Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Summer 2013 Institute

S4 Summer 2013 GIS Institute

Summer 2013 Group Photo

Workshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on May 31, 2013.

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Schedule

Meeting locations are indicated in parentheses.  PSTC is the seminar room on the 2nd floor of the Population Studies and Training Center.  CIT is a computer lab (Room 265) in the Watson CIT building.

Monday, May 20th, 2013

  • 9:30-10:30 Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, John Logan and Rachel Franklin, S4 (PSTC
  • 10:30-10:45 Break 
  • 10:45-12:00 Space: Questions and Tools, Rachel Franklin, S4 (PSTC
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch 
  • 1:00-3:45 Introduction to ArcGIS, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and presentation with Sean Dinces and Heather Lee, American Studies and S4 Fellows (PSTC

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 

  • 9:30-10:30 Introduction to Cartography, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 10:30-10:45 Break 
  • 10:45-12:00 Cartography Tutorial, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch 
  • 1:00-3:50 Introduction to ArcGIS II, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and faculty presentation with TBA (PSTC

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 

  • 9:30-10:45 Introduction to Geocoding, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 10:45-11:00 Break 
  • 11:00-12:00 Primary Data Collection, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (CIT
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch 
  • 1:00-3:50 Raster Data and Map Algebra, Lynn Carlson, EARTHLAB (CIT
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and research presentation with Leah VanWey, Sociology (PSTC

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 

  • 9:30-11:45 Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 11:45-12:45 Lunch 
  • 12:45-3:45 Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Cici Bauer, Biostatistics (CIT)  
  • 4:00-5:00 Reception and faculty presentation with Nate Baum-Snow, Economics (PSTC

Friday, May 24th, 2013 

  • 9:15-9:45 Tour S4, Maxcy Hall 3rd Floor (Meet outside Maxcy Hall at 9:15 sharp!) 
  • 10:00-11:45 Lab Activity: Project Development, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 12:00-1:30 Lunch and faculty research presentation with John Logan, Sociology and S4 (PSTC
  • 2:00-5:00  OPTIONAL: Introduction to Spatial Analysis in R, Cici Bauer, Biostatistics (CIT

Monday, May 27th, 2013 

  • Memorial Day: Independent Work Day 

Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 

  • 9:30-10:45 Introduction to Point Pattern Analysis, Bruce Boucek, Library (CIT
  • 11:00-12:00 Question and Answer Period, Rachel Franklin, S4 (CIT
  • 1:00 Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff 

Wednesday, May 29th, 2013 

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff 

Thursday, May 30th, 2013 

  • Project Work 

Friday, May 31st, 2013 

  • 9:00-4:00 S4 GIS Institute Conference (PSTC)