Course Title: Plan and implement spatial projects

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2017

Course Code: GEOM5158C

Course Title: Plan and implement spatial projects

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5368 - Diploma of Surveying

Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359

Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 100

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

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to plan, implement and complete spatial projects to produce client-specified deliverables. The unit covers project planning processes to allocate and organise equipment, materials and resources; adhere to financial, administrative and legal requirements; and manage project risks and contingencies. The unit also covers designing, producing and validating spatial project deliverables and products. It requires the ability to interpret technical information relating to spatial products, and to communicate verbally and in writing with a range of project stakeholders.

The unit supports those who work in a lead role in a surveying or spatial information services team in areas such as surveying, cartography, town planning, mapping and geographic information systems (GIS).


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPPSIS5039 Plan and implement spatial projects

Element:

1. Develop spatial project plan.

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Spatial project specifications and client requirements are identified and analysed, and then confirmed and clarified with appropriate persons .
1.2. Resources, equipment and materials are determined and organised according to project specifications and organisational requirements.
1.3. Appropriate persons are informed of their involvement in project, parameters of their responsibilities, and project communication processes.
1.4. Key activities and timelines are scheduled with full consideration given to project specifications, available resources, and organisational requirements.
1.5. Risk management and contingency strategies are incorporated into documented project plan to meet administrative, legal and organisational requirements.

Element:

2. Implement spatial project plan.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Project management mechanisms are implemented to monitor, record and report project progress in relation to project plan.
2.2. Computations and analysis are undertaken for spatial product development according to project specifications.
2.3. Project deliverables are designed and produced according to project specifications and project plan.
2.4. Metadata is created according to project specifications and organisational requirements.
2.5. Project deliverables are validated against project specifications and irregularities are identified, reported and resolved.

Element:

3. Monitor and complete spatial project.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Project is monitored against specifications and plan, and contingencies managed to ensure quality is maintained.
3.2. Actual expenditure is monitored to control costs according to organisational requirements.
3.3. Project is completed and checked to ensure compliance with specifications, plan and organisational requirements.
3.4. Project documentation is completed and outcomes are reported to appropriate persons.

Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Details of Learning Activities

You will learn:

  • legal requirements for accessing, using and storing spatial data, including data privacy and information copyright
  • methods for assessing and validating integrity of existing spatial datasets and dataset sources
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to:
  • budget and resource constraints
  • client service and stakeholder communication
  • completing records, reports and documentation
  • quality and industry standards relating to spatial products
  • techniques for managing risk to comply with administrative and legal requirements of spatial projects
  • project management tools, techniques and methodologies
  • project management techniques, including resource planning and costing
  • spatial data formats, structures and presentation methods
  • key features of spatial reference systems.


Teaching Schedule

Week

Topic

Task / Assessment

19 (1)

Introduction to topic – Resume - WIL

Assessment 1

20 (2)

Weekly preparation workshop

  

21 (3)

Guest speaker

  

22 (4)

Weekly preparation workshop

Assessment 1 due 30%

23 (5)

Guest speaker

  

24 (6)

Weekly preparation workshop

  

25 (7)

Guest speaker

Work on assessment - Preparation to WIL week

 

26 (8)

WIL week

Monday 21 August,

Tuesday 22 August,

Wednesday 23 August,

Thursday 24 August

Friday 25 August.

  

BREAK

Extension of WIL placement

28 August

29 August

30 August

31 August

1 September

 

9

Guest speaker

Assessment 2 and 3

10

WIL project presentation

Assessment 2 and 3

11

Guest speaker

Assessment 2 and 3

12

WIL project presentation

Assessment 2 and 3

13

Guest speaker

Assessment 2 and 3

14

WIL project presentation

Assessment 2 and 3

15

Guest speaker

Assessment 2 and 3 final due 30%

16

WIL project presentation

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Check the Library Subject Guides:

http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Tasks

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

Assessment

Weight%

Task 1

Assignment 1

30%

Task 2

Assignment 2

30%

Task 3

Presentation

40%

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

1.1

X

 

X

1.2

X

 

X

1.3

X

 

X

1.4

X

 

X

1.5

X

 

X

2.1

 

X

X

2.2

 

X

X

2.3

 

X

X

2.4

 

X

X

2.5

 

X

X

3.1

 

X

X

3.2

 

X

X

3.3

 

X

X

3.4

 

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

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

Assessment

Weight%

Task 1

Assignment 1

30%

Task 2

Assignment 2

30%

Task 3

Presentation

40%

 


Assessment Matrix

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

1.1

X

 

X

1.2

X

 

X

1.3

X

 

X

1.4

X

 

X

1.5

X

 

X

2.1

 

X

X

2.2

 

X

X

2.3

 

X

X

2.4

 

X

X

2.5

 

X

X

3.1

 

X

X

3.2

 

X

X

3.3

 

X

X

3.4

 

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.

Other Information

Underpinning Skills and Knowledge

Understanding of errors, accuracy and precision in technical reporting
Computer skills to complete business documentation
Initiative and enterprise skills to  interpret project and technical requirements,  translate requirements into design
Spatial skills to  exercise precision and accuracy in relation to spatial and aspatial data design

 Archive and retrieve spatial data
Manage and manipulate spatial data and  manage files
Organisational policies and guidelines, such as OHS guidelines
Industry standards relating to subdivision survey design and local government data formats

 

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):

You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:
• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
 

Study and Learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
• Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
• Maths and science developmental support and advice
• English language development
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre  to find more information about Study and Learning Support.
 

Disability Liaison Unit:

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
 

Late Submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for seven calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than two working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than seven calendar days (from the original due date), you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than two working days after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
 

Special Consideration:

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  to find more information about special consideration.
 

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the university.
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity  to find more information about plagiarism.
 

Email Communication:

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