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Map & Compass (PE 282)
Ron Watters, Professor of Outdoor Education
Sports Science and Physical Education
PE
282 - 1 Credit (Fall Semester)
And
PE 491 - 1 Credit (Summer Workshop)
Brief
Description: The use of map and compass is one of the most basic
of
outdoor skills. This class is designed to provide enough
information
and practical experience that students will feel comfortable with land
navigation techniques. Topics covered include: map symbols,
contour line identification, Universal Transverse Mercator Coordinate
System,
township and range surveying system, latitude and longitude, map
scales,
declination, resection and map and field bearings. During the
class
students go on three map and compass courses.
For
more information:
Class
Syllabus
Other
Information:
Teaching
Map & Compass Courses. This not a required reading assignment
for
the course, but if you'd like some background on the class, it provides
details on my philosophy of teaching map and compass, the teaching
progression
I use for the class, and reasons why I cover certain types of
material.
I
Have My Art. This is personal story about an incident in which a
map,
compass and art all played a role.
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