Course Title: Operate spatial software applications

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2014

Course Code: COSC7353C

Course Title: Operate spatial software applications

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4336 - Certificate IV in Surveying

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

Surveying Senior Educator: Thierry Demathieu
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 8359
Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au

Teacher: Stephen Falzon
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 8359
Email: stephenjoseph.falzon@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 80

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 operate spatial software applications. It requires technical ability in the use of IT equipment, as well as an understanding of how to use it, to satisfy key task requirements. Functions would be carried out within organisational guidelines.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPPSIS4036A Operate spatial software applications

Element:

1 Determine and select appropriate software for the spatial task.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Task purpose and objectives and principal work activities are defined.
1.2 Appropriate software application package is selected to complete the spatial task.
1.3 Audience and presentation requirements are identified and clarified where necessary with relevant personnel.
1.4 OHS requirements to be followed are planned.
 

Element:

2 Select and apply methodology to conduct spatial task.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Methodology for work activities that support task objectives is selected.
2.2 Resources are identified to support methodology selection.
2.3 Required control structures are applied.
2.4 Technical functions, other data and formatting are used to complete the spatial task, and are recorded according to the task objectives.
2.5 Checks are completed according to organisational practices.
 

Element:

3 Finalise the task.

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Documents are named and stored in appropriate directories or folders.
3.2 Required documentation is completed according to organisational guidelines.
 


Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements


Details of Learning Activities

  • You will learn to use a range of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) program
  • functions and
  • features

to produce drawings

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.


Teaching Schedule

 

Session/DateTopicElementAssessment

5

18/07/14

 Introduction  1,2  
6

15/08/14

 Plan of survey and AFR  1,2,3,4,5  Assessment 1

7

19/09/14

 Plan of feature survey  1,2,3,4,5  Assessment 2

8

17/10/14

 Setout and RE plan  1,2,3,4,5  Assessment 3


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Check the Library Subject Guides:

http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial

http://rmit.libguides.com/surveyingandspatial


Overview of Assessment

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

  • producing spatial documents using selected methodology and software packages
  • using help manuals and online help
  • applying knowledge of software packages to spatial tasks.

Assessment Tasks 

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

Assessment

 

Weight

Assignment 1

Liscad tutorials

25%

Assignment 2

Liscad control survey

25%

Assignment 3

Liscad feature survey

25%

Assignment 4

Liscad setout computations survey

25%

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/ Performance Criteria Covered

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

Assessment 4

1.1

X

 

X

 

1.2

X

 

 

X

1.3

X

 

 

X

1.4

X

X

 

 

2.1

X

X

 

 

2.2

 

X

X

 

2.3

X

 

X

 

2.4

X

 

 

X

2.5

X

X

 

X

3.1

X

X

 

X

3.2

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 Task 1 – Assignment 1 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 2 – Assignment 2 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 3 – Assignment 3 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 4 – Assignment 3 Weight 25%

All assessment tasks need to be succesfully completed to demonstrate competence.

Courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also utilise graded assessment.
CHD (80-100%): Competent with High Distinction
CDI (70-79%): Competent with Distinction
CC (60-69%): Competent with Credit
CAG (50-59%): Competency Achieved – Graded
NYC (<50%): Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did Not Submit an assessment


Assessment Matrix

 

Element Covered Assessment Task Proportion of Final Assessment Submission Time
1,2,3,4 Assignment 1 25% Session 6 - 15/8/2014
1,2,3,4 Assignment 2 25% Session 6 - 15/8/2014
1,2,3,4 Assignment 3 25% Session 7 - 19/9/2014
1,2,3,4 Assignment 4 25% Session 8 - 17/10/2014

Other Information

Underpinning Skills and Knowledge

Spatial skills to:
       • exercise precision and accuracy in surveying computations
       • archive and retrieve spatial data
       • manage and manipulate spatial data 
       • manage files
       • solve problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation
• Apply the basic principles of algebra, geometry and trigonometry
• Computing traverse data from field information
• Spatial reference systems
• Understanding and application of significance in calculations
 

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