Chapter 4
I had similar issues as last time with the instructions not being specific enough. For example the text said to “Search for and open the Export Table tool,” when I searched for it three different “Export Table” tools came up and the text did not specify which one was the correct one. I had to go through each tool to figure out which one was the right one. After trying the two tools that were still active I got error messages for both of them. There were times where I had to guess what the textbook wanted me to do. I had a really hard time with this chapter. It was very confusing. After meeting with Dr. Krygier I realized that it wasn’t as much the content in the “Your Turn” section that was confusing me but just the way they worded the instructions that I had no idea what to do with.
Chapter 5
This chapter went a lot smoother but I did have some issues with instructions telling me to open something with no other instructions and I had no idea how to proceed. This chapter has been the easiest for me thus far with little snags. It is really interesting how many applications GIS has and the many different ways it can be applied.
Chapter 6
We learned a lot of different tools in this chapter. We learned how to combine and dissolve data. The pairwise dissolve tool was easy to use. This chapter went over how to merge, extract and add features.
