Before You Watch

This video discusses the Study Region, Data Section, and Methods Section of your capstone proposal. Since you are working on a geospatial capstone proposal, you more than likely selected to study a particular region. In that case, it is important to include a study region description, and a study region map(!) in your proposal. Before you describe your data, it makes sense to check if the data that you plan to work with is available and is suitable for your project. Lastly, you have learned about and worked with a large number of geospatial methods already. I have generated a (incomplete) list in the video. It is not necessary to use all methods you have learned about so far, but you should select methods that are appropriate for your proposed study. I also discuss the differences between "methods" and "methodology", and "basic" and "applied" research.

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Key Takeaways

Make notes on the requirements of the study area, data, and methods sections of your proposal. Be sure you can explain the difference between "methods" and "methodology" and "basic" and "applied" research.