Course Title: Conduct an advanced GPS control survey
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: GEOM5110C
Course Title: Conduct an advanced GPS control survey
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6098 - Advanced 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
Thierry Demathieu
thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
03 9925 8359
Nominal Hours: 70
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil.
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to conduct advanced global positioning system (GPS) control surveys. It requires the ability to demonstrate highly specialised technical skills. Functions will entail complying with, and developing or amending, organisational guidelines.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSIS6012A Conduct an advanced GPS control survey |
Element: |
1. Prepare for the survey. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Key activities and timelines are scheduled with full consideration of the specifications and available resources. |
Element: |
2. Conduct the survey. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 GPS equipment is programmed and operated according to manufacturer specifications and organisational guidelines. |
Element: |
3. Finalise the survey. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Appropriate software is used to process the data according to organisational guidelines to determine required information. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
In this course, you will learn about GPS and its use in Mapping and Surveying. You will learn about the various methods used to collect GPS data.
Teaching Schedule
Session | Topic | Comment/ Assessment Tasks |
1 - 8 Feb 2011 | Introduction - Prepare for a control survey - Covering Element 1 | Printout of control survey result handed in at the end of the class |
2 - 15 Feb 2011 | Case study 1 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
3 - 22 Feb 2011 | GeoExplorer 3 survey from the office - Covering Element 1& 3 | Questions answered handed in at the end of the class Printout from GPS planning handed in at the end of the class. Printout of clean up SSF file handed in at the end of the class. Printout data dictionary information |
4 - 1 March 2011 | Case study 2 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
5 - 8 March 2011 | GeoExplorer 3 survey from the field - Covering Element 2 | Printout EDM certificate and hand in. Printout map of survey to hand in at the end of class |
6 - 15 March 2011 | Case study 3 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
7 - 22 March 2011 | Assignment 1 -GeoExplorer 3 survey procedure - Covering Element 1, 2 & 3 | Printout of group survey procedure Printout of combined Survey procedure |
8 - 29 March 2011 | Case study 4 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
9 - 5 April 2011 | GPS Rapid Static survey preparation - Covering Element 1 | Printout of linetype.lin text file to hand in at the end of class. Printout planning session to hand in |
10 - 12 April 2011 | Case study 5 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
11 - 19 April 2011 | Assignment 2 -Rapid Static survey procedure - Covering Element 1, 2 & 3 | Printout of group survey procedure Printout of combined Survey procedure |
12 - 3 May 2011 | Case study 6 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
13 - 10 May 2011 | GPS RTK survey preparation - Covering Element 1 | Printout CSV file and hand it in |
14 - 17 May 2011 | Case study 7 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
15 - 24 May 2011 | Assignment 3 -RTK survey procedure - Covering Element 1, 2 & 3 | Printout of group survey procedure Printout of combined Survey procedure |
16 - 31 May 2011 | Revision | |
17 - 7 June 2011 | Examination - Covering Element 3 | Examination on topics revised: CSV from SMES, Geo 3 cleanup, GPS planning and enter baseline information |
18 - 14 June 2011 | Examination - Portfolio - Covering Element 1, 2 & 3 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Grading Criteria
NYC 0-49% Not yet competence
CP 50 – 59% Competence
CCR 60 – 69% Competence with credit
CDI 70 – 79% Competence with distinction
CHD 80-100% Competence with high distinction
Academic Misconduct
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student. Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the RMIT 2001 Guidelines for Students or to the RMIT University Homepage.
Assessment 1 = Assignment 15% due Week 7
Assessment 2 = Assignment 15% due Week 11
Assessment 3 = Assignment 15% due Week 15
Assessment 4 = Exam 30% on Week 16
Assessment 5 = Portfolio 25% on Week 18
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Task | Element | Percentage |
Assignment | Element 1, 2 & 3 | 15% |
Assignment | Element 1, 2 & 3 | 15% |
Assignment | Element 1, 2 & 3 | 15% |
Exam | Element 3 | 30% |
Portfolio | Element 1, 2 & 3 | 25% |
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