The transformation of historically paper texts to digital format allows information and knowledge to be accessed in new ways. Some texts that are available through Google books and related to Seminar 1 are noted below. You can search on your own for additional books and text versions.
Please note the versions below may differ from your instructors selection and do not substitute for the required text.
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maps provide an excellent tool to represent your research visually and perform spatial analysis. In addition, NYC provides a wealth of neighborhood-level datasets and other resources that are available to the public and are compatible with GIS software. These slides provide:
1. a brief introduction to geographic information systems (GIS)
2. information on where to access NYC datasets, and
3. and a tutorial on a Mac compatible GIS, MyWorld, using NYCDOHMH's Community Health Survey data.
Intro to GIS slides and workshop resources
Link to Baruch's GIS Library (an incredible GIS resource!!!)
Scientific posters are a visual medium used to communicate your research work to an academic or professional community. Often, you have less than ten minutes to convey your work, so the aesthetics and structure of your information is key!
These slides provide some general guidelines for creating scientific posters.
