Course Title: Produce maps for land management purposes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: GEOM5096C
Course Title: Produce maps for land management purposes
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5237 - Diploma of Spatial Information Services
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
william.ntuwah@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 120
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 competency standard covers the process of preparing maps by hand or using geographical information systems (GIS) for land management purposes. It requires the ability to obtain information for a specific land management purpose, assess data availability and quality, format and present data and incorporate data onto maps. Producing maps for land management purposes requires knowledge of land management processes, relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, mapping principles, and the use of mapping software and hardware
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
RTD4507A Produce maps for land management purposes |
Element: |
1. Obtain information for a specific land management purpose |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Information required to achieve result is defined and required data sets are correctly determined. |
Element: |
2. Assess data availability |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Availability of required data sets is ascertained through research of internal and external sources. |
Element: |
3. Assess data quality |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Data is assessed for integrity to determine suitability for task. |
Element: |
4. Format and present data |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Compatible format for data is identified. |
Element: |
5. Incorporate data onto map(s) |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Information is transferred from various data sources onto map(s). |
Element: |
6. Review customer satisfaction |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Work is completed in line with enterprise quality requirements. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led:
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction specifying the outcomes required to design and set out basic roads, railways and associated engineering structures. 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 determine suitable sources of information for the creation of new spatial data sets 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
This is an indicative teaching schedule, refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements.
Week No |
Topic delivered | Assessment/Task |
1 | Grid Levelling &Contouring | |
2 | Volume from spot heights | |
3 | Trig heighting & Feature survey | |
4 | Horizontal Circular curves | |
5 | Horizontal Circular curves | Assignment 1 |
6 | Setting Out Hz Circular curves Craigieburg Bypass Ring Road Interchange (Vic Roads design of Hume Highway) M31 |
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7 | Horizontal Circular Curve | |
8 | Compound & Reverse Curves | |
9 | Compound & Reverse Curves | |
10 | Compound & Reverse Curves | |
11 | Vertical Curves | |
12 | Vertical Curves | |
13 | Cross sectional area & Volume | Assignment 2 |
14 | GPS Survey | |
15 | GPS Survey | |
16 | Revision | |
17 | Test | |
18 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Reference Texts: |
References
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Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of: the ability to:
• Obtain information for a specific land management purpose.
• Assess data availability.
• Assess data quality.
• Format and present data.
• Incorporate data onto maps.
• Review customer satisfaction.
Assessment Tasks
Observation, using a skills checklist of performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard during practical field work exercises within a simulated workplace project; including collection methods and techniques related to the project objectives
Assessment Matrix
Element 1 | Obtain information for a specific land management purpose | Assignment 1 |
Element 2 | Assess data availability | Assignment 1 |
Element 3 | Assess data quality | Assignment 1 |
Element 4 | Format and present data | Assignment 2 |
Element 5 | Incorporate data onto map(s) | Assignment 2 |
Element 6 | Review customer satisfaction | Assignment 2 |
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