Course Title: Operate surveying equipment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4336 Certificate IV in Surveying

Course Title: Operate surveying equipment

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GEOM5136C	City Campus	TAFE	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015, Term1 2016, Term2 2016

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to operate surveying equipment for basic measurements, recording and calculating horizontal and vertical information. It requires technical ability in the use of equipment, as well as an understanding of how to use it, to satisfy key task requirements. Functions would be carried out under limited supervision and within organisational guidelines.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPPSIS4030A Operate surveying equipment
Elements:	1 Plan the survey task. 2 Execute the task. 3 Finalise the task.

Learning Outcomes

Refer to elements

Overview of Assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:

• matching objectives with resources
• accuracy in:
  - basic measurements
  - reducing and manipulating survey data
  - interpreting design information to identify the components to be measured.

Assessment Tasks 

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

Assessment	Weight
Task 1	Assessment 1-Session 1	25%
Task 2	Assessment 2-Session 2	25%
Task 3	Assessment 3-Session 3	25%
Task 4	Assessment 4-Session 4	25%

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

 Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element / Performance Criteria Covered	Assessment 1	Assessment 2	Assessment 3	Assessment 4
1.1	X			X
1.2	X			X
1.3	X			X
2.1	X		X
2.2	X		X
2.3		X	X
2.4		X		X
2.5		X		X
2.6		X		X
3.1			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.