > With perhaps only ONE "webGIS" course offered, I write off many programs as > ineligible to fulfill my learning needs for programming and open source > webGIS tools, in addition to the standard ESRI fare which seems like > yesterday's required knowledge. ESRI rocks on many levels, and should be > included... but let's not debate that, PLEASE. > Focus: Does anyone know of an MA grad program that balances cutting edge > webGIS programming exposure with vanilla desktop analysis curriculum? Am I > making sense? It seems to be one of those cases where the slow-to-adapt > university Directors need to bring in some of you all as adjuncts to teach > what is wanted in the marketplace... > I think throwing in some CS classes may be a cheap shortcut for what is > really needed by GIS grads - open source coding ecology... or some such. You > all know better than I do. Besides a mashup of education in the Bay Area, > which may well round out my needs.... is there a MA program out there that > is up to date in webGIS curriculum?
I don't know what you are looking for in an "up to date webGIS" program - may be my course a Penn State would meet your needs (https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog585/l1.html). I'm about to do it's annual update/overhaul so if there are things missing I'd love to hear about it. Ian -- Ian Turton _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
