Course Title: Undertake a civil site survey
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: GEOM5095C
Course Title: Undertake a civil site survey
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5236 - Diploma of Surveying
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
William Ntuwah
+61 3 9925 4445
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NONE
Course Description
This unit may apply to switching, transmission and radio (both fixed and mobile) network and the various transmission paths i.e. cable, optic fibre, radio, microwave and satellite. The need for, and extent of, site surveys is determined during the development of project briefs - refer unit ICTTC031C Equivalent Units Nil
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTC032C Undertake a civil site survey |
Element: |
1. Prepare for survey |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Element: |
2. Undertake survey of land, buildings and facilities both new and existing |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Element: |
3. Undertake survey of environmental conditions |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Element: |
4. Document and report survey findings |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in surveying theory and tasks associated with the elements above including the use of computers and relevant software/s, capabilities of survey methodologies and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.
Student managed:
Develop data management strategies to undertake a civil site survey to industry standards.
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises. Individual exercises carrying out research, computations, data compilation and appraisal.
Compilation of Portfolio of examples of work, client reports, management reports and data management records.
Teaching Schedule
| Week No | Topic Delivered |
Assessment/ Task |
| 1 | Introduction to Map projection | |
| 2 | Transformation of Coordinates | |
| 3 | Survey Marks Enquiry Service (SMES) | |
| 4 | Order and Accuracy | |
| 5 | Polar and Rectangular coordinates | |
| 6 | Traverse computation | Assignment 1 |
| 7 | Traverse computation | |
| 8 | Missing bearing and distance | |
| 9 | Two missing bearings | |
| 10 | Two missing distances | |
| 11 | Point, Line and Height scale factor | Assignment 2 |
| 12 | Transformation of Coordinates | |
| 13 | Survey of existing building | |
| 14 | Survey of existing building | Assignment 3 |
| 15 | Survey of existing building | |
| 16 | Revision | |
| 17 | Exam | |
| 18 | Supplementary Exam |
This is an indicative teaching schedule, refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Acts and Regulations Occupational Health and Safety Commission. |
References
http://www.rmit.edu.au/ - Online@RMIT – Program and Course information, documents, resources and links. |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
To achieve competency in this unit candidates should produce evidence of the following :.
• Mentor/assessor observes candidate:
• interacting with enterprise personnel, customers and other contractors
• reading, interpreting and using equipment/system manuals and specifications and relevant enterprise policy and documentation
• negotiating with customers, communities and community representatives including government officials
• applying all legislative impacts on the network including relevant operational codes
• complying with all related occupational health and safety requirements and work practices
• considering both environmental and propagation needs
• Candidate delivers at least one oral report:
• identifying key stakeholders.
• considering both existing and proposed technologies and associated building, power needs
• complying with all related occupational health and safety requirements and work practices
• Mentor/assessor observes candidate’s ability to consider both existing and proposed needs and comply with all related work practices.
• Candidate submits a clear oral, and then a hard copy report, outlining all options and including recommendations with supporting reasons.
Candidates may be required to undertake further assessment which will be outlined in the Part B course guide.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment of this unit will involve completion of Assignments and the Evaluation of portfolio, using a checklist, of the performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard including collection methods and techniques related to the project objectives.
Assessment Matrix
| Element 1 | Prepare for survey |
Assignment 1 |
| Element 2 | Undertake survey of land, buildings and facilities both new and existing |
Assignment 1 |
| Element 3 | Undertake survey of environmental conditions |
Assignment 2 |
| Element 4 | Document and report survey findings |
Assignment 3 |
Note: Assignment due dates will be issued on commencement of the course
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