Course Title: Conduct geodetic surveying

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5320 Diploma of Surveying

Course Title: Conduct geodetic surveying

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GEOM5119C

City Campus

TAFE

130T Vocational Engineering

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term2 2014,
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 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.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CPPSIS5058A Conduct geodetic surveying

Elements:

1. Organise project resources for geodetic surveying.

2. Plan geodetic surveying.

3. Manage and monitor the project.

4. Finalise the project.


Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements


Overview of Assessment

The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:

Assessment Tasks

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

Assessment

Weight

Assessment 1

Field test 1

40%

Assessment 2

Field test 2

40%

Assessment 3

Portfolio

20%

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/ Performance Criteria Covered

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

Assessment 3

1.1

X

 

X

1.2

X

 

X

1.3

X

 

X

1.4

X

 

 

1.5

 

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

X

2.7

 

X

X

2.8

X

X

 

2.9

 

X

X

3.1

X

 

X

3.2

X

X

 

3.3

X

X

 

3.4

X

X

X

3.5

X

X

X

3.6

 

X

X

3.7

 

X

X

3.8

X

X

X

3.9

X

X

X

4.1

X

X

 

4.2

X

X

 

4.3

 

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.