Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2025
Course Code: GEOM5184C
Course Title: Operate surveying equipment
School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4417 - Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information Services
Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105
Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Simon Shachter | Course Coordinator
College of Vocational Education
RMIT University
+61 39925 8983
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
None
Course Description
In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to use a range of surveying equipment for data capture or spatial data set-out. This includes selecting, setting up and operating surveying equipment to perform basic measurements, and recording and calculating horizontal and vertical information. This also includes validating and checking data accuracy and performing basic data reductions and manipulation using software.
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.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSSI4030 Operate surveying equipment |
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1. Plan surveying tasks |
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1.1 Identify and clarify task requirements with appropriate persons. 1.2 Interpret technical and diagrammatic information in task specifications and designs. 1.3 Review design information to identify components to be measured in consultation with appropriate persons. 1.4 Select and check surveying equipment to meet task requirements and report problems according to manufacturer and organisational requirements. 1.5 Identify hazards associated with task, implement control measures to manage risks and report problems according to organisational requirements. |
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2. Execute surveying tasks |
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2.1 Set up and adjust equipment required to measure identified survey components according to standard operating procedures. 2.2 Operate equipment and software to manipulate basic spatial data. 2.3 Cooperate with on-site personnel according to task requirements. 2.4 Comply with organisational, legislative and manufacturer requirements for working safely. |
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3. Calculate surveying data |
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3.1 Reduce and manipulate measured surveying data for comparison with design to meet task and organisational requirements. 3.2 Confirm that measurements and computations meet industry-accepted standards for accuracy. 3.3 Check data against task requirements and identify and resolve errors in consultation with appropriate persons. 3.4 Validate and record clear and accurate measurements, computations and field checks according to industry-accepted standards and organisational requirements. |
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4. Finalise surveying tasks |
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4.1 Finalise surveying activities and process data according to task and organisational requirements. 4.2 Record and document measurements and data according to organisational requirements. 4.3 Pack up and store equipment according to manufacturer specifications and organisational requirements. 4.4 Report any identified faults and problems with equipment. 4.5 Complete documentation and store data according to organisational requirements. |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
You will learn to:
- Planning for surveying operations
- Completing field-based activities
- Quality assurance checks during field operations
- Completing documentation and finalising project requirements
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
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Session One 10-16 February |
Introduction to Levelling Discussing what we will be learning throughout the course during the semester and given a demonstration on the equipment used throughout the course
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Activity: Demonstration on the equipment used throughout the course |
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Session Two 17 – 23 Febuary |
Levelling Computations Learn how to fill in a levelling sheet while conducting a levelling survey and how to complete the computations required to transfer elevations from a known point to an unknown point |
Activity: Conduct calculations required to transfer elevations from a known point to an unknown point |
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Session Three 24 February - 2 March |
Levelling Between Known Marks - BW32 to BW20 to BW28 Learn how to Conduct a level run between two known marks including the computations involved |
Activity: Conduct a level run between three known marks |
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Session Four 3 – 9 March |
Levelling Between Known Marks with a change point- BW32 to BW15 Learn how to Conduct a level run between two known marks including the computations involved |
Activity: Conduct a level run between two known marks |
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Session Five 10 – 16 March |
Levelling using Intermediaries Learn how conduct a traverse survey using intermediaries |
Activity: conduct a level run that includes intermediate measurements |
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Session Six 17 – 23 March |
Setting up Using a Resection Learn how to set up a total station using the resection method using three known marks |
Activity: conduct a resection using three known marks
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Session Seven 24 – 30 March |
Assignment 1 - Practice Example Learn how to conduct a levelling survey similar to assignment 1 in order to learn the principles involved |
Activity: conduct a levelling survey that is similar to assignment 1 |
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Census Date 31 March |
The Census Date is the last day you can withdraw from this course without financial penalty. If you need to withdraw from this course, you must do so before this date to avoid additional student fees. |
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Session Eight 31 March – 6 April |
Assignment 1 - Fieldwork Fieldwork component for assignment 1 |
Activity: conduct fieldwork for assignment 1 |
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Session Nine 7 – 13 April |
Assignment 1 - Documentation and Report Session to spend time ensure that field notes from the fieldwork from assignment 1 are neat and contain all the required information. A report to the client details the survey results will also be conducteds |
Activity: finalise field notes and writing report to client for assignment 1 |
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Session Ten 14 – 20 April |
Resection Computations Learning to calculate the coordinate for a point based on measurements to two points with known coordinates. |
Activity: conduct computations for a resections |
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Mid-semester break 21 – 27 April
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The Mid-semester break is a scheduled break in the semester. No teaching or assessment will occur during this time. Also, your Trainer/Assessor won't be available during this time. If you need to contact them, please email them via your student email account, and they will respond once they return from the break. |
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Session Eleven 28 April – 4 May |
Recovery Survey - Golf Course Learning how to setup total station on datum and traversing to a point with a known coordinate |
Activity: conduct recovery survey to find known point |
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Session Twelve 5 – 11 May |
Recovery Survey - Athletics track Learning how to setup total station on datum and traversing to a point with a known coordinate |
