Course Title: Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to medium rise building projects

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2014

Course Code: BUIL5995C

Course Title: Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to medium rise building projects

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5256 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Contact                 Chris Ryan
Course Contact Phone    +61 3 9925 0225
Course Contact Email      christopher.ryan@rmit.edu.au
 

Nominal Hours: 110

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

Nil

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to conduct basic measuring and levelling techniques as part of the set-out procedures performed on building projects. It includes the use of technical instruments, application of standard procedures and performance of calculations necessary in the set-out of construction projects.
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCBC5006A Apply site surveys and set-out procedures to medium rise building projects

Element:

1. Set out a T-shaped or L-shaped building on a selected site with minimal profiles.

Element:

1. Set out a T-shaped or L-shaped building on a selected site with minimal profiles.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Site information and dimensions are identified from site
plan and checked against plan drawings.
1.2 Survey pegs are measured to ensure correct identification
occurred before pilot pegs are positioned.
1.3 Profiles pegs are set up on site at a working distance from
pilot pegs and parallel to pilot line.
1.4 Marks to indicate outside of building or other structural
members are made.
 

Element:

2. Prepare and test levelling devices.

Element:

2. Prepare and test levelling devices.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Various components of levelling devices are identified.
2.2 Basic tests on levelling device accuracy are performed
according to manufacturer specifications.
2.3 Effects of maladjustment in levelling devices are identified
 

Element:

3. Operate levelling devices.

Element:

3. Operate levelling devices.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Temporary adjustments to set up levelling equipment
are carried out in accordance with standard operating
procedures.
3.2 Horizontal and vertical angles are determined using
levelling devices.
3.3 Site is set out to specifications using levelling devices.
 

Element:

4. Identify specialised levelling and surveying equipment available on large building projects for various set-out and checking procedures.

Element:

4. Identify specialised levelling and surveying equipment available on large building projects for various set-out and checking procedures.

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Differences between various types of specialised
surveying equipment are researched and recorded.
4.2 Survey of each level checked for vertical accuracy of
10mm using two levelling devices is carried out.
 

Element:

5. Compute coordinates and bearings, distances related to grids and general set-out work on large building sites.

Element:

5. Compute coordinates and bearings, distances related to grids and general set-out work on large building sites.

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Angular relationship between different bearings (whole
circle) is demonstrated.
5.2 Bearing and distance between coordinates are calculated.
5.3 Coordinates of a point given the bearing and distance
from a point with known coordinates are calculated.
5.4 Offsets from a coordinated point given the bearing and
distance from a point with known coordinates are
determined.
5.5 Information necessary to set out a structure using a site
plan is determined.
 

Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements.


Details of Learning Activities

Students will learn through a number of planned activities (face to face classes, workplace/site visits, simulated workplace learning, online learning via blackboard and other forms of structured teaching and learning). Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course.


Teaching Schedule

lessons 1 - 7

Introduction, OHS, and documentation.

Building permits and survey pegs

Construction survey measurement

Automatic and laser levels

Reduced levelling

Contours

House set out using profiles

lessons 8-16

Specialized leveling equipment

Set up and use of theodolites

Angular relationship between bearings

Calculating bearing and distance between coordinates

Determine offsets from coordinated points

Determine horizontal and vertical angles using
levelling devices.


Set out structures using a theodolite
 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

Teacher to advise students.


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written,oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Weight %

Task 1

Fieldwork / Report–1

10%

Task 2

Fieldwork / Report 2

10%

Task 3

Fieldwork / Report 3

10%

Task 4

Fieldwork / Report 4

10%

Task 5

Fieldwork / Report 5

10%

Task 6

Fieldwork / Report 6

10%

Task 7

Test 1

20%

Task 8

Test 2

20%

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):


Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element / Performance Criteria Covered

Report 1

Report2

Report 3

Report 4

Report 5

Report 6

Test 1

Test 2

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

1.3

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

1.4

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

2.1

X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

3.1

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

X

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

4.1

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

4.2

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

5.1

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

5.2

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

5.3

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

X

5.4

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

5.5

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

X

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment – Project Based Assessment - the extent of this assessment will be advised to students at the start of the course.
The project based assessments will focus on different elements of the learning activities and address the students ability to both problem solve and provide meaningful solutions to the practical exercises that cover:
Field work related to the set out of a building.

The project based assessments will have a weighting of between 50% of the final overall assessment mark (final weighting will be advised by teacher).

 Written underpinning knowledge assessments (closed book)
There are 2 Written underpinning knowledge assessments. Each will cover elements not assessed or that need further assessment as a result of the project based assessment.
These tests will have a weighting of 25% each of the final overall assessment mark.
 


Assessment Matrix

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