Course Title: Conduct geodetic surveying
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: GEOM5093C
Course Title: Conduct geodetic surveying
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5236 - Diploma of Surveying
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
+61 3 9925 8359
William Ntuwah
+61 3 9925 4445
Nominal Hours: 60
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
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to conduct geodetic surveying. It requires the ability to use triangulation, trigonometric heighting and electronic distance measuring (EDM) traversing. Functions would be carried out within organisational guidelines.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSIS5028A Conduct geodetic surveying |
Element: |
1 Organise project resources for geodetic surveying. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Geodetic surveying task objectives are defined. |
Element: |
2 Plan geodetic surveying. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Project objectives, principal work activities and |
Element: |
3 Manage and monitor the project. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Work is scheduled and allocated to be completed |
Element: |
4 Finalise the project. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Relevant personnel are informed of the results |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led:
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in geodetic surveying and tasks associated with the elements above including triangulation, trigonometric heighting and electronic
distance measuring (EDM) traversing computers and relevant software/s, capabilities of survey methodologies and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.
Student managed:
Develop data management strategies to determine suitable sources of information for the creation of new spatial data sets to industry standards.
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises. Individual exercises carrying out research, computations, data compilation and appraisal.
Compilation of Portfolio of examples of work, client reports, management reports and data management records.
Teaching Schedule
This is an indicative teaching schedule, refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements.
Week No. | Topic delivered | Assessment/Task |
1 | Introduction to Geodesy |
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2 | Introduction to Geodesy | |
3 | Presentation | |
4 | Presentation Trig Heighting – long lines |
Presentation |
5 | Research – History of Geodetic surveying of Australia | |
6 | Trig heighting - Long lines | |
7 | Geoid & Spheroid | Presentation |
8 | Presentation | |
9 | Point /Height/Combined SF | Assignment 1 |
10 | MGA & AHD | |
11 | Orientation | |
12 | Orientation | |
13 | Orientation | Assignment 2 |
14 | Triangulation | |
15 | Revision | |
16 | TEST | |
17 | ||
18 | ||
19 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
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Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:
• applying checks wherever necessary
• applying formulae appropriately and obtaining correct results
• applying solutions to a range of problems
• assessing and recording computations from varied sources
• defining terms used in geodetic calculations
• demonstrating a sound understanding of the requirement for accuracy in calculations
• performing calculations in a logical progression to solve geodetic surveying problems
• understanding mathematical concepts, astronomical concepts and the determination of shadowing effects
• taking responsibility for own outputs in work and learning.
Assessment Tasks
Observation, using a skills checklist of performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard during practical field work exercises within a simulated workplace project; including collection methods and techniques related to the project objectives..
Assessment Matrix
Element 1 | Organise project resources for geodetic surveying. | Assignment 1 |
Element 2 | Plan geodetic surveying. | Assignment 1 |
Element 3 | Measurements are validated and recorded according to project specifications. |
Assignment 2 |
Element 4 | Finalise the project | Assignment 2 |
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