Course Title: Collate and interpret spatial data
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: GEOM5102C
Course Title: Collate and interpret spatial data
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
Nominal Hours: 20
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 of competency specifies the outcomes required to collate and interpret spatial data to provide the dataset required for project deliverables, often in a supervisory capacity. It requires the ability to apply theoretical spatial concepts to a range of situations in order to identify and interpret the appropriate information, according to client requirements. Functions would be carried out within organisational guidelines.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSIS5010A Collate and interpret spatial data |
Element: |
1 Access data |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Element: |
2 Query and interpret data. |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Element: |
3 Collate data |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Element: |
4 Test and validate collated spatial data. |
Performance Criteria: |
- |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led :
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in the outcomes required to collate and interpret spatial data to provide the dataset required for project deliverables,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.
Teaching Schedule
This is an indicative teaching schedule, refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements.
Week No. |
Topic Delivered |
Assessment/ Task |
| 1 | GIS - Introduction | Class activity |
| 2 | Mapping in Layers | Class activity |
| 3 | Displaying Temporary and Permanent tables | Class activity |
| 4 | Selecting Map Objects | Class activity |
| 5 | Thermatic mapping | Assignment 1 |
| 6 | Creating Mapping layout | Class activity |
| 7 | Joining Tables | Class activity |
| 8 | Attribute Query (SQL select) | Class activity |
| 9 | Test | |
| 10 | Attribute Query | Class activity |
| 11 | Attribute Query | Class activity |
| 12 | Creating Buffer | Class activity |
| 13 | Translating Files into MapInfo format | Assignment 2 |
| 14 | Modifying Graphic Objects | Class activity |
| 15 | Registering a Raster Image | Class activity |
| 16 | Registering a Raster Image | Class activity |
| 17 | Revision | |
| 18 | Exam |
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
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:
• taking responsibility for own outputs in work and learning
• using relevant data by manipulating and analysing it to meet the client’s requirements, including:
• applying operational knowledge in a broad range of areas relating to linking datasets and knowledge management
• applying organisational skills and prioritising activity
• applying solutions to a range of problems
• devising and implementing a cost-effective functional solution
• examining suitability of existing arrangements
• keeping records accurately
• measuring outcomes against specifications
• performing a range of tasks where choice between a substantial range of options is required.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment of this unit will involve completion of the simulated workplace project 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.
Observation, using a skills checklist, of performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard during practical fieldwork exercises within a simulated workplace project.
Assessment will require demonstration of:
• Consistence performance of each element of the unit across a representative range of applications, autonomously and to requirements
• Performance criteria for each element of competence
• Underpinning knowledge and skills specified.
Assessment Matrix
| Element 1 | Identify potential sources of spatial data. | Assignment 1 |
| Element 2 | Assess spatial data availability and suitability. | Assignment 2 |
| Element 3 | Document spatial data assessment | Assignment 3 |
Note: Assignment due dates will be issued on commencement of the course
Other Information
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