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Examination
For each individual course, the examination will be in the form
of theoretical exercises, practical exercises, tests via the Internet, and
short projects/reports.
The final Master’s thesis will
be presented and defended in person during organised seminars,
and could relate to the use of GIS in the student’s
own research/study field or work sector. For this final thesis,
each student should ideally also have a co-supervisor from
his or her own country. The student, in collaboration with
the supervisor(s) should elaborate a Master's thesis plan,
which must be approved before the student is allowed to start
the project.
Tuesday April 22, 2008 a milestone was laid in the LUMA-GIS
program. The first student, Today MSc Anthony Lawther from Scotland defended
his thesis at the GIS-Centre in Lund. The event attracted the attention of both
the University and local media. MSc Lawther started his studies in the 2004 batch
and has been working paralell to his studies over the last years.
The title of his masters' thesis is The application of GIS-based
binary logistic regression for slope failure susceptibility mapping in the Western
Grampian Mountains, Scotland. The thesis has already attracted some international
attention and Anthony Lawther is cooperating with staff at Mouchel engineering who are
hoping to build on methodologies developed in the thesis to provide safe, reliable roads
and railways in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Supervisors for the thesis was Ulrik Martensson and Petter Pilesjo
from the GIS-Centre, opponent Anders Ahlstrom, chairman of the examination board was
Ass. Prof Jonas Akerman and PhD Micael Runnstrom assisted.
Anthony Lawther during his presentation.
Anthony Lawther in the middle surrounded by, from the left, Ulrik Mårtensson
(supervisor), Dr Micael Runnström, Dr Jonas Åkerman and MSc Anders Ahlström (examination board committee).
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