This course introduces students to geographic information science and systems using ArcGIS. Fundamental skills include creating maps, layouts, and geodatabases; and managing and editing data and metadata. Critical discussion focuses on how spatial display choices like scale, symbology, and projection function to alter maps fundamentally as communication media. Project work will be across a breadth of topical areas and include raster and vector data conversion, geoprocessing, spatial analysis. Students will reflect on workflow and spatial model construction choices, as well as how to communicate most effectively with maps.