TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
ECD 4461
Advanced Applied Spatial Analysis for International Economic Development
Prerequisites
ECD 3362-Applied Spatial Analysis for International Economic Development.
Description
This course presents specialized business geographics applications of geographic information
systems (GIS) concepts and tools to the analysis of business problems. As these tools become
integrated into corporate information systems, managers in all fields must learn to apply them
effectively in business decision making. In this course, students will develop these skills by
learning advanced operations of GIS software and by completing several business geographics
projects using this software and a variety of data sources.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
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demonstrate knowledge of business geographics concepts, tools and applications,
perform basic GIS tasks with ArcView software,
perform and present a market assessment analysis with thematic mapping tools,
geocode customer/company/competitor information,
perform and present a customer profile analysis, and
perform and present a site selection/ trade area analysis.
Purpose
Specialized course open to all concentrations but required for the international economic
development concentration.
Approved Texts
Miller, Fred L. GIS Tutorial for Marketing. ESRI Press (2007). 409 pp. paperback. [ISBN:
9781589480797]
Grant Thrall, 2001. Business Geography And New Real Estate Market Analysis, Oxford
University Press: Oxford and NY.
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the
same as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by
faculty as a source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
1 August 2005