Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Winter 2020 Institute

S4 Winter 2020 GIS Institute

Winter 2020 Group PhotoWorkshop Presentation Program

Institute participants presented their project results on January 17, 2020. 

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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. SSRL is the computer lab in the basement of Maxcy Hall.

Monday, January​ 6th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30           Welcome, an introduction to the Institute, and an overview of spatial approaches to research, Michael White and Kevin Mwenda, S4 (PSTC)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–12:00         Space: Questions and Tools, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (PSTC)
  • 12:00–1:00           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:45             Introduction to ArcGIS, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00             Reception and faculty presentation – Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, School of Public Health (PSTC)

Tuesday, January​ 7th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30           Introduction to Cartography, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–12:00         Cartography Tutorial, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 12:00–1:00           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:50             Introduction to ArcGIS II, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00            Reception and presentation – Ben Bellman, S4 Fellow (PSTC)

Wednesday, January​ 8th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:45           Introduction to Geocoding Addresses, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 11:00–12:00         Primary Data Collection, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 12:00–1:00           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:50             Raster Data and Map Algebra, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00             Reception and faculty presentation – John Logan, Sociology & S4 (PSTC)

Thursday, January​ 9th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30           Introduction to Network Analysis, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–12:00         Network Analysis Tutorial, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 12:00–1:00           Lunch
  • 1:00–3:45             Introduction to Spatial Statistics, Tom Marlow, Sociology (SSRL)
  • 4:00–5:00             Reception and presentation – Patrick Rashleigh, Library (PSTC)

Friday, January​ 10th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:30           Introduction to Spatial Analysis, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (PSTC)
  • 10:30–10:45         Break
  • 10:45–11:45         Spatial Analysis/Statistics Redux, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (PSTC)
  • 12:00–1:30           Lunch and faculty presentation – Michael White, Sociology & S4 (PSTC)
  • 2:00–5:00*          Accessibility Analysis, Guixing Wei, S4 (SSRL)

*Optional Session

Monday, January​ 13th, 2020

  • 9:30–10:00           Question and Answer Period, Kevin Mwenda, S4 (SSRL)
  • 10:00                      Project Work and Consultation with S4 Faculty & Staff

Tuesday, January​ 14th, 2020

  • Project Work and Consultation with Core Instructors

Wednesday, January​ 15th, 2020

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Core Instructors

Thursday, January​ 16th, 2020

  • Project Work and Consultation with S4 Core Instructors

Friday, January​ 17th, 2020

  • 9:30–4:00             S4 GIS Institute Conference (PSTC)