Section outline

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    Free Demo Module

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    • Welcome to the Free Demo Module of the UNIGIS English language online study programs at the University of Salzburg.

      This module is a subset of the first UNIGIS module "Introduction to Geoinformatics”. Its structure represents the typical structure of our English language modules of UNIGIS professional as well as the UNIGIS MSc study program. 

      The aim of the module is to give you idea how distance learning with UNIGIS Salzburg works in practice: What is the format of the UNIGIS online study program? How do learning materials look like? How will the UNIGIS team and the module lecturer support me? What are the means of communication with my peers? How do online exams work in practice?

      And you are heartily welcome to join the next 

      UNIGIS Salzburg - Info-Webinar on January, 28 2026 4:30 p.m. Vienna time.

      Open day at UNIGIS!

      The faculty of UNIGIS Salzburg will introduce the UNIGIS Salzburg online English language study programs in Geoinformatics: “UNIGIS MSc” and the certificate program “UNIGIS professional“.

      Register to join the free webinar and ask your questions live, via chat.

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    Module Information


    • The module lecturer and author of the first UNIGIS module Prof. Dr. Adrijana Car outlines briefly what the module is about.
    • Module Lecturer & UNIGIS Team Page

      Details on the lecturer and UNIGIS team who contributed to the preparation of this Demo module.

    • Orientation Page

      An overview of the Demo module.

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    Module Materials

    The contents and exercises of this demo module correspond with the Lessons 3, 6 and 10 of the first UNIGIS module "Introduction to Geoinformatics". The learning materials are available online through the interactive BookDown webbook format. 

    For offline purposes, a version with restricted, static contents is available for download as a .pdf file or an eBook in epub format. To do so, click on the download icon on the top of the webbook.
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    Discussion Forum

    The discussion forum within the module provides the platform for the asynchronous communication among students, module lecturer and UNIGIS team.

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    Software

    Information about the software related to this module.

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    Assignments submission

    GRADING SCHEMA
    The assessment and grading is based only on the submitted assignments solution. An important aspect for the assessment is the concise (i.e. comprehensive, but not lengthy) documentation of your work. Always comment and explain your workflow and results.

    Assignment Lesson Points
    Assignment 1: Regional statistics
    		 Lesson 2  
    		18
    Assignment 2: Traffic accidents in London
    		 Lesson 3 
    		24
    Assignment 3: Working  with CRS and projections Lesson 6 
    		26
    Assignment 4: Harmonise data with multiple spatial reference systems  
    		Lesson 7 
    		22
    Assignment 5: Reflections on Geoinformatics and society
    		 Lesson 13 
    		10


    Grading schema

    • 90 – 100 points: 1 (Excellent)
    • 80 – 89 points: 2 (Good)
    • 70 – 79 points: 3 (Satisfactory)
    • 60 – 69 points: 4 (Sufficient)
    • 0 – 59 points: 5 (Fail)

    COMPILATION AND SUBMISSION OF THE ASSIGNMENTS SOLUTION DOCUMENT

    --> Here is the place, where enrolled students can upload their assignments for grading.
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    Evaluation

    The UNIGIS Team is dedicated to creating excellent distance learning courses in GIS. Your responses to the following questions serves as a crucial input for future module revisions. We kindly ask you to complete this module evaluation once you have finished the module. Your evaluation will be handled anonymously.

    While working through the module try to take notes on:
    • your time exposure,
    • quality and quantity of contents,
    • preparation and presentation of contents, and
    • satisfaction with the module support.
    We highly appreciate your constructive feedback. Thank you!

    --> Here is the place, where enrolled students can evaluate the module and the lecturer.
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    Get in touch with UNIGIS

    University of Salzburg | Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS
    UNIGIS Office | Schillerstraße 30, Techno 12, 2nd floor| 5020 Salzburg – AUSTRIA