Activity: conduct recovery survey to find known point |
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Session Thirteen 12 – 18 May |
Assignment 2 - Practice Example Learn how to conduct a survey similar to assignment 2 in order to learn the principles involved |
Activity: conduct a survey that is similar to assignment 2 |
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Session Fourteen 19 – 25 May |
Assignment 2 - Fieldwork Fieldwork component for assignment 2 |
Activity: conduct fieldwork for assignment 2 |
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Session Fifteen 26 May – 1 June |
Assignment 2 - Documentation and Report Session to spend time ensure that field notes from the fieldwork from assignment 2 are neat and contain all the required information. A report to the client details the survey results will also be conducted |
Activity: finalise field notes and writing report to client for assignment 2 |
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Session Sixteen 2 – 8 June |
Assignment Feedback Time allocated to finalising assignments based on assessors feedback |
Activity: finalise and amend assignments based on feedback |
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Session Seventeen 9 – 15 June |
Assignment Feedback |
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Session Eighteen 16 – 22 June |
Assignment Feedback |
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Official Results Release Date 3 July |
Important: It is your responsibility to check your results on this date. Your official results for this course will be released on this date. Your teacher will not inform you of your final result. It will only be available via My Student Record on RMIT's website. It is not your Trainer/Assessors responsibility to let you know your final result. Your teacher will not be available to comment on your assessment or final results from 18-29 June 2022. After this date, you can contact them to talk about your final result if you need it. |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
All other resources can be found on Canvas
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assignment 1 - Leveling Survey | Conduct a survey to transfer an AHD height to a temporary benchmark and the use that to perform a grid level survey across a parcel of land | Start of Week 1 | End of Week 9 |
| Assignment 2 - Control Survey | Conduct a survey using GNSS to establish new control points around a parcel of land | Start of Week 1 | End of Week 15 |
Assessment Matrix
Mapping Assessments to the Unit of Competency
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Performance Evidence |
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Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency. |
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Performance Evidence | ||
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To demonstrate competency a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by for two different surveying tasks. | ||
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In completing the surveying tasks the candidate must operate a total station and an automatic, digital or laser level as well as one other item of surveying equipment for spatial data capture or data set-out from the following: |
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Assessment Task 2: Title |
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GNSS |
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The candidate must use two of the following while capturing or setting out surveying data for each of the above surveying tasks: | ||
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Part A (2.3)
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To be competent in this unit a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of: |
Assessment Task 1: Building Set Out |
Assessment Task 2: GNSS Control Survey |
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Techniques to solve basic problems relating to height, dimension, direction and position
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Relevant safe work method statements (SWMS) and job safety analyses (JSA). |
PART B 1.1 |
Part B 1.1 |
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Assessment conditions |
Describe how assessments meet the assessment conditions |
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Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations. Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated environment that accurately reflects performance in a real workplace setting where these skills and knowledge would be performed. |
RMIT employment requires all trainers and assessors to comply with the Standards for RTOs in respect to holding the TAE40116, or higher VE qualification including any necessary updated units. All employees must show currency within their vocational specialty along with their professional employment
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Candidates must have access to: | |
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All survey equipment required to complete the two assignments will be provided by RMIT at the Bundoora campus |
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Each piece of equipment being used for the two assignments will have operating manuals stored with them that students will have full access to |
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Students will be provided with operating procedure guides and all documents to carry out the task with the ranges of Surveying equipment being used. To carry out AT1 and AT2 tasks |
Other Information
Attendance Requirement - 85% for all students.
Resubmission Policy: To pass this course, students must achieve a Satisfactory (S) result for all their Assessments (and parts of those assessments).
Students who do not achieve a Satisfactory (S) result for their entire original submission for an Assessment will be provided with 1 (one) more submission opportunity (e.g. the resubmission) with a specific due date by their assessor. Students must achieve a Satisfactory (S) result on their resubmission for that Assessment, by the due date given to them by their Assessor.
Students who fail to submit their assessment by the due date will be issued a DNS (Did Not Submit) result which will not be overturned by teaching or managing staff . A DNS result will be overturned based on an approved Extension of Time or approved Special Consideration.
To be deemed Competency Achieved, students must achieve a satisfactory result in all assessment tasks. Students who fail to receive a Satisfactory result on all assessment tasks and have exhausted their resubmissions, extension of time applications, special consideration applications or Equitable Learning Plan provisions will be deemed as Not Yet Competent.
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:
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
Relevant
Current
Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please Refer
http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre
to find more information about Study and learning Support
Equitable Learning Services (ELS):
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS) to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please refer to
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services
to find more information about services offered by Equitable Learning Services (ELS).
Late submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge 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 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 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
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:
www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity
to find more information about plagiarism.
Other Information:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
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