Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4417 Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information Services
Course Title: Plan and conduct field surveying operations
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 40
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
BUIL6451C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
530T Built Environment and Sustainability |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2022, Term2 2022, Term1 2023, Term2 2023, Term2 2024, Term1 2025, Term2 2025 |
Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105
Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to organise and conduct field surveying operations. This includes planning and preparing equipment and supplies to meet task and work health and safety requirements for field surveying operations. The course also includes completing surveying operations in the field and cleaning, checking, maintaining and storing equipment after the field work is completed.
This course is suitable for entry-level technicians who use a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply a range of methods, tools, materials and information to complete routine and non-routine activities and provide and transmit solutions to a variety of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSSI4032 Plan and conduct field surveying operations |
Elements: |
1. Plan field surveying operation 2. Carry out field surveying activities 3. Finalise field surveying operation |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.