My name is D.J. Helkowski, and I am a Geography major here at the University of Richmond. I\u2019m also the punter on the football team. I am from Warrenton, Virginia, and Geography has been a favorite subject of mine since I can remember. I find maps to be a very good way of displaying information to an audience. Maps not only are intriguing, but they give the audience a fast and easy way of viewing data. If I had to chose between reading a dictionary or looking at an atlas, I chose the latter any day.<\/p>\n
The reason I took this class is because I thoroughly enjoyed Intro to GIS<\/i>, which I took last semester. Being able to create digital maps is something that I\u2019ve never done before, and I could definitely see myself doing it in the workforce. When I found out this class was being offered, I immediately became intrigued. Professor Browne<\/i> described this course to my Intro to GIS as an add on to what we were currently learning, but with an emphasis on making maps aesthetically pleasing. I also really liked Professor Browne<\/i>, and when I found out that she would co-teach this course, I knew I had to take it. As a geography major, I\u2019m hoping that gaining a better understanding of GIS software will allow me to take these skills to a job in the field.<\/p>\n
What I expect to get out of this course is a better understanding of GIS software. Towards the end of the end of the GIS class I took last semester, I finally felt like I was getting the hang of it. I\u2019m hoping that by the end of this semester I will have at least partially mastered ArcGIS. I\u2019m also hoping to pick up tips on how to make maps look as good as possible. I believe that doing this will allow me to amplify my GIS skills as well as my interest in GIS. I\u2019m hoping that this course will help bring out everything that I love about Geography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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