ESRI vs MAG Labs

ESRI vs Mag Labs
  For this lab we had to complete the ESRI course Getting Started with the Geodatabase. It covered the basics of adding, loading, and importing data to a geodatabase that I created. This lesson was very specific in its instructions and easy to follow. After majority of the steps I had to complete there were images for me to look at to make sure I was following along properly, something I found to be very useful. Prior to this current ESRI course, I completed one other, it is called The 15-Minute Map: Creating a Basic Map in ArcMap. This course was very similar, it was precise, easy to follow, and interesting to follow along too. Also after you finish the project exercises, ESRI offers a quick review that goes over everything that had been learned. Based off of my experiences with the online ESRI courses I would highly recommend them to others.

  Besides the two ESRI labs, the rest of this semester I have been doing MAG Labs. MAG Labs are labs after each chapter that help develop the skills described in that chapter of the text book. MAG Labs are very informative and really help with understanding how ArcMap works and how to use it. The down side to the Mag Labs is that after awhile things either get repetitive or a little complicated to follow. So if I had to choose one over the other I would go with ESRI. Overall it seems that ESRI is easier to follow, helps you understand what you are doing and what you have learned better.