Assessments

Lab: Measure Ground Control

 Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic.

 (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

3 - In terms of using Measure Ground Control I have only touched the surface of it. In past classes, I got familiar with various functionalities that the application has but nothing too in-depth.

Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic 

(1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)

4 - After finishing this lab and understanding some of the more in-depth tools that MGC has I would feel that I am fairly knowledgeable on the topic and could teach someone else how to use the majority of its features.

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

5 - Overall, I am a very hands-on learner so this approach was exactly what I need to get a grasp on some of the different features that we could use. Actually creating our own missions with different specifications was crucial in extending my knowledge of the program.

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

   I would say that overall this assignment did a great job teaching how to use the application. The only thing I would recommend is to not have as many missions created by go in-depth on a couple different ones to explore more features.

 

Lab: Getting to know ArcPro

 Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic.

 (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

4 - I knew a good amount about how to use ArcPro because of previous labs and assignments for other classes.

Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic 

(1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)

4 - I would not say I am an expert simply because of the sheer amount of tools and functions that ArcPro has. However, for the tools we did use, I would say I could teach someone else.

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

5 - Overall, I felt that the hands-on approach was very successful and really helped me to learn the material.

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

  The Esri tutorial was perfect for teaching us and I do not feel that I could recommend anything to make it better.

Lab: C3P

 Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic.

 (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

2 - In terms of the specific software, I had very little knowledge. I have used other similar programs but never this exact one before.

Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic 

(1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)

5 -After creating and simulating missions in the software, I could call myself and expert. I have the knowledge to successfully use the tools and functions.

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

5 -The hands-on approach really added to my ability to understand the concepts. If someone tried to explain all of these tools and concepts in a slide show, I would definitely not have learned as much.

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

   Going over the tools and functions step by step was a great strategy but I feel that creating and simulating more missions would have been better.

 

Lab: Cartography

 Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic.

 (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

2 - Prior to this activity, I have never created maps using ArcPro. This was a new learning experience for me.

Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic 

(1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)

4 - After finishing this lab I feel that I am fairly knowledgeable in creating maps. I understand how to add all of the necessary aspects needed and manipulate the data to show the information I need.

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

5 - The hands-on approach of this activity was immensely helpful in teaching me how to create maps. Watching a video or just watching someone do it would not have been helpful.

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

   A little more detail in how to create the various shading or possibly a slowed down explanation would have been more effective but overall the strategies in this lab were good.

Lab: Volumetrics

 Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic.

 (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

2 - I knew some of the capabilities of GIS and UAS but never to this extent. I knew that these tools were possible but not how to actually use them with real data. 

Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic 

(1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)

4 - After this activity, I feel I have a very good understanding of volumetrics, how to use it, and how I can take the results and apply them to a map. I would say I am able to teach someone else.

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

5 - The hands-on approach for this activity added a lot to my ability to learn. Using the actual tools and a real data set collected with an aircraft really helped to show me the real-world applications as well as what I can do once I graduate.

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

   Overall the assignment did a really good job explaining and teaching the material. One thing that I would say might help is having students actually collect data and then process it. That might help to bridge the gap between collection and processing. 

 

Lab: Field Outings

 Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic.

 (1-No Knowledge at all, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

4 -I would say that my ability to collect UAS data and process it prior to this lab was fairly good. I have used all of the programs and tools before this lab.

Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic 

(1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert)

5 - After completing this semesters maps and flights, I could say that I am an expert on the subject and could definitely reproduce the same results.

Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn

(1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

5 -The hands-on approach to this lab was extremely helpful. I was able to do first-hand some of the operations I will be doing upon graduation which helped me to stay engaged and learn.

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?

  Having a little more time to produce the maps would be helpful to ensure high quality. Furthermore, having different missions would to give variety would also help as well.