Course Title: Develop a subdivision survey design for local government approval
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2016
Course Code: GEOM5120C
Course Title: Develop a subdivision survey design for local government approval
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5320 - Diploma of 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
Teacher: Stephen Falzon
School of Vocational Engineering, Health & Sciences
Ph: 03 9925 0194
Email: stephenjoseph.falzon@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 120
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to develop a subdivision survey design for local government approval. It requires the ability to determine, collect and write specifications for appropriate documentation and compile a plan to accompany a development application to an approving authority. Functions would be carried out within organisational guidelines.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSIS5044A Develop a subdivision survey design for local government approval |
Element: |
1. Identify nature and type of service requests. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Requests are assessed to establish if they are within the jurisdiction and ability of the building or planning area of relevant authority. |
Element: |
2. Research information relevant to service requests. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Accurate research and action are undertaken in order of priority to obtain required information. |
Element: |
3. Develop a submission for the request. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Base plan and draft subdivision or development proposal are prepared using current design guidelines. |
Element: |
4. Monitor approval process. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Assessment criteria for approval are further examined. |
Element: |
5. Communicate information and advice. |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Written information and advice provided are clear and concise to minimise the need for follow-up action. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
You will learn to:
- determine,
- collect and
- write specifications
for appropriate documentation and compile a plan to accompany a development application to an approving authority.
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
19 08-Jul |
O - Outline of course, Portfolio requirements, What is a title? What is freehold land as distinct from Crown land? – LASSI, SMES, LANDATA, SPEAR Brief on Survey sites allocated - TBM and station requirements, F - Field survey planning and reconnaissance, locate TBM adjacent to site and connect to AHD
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
20 15-Jul |
Survey Practice Handbook and Surveyor General Practice Directives, LASSI notations – OP, PS, PC, LP, TP, RE, BP, AP SMES notations – PM, PCM, PSM, 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc order, PM sketch plan and report Survey Briefing F – Establish and level stations, Undertake feature survey
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
21 22-Jul |
O - Reestablishment Principles – Office and Field Practices, 3 methods of boundary definition Case Studies Suitable bearing datum, why survey bearings are on datum survey bearings initially and not MGA F – Identify boundary extents, Locate control for cadastral survey, Commence cadastral survey of whole of land to be subdivided with connections
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
22 29-Jul |
O – Finalise feature survey plan production with boundary dimensions overlay O – Design requirements of subdivision, The outline development plan design, existing conditions and subdivision, Planning requirements and zoning restrictions, Clause 56, heritage, flooding,
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1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 1 Undertake a Feature and Boundary Survey and Prepare Plan Assessment 2 Prepare Development Plan |
23 05-Aug |
O – Interpretation of fieldnotes
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
24 12-Aug |
O - Reestablishment Priinciples, Plan of Subdivision approval process – Council and Titles Office, compute subdivisional lot boundary adoptions
O - Prepare Plans |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 3 Mark Subdivision Lots and Produce Subdivisional Plan and Fieldnotes |
25 19-Aug |
O – Test 1 Reestablishment Principles
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
26 26-Aug |
O – Finalise assessment Urban - feedback | 1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Urban - 50% |
BREAK | BREAK | ||
27 09-Sep |
O – Boundaries, Briefing – survey reestablishment, examining fieldnotes, finding marks from datum survey
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
28 16-Sep |
O – Survey Practice Handbook and Surveyor General Practice Directives
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
29 23-Sep |
O - Reestablishment principles Design requirements of subdivision, open space contribution, The outline development plan design, existing conditions and subdivision
O - Plan preparation
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
30 30-Sep |
O - Reestablishment Principles – Case Study 2 Suitable bearing datum F – Continue control traverse survey and find all RMs indicated. Locate fence posts and offsets at every corner and bend in boundary O - Prepare Plans |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 4 Undertake a Feature and Boundary Survey and Prepare Plan |
31 07-Oct |
O - Reestablishment Priinciples F – Finalise control traverse survey and find all RMs indicated. Locate fence posts and offsets at every corner and bend in boundary. Check closures. |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 5 Prepare Development Plan |
32 14-Oct |
O - Reestablishment Priinciples, Plan preparation
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
33 21-Oct |
O - Computation and plan preparation, Quality controls - audits
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1,2,3,4,5 | |
34 28-Oