GIS Career Awareness Learning Module # 4
Version 3.0 November 26, 2007

Putting Them All Together: Our future with GIS

Answer Sheet

Instructions: Using your favorite text editor or word processing software, type your name, teacher, date and answers next to the appropriate spaces after the colons.   You are free to type in as many lines as you need (Just use the enter key on your keyboard.).

 When finished, be sure to save your work as yourLastName_FirstName_Mod4Answers.rtf (example: Mary Smith would save her answers as Smith_Mary_Mod4Answers.rtf).  Remember to save your answers frequently so you don’t loose all of your work if something happens to the computer, the power goes out, etc!  You will be reminded to do this.

NAME:
TEACHER:
DATE:

[SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!]

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Begin Typing Your Answers to the Learning Module Exercises.  Do not simply type in the answers without doing the exercises in the Learning Module.
Make sure you type in the answers in the appropriate spaces after the colons.  

Why GIS Skills Would be Valuable to Have for Careers in Various Industries
Essay Outline

Main Ideas and Arguments for the BODY Paragraphs (Paragraphs II through V)

II.	The Idea of the Digital Earth and How It Can Help Us 
(In this paragraph, you can use some of your previous work from Section 2 of Learning Module 1.  You can copy the material, modify it, or add new material as you see fit.)

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B.
C.

[SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!]

III.	GIS Applications in Various Industries and Careers 
(In this paragraph, you can use some of your previous work from Section 7 of Learning Module 2.  You can copy the material, modify it, or add new material as you see fit.)

A.
B.
C.

[SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!]

IV.	The Cutting Edge and Future of GIS 
(In this paragraph, you can use some of your previous work from Section 3 of Learning Module 3.  You can copy the material, modify it, or add new material as you see fit.)

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B.
C.

[SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!]

V.	Why GIS Skills Are Valuable to Have for Careers in Various Industries
(This is the only completely new stuff that you will have to write for the essay.  In this paragraph, you will argue why GIS skills are valuable for employees and employers using supporting ideas from Paragraphs II through IV above.  You must support your ideas and arguments.)

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B.
C.

[SAVE YOUR WORK NOW!]

Why GIS Skills Would be Valuable to Have for Careers in Various Industries
Essay Outline (Begin Complete Essay) [SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN!]

When finished, be sure to check grammar and spelling, and save your work as yourLastName_FirstName_Mod4Answers.rtf (example: Mary Smith would save her answers as Smith_Mary_Mod4Answers.rtf).  Follow your teacher’s instructions for �handing in� your work.

CONGRATULATIONS!  YOU ARE FINISHED WITH MODULE 4!  YOU ARE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO EARNING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION GIS CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE FROM THIS PROJECT.  FOLLOW YOUR TEACHER’S INSTRUCTIONS FOR TURNING IN YOUR WORK.  THEY WILL SUBMIT YOUR NAME AND WORK TO THE NSF-ATE TEAM SO WE CAN AWARD YOU A GIS CERTIFICATE.

Module # 4

Student Survey Questions ( You are required to finish this Student Survey and please send it back to the San Diego State University NSF-ATE team).

Type your short answers here or visit http://geoinfo.sdsu.edu/hightech/contactUs.htm   and submit your responses online using the Web mail form.  Thanks!

S-1:	What did you like best about this learning module four?  Why?

S-2:	What did you like least about this learning module four?  Why?

S-3:	Was there anything that was really hard to understand or difficult to complete in this module four?  What was it?  Why?

S-4:	Is there anything in this learning module four that we can add, exclude, or change to make it better?  What is it?  Why?