MIS 300
Assignment #7
Score: 20 points
Due: Wednesday, Nov 17 by 11:00pm

• In order to take the GIS courses, you must create an account first and then register the course using your GIS code (click the following link: GIS Code).
• Please try the following tutorial for detail information: Tutorial for ESRI Online Course Registration  
• After successful creation of the account:
  1. Go To My Training
  Go to http://training.esri.com. Click "Go to My Training." Under My Courses click "My Virtual Campus Courses." If you already have an ESRI Global Account, log in using your username and password. If you do not, click "Create New Account."
  2. Start Your New Course
  Click "Start a new course". Type your 14-character Course Access Code in the field provided and click "Go." Follow the instructions on your screen.
  3. Go To Class
  From your course list, click the course title to begin.
  If you have any questions, please contact  learnGIS@esri.com
• You Must turn in the assignment through Blackboard.
• You must upload all files together in order to submit thru Blackboard at once.
• Make sure that all your answers are accurate, specific, logical and detail. Otherwise, you will be penalized.
• Microsoft Office is the ONLY official software for our university (No Microsoft Works). That is, whatever you are required to submit (i.e., assignment, project), you MUST use Microsoft Office.  

Part 1: Must be submitted (5 points)
The summary of the format - Length: one page, font: New Times Roman, font size: 12, space: single, Margins: one for each (left, right, top, and bottom), and of course use Microsoft Word.

You are required to submit one page summary of "Getting Started with ArcGIS Business Analyst" course. Click the course title to visit the course web page. On the course web page, click the "Go to Seminar" button to start the course. Or simply type the course title in the search text box on the ESRI website to find the course link. It is about how to generate maps and detailed demographic reports for trade areas and other areas being considered for new business locations. Understanding the characteristics of the areas where an organization does business can help decision makers direct marketing efforts, evaluate sites for new stores, and offer a product mix best suited for a particular market. All you have to do is just watch "60 Minutes" long lecture. That is it!

Part 2: Must be submitted (15 points)
Take GIS "Exam" from below each module. Each exam score must be at least 8 out of 10. Otherwise, you will not be able to pass the GIS. You are allowed to take each exam multiple times. Once you are finished, you will be able to receive the "Certification of Completion" like below. Save the certification and then submit it thru Blackboard. As you will find out, some exam questions will require to use GIS software tools (by ESRI). If that is the case, simply skip the exam questions that requires using GIS software tool. If there are more than three questions that requires using GIS software tool, then you need to regenerate the exam. To regenerate the exam, click THE "CALCULATE MY GRADE" BUTTON --> Click OK --> click "Retake exam" link. By the way, I strongly encourage you to try the exercise on each module. The only place that you can try the exercise without any technical problems is the library computer lab in the basement.

Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 9.0-9.1)
 - Module 1: Getting Started with ArcGIS Desktop
 - Module 2: Creating Map Symbology
 - Module 3: Referencing Data to Real Locations
 - Module 4: Organizing Geographic Data
 - Module 5: Creating and Editing Data
 - Module 6: Getting Started with GIS Analysis
 - Module 7: Working with Geoprocessing and Modeling Tools
 - Module 8: Designing Maps with ArcGIS

• Once you are finished all modules successfully, make sure to request ""Certification of Completion"

• CLICK HERE TO SEE "Certification of Completion"