Forest Resources 472: Remote Sensing of Environment

Course details   

Instructor:     Dr. Paul Gessler

                         
                       
                        
                        Email:

Lectures:          MWF Teaching/Learning Center 44                    8:30-9:20 a.m.

Lab:              RSGIS laboratory CNR 26, labs will be handed out
                    for completion outside of lecture periods.
                    CNR 26 will be exclusively available for class use: MW: 10:30-12:20 

LINK TO LAB DATA ON FTP SITE

Course Book:    

Remote Sensing of the Environment: An Earth Resource Perspective
                                               John R. Jensen, 2000, (2007), Prentice Hall. 

Other books that lectures will draw from include (on reserve at library):
    Introduction to remote sensing, 2^nd Edition, J.B. Campbell 
    Remote sensing and image interpretation, 3^rd & 4^th Editions, Lillesand & Kiefer.

**Supplemental readings may be assigned.

Course objectives:

• attend class;
• read book chapters and other assigned readings PRIOR to lecture;
• participate in class and discuss concepts;
• read your email email will be used as a tool to communicate course info;
• check course web page for old exams, etc.
• complete labs, exams and quizes;
• show enthusiasm and thirst for knowledge!!

Grade calculation:              

Policy on late work/Make-up exams:

Labs and homework will be assigned for completion outside of class. Due dates for assignments will be specified when handed out. The grade on all late work will be reduced 10% for each day the assignment is late. That is, the maximum grade for work one day late is 90%. 

At the discretion of the instructor, make-up exams will be written, oral or a combination of both. If you must miss an exam or quiz (quizzes may not always be announced ahead of time!!) please organize to take it prior to the scheduled time. This is the responsibility of the student.

Plagiarism:

You plagiarize when you use someone elses words or ideas without giving them credit. All sources of ideas or information must be cited (given credit). Anything that is not cited is either so widely known that a citation is unnecessary, or it is your own original thought.

The University of Idaho and Department of Forest Resources will not tolerate plagiarism. When you plagiarize, you are stealing someone elses words or ideas. As a student, it is your responsibility to understand what plagiarism is and to how to avoid it.

If you are unsure what plagiarism means, please visit the Department of Forest Resources web page (http://www.class.uidaho.edu/engl101prentiss/Front%20Pages/plagerism.htm) and navigate to the "Academic Programs" sub web where you will find our Plagiarism Policy.