Joseph Holler
GEOG
Definitely very human-geography focused, a little too much human geography for me personally. Everything seemed very theoretical, and even philosophical at times. Lots of time spent on "ways of knowing" and epistemology. I felt like there were limited opportunities for real world application/case studies, and when we did do those, they were my favorite part of the class (Middlebury River lab, examining satellite images of damaged cities, etc). Pretty much readings for every class, which got kind of boring. Midterm exam was straightforward, and a final group project. Joe was a good prof, but I did not like the material of this course.
Definitely very human-geography focused, a little too much human geography for me personally. Everything seemed very theoretical, and even philosophical at times. Lots of time spent on "ways of knowing" and epistemology. I felt like there were limited opportunities for real world application/case studies, and when we did do those, …Read more
If you have taken GEOG 120 and are looking for more advanced GIS coursework, this is the class for you. You take fundamental GIS concepts from GEOG 120 and learn how to apply them in real coding languages: R, Python, and SQL. There are a fair number readings that sort of explain Professor Holler's perspectives on education and research. By the end of the course, you develop a website portfolio of open source GIS projects that you can use in job applications. Pretty handy.
If you have taken GEOG 120 and are looking for more advanced GIS coursework, this is the class for you. You take fundamental GIS concepts from GEOG 120 and learn how to apply them in real coding languages: R, Python, and SQL. There are a fair number readings that sort of explain Professor Holler's perspectives on education and resear …Read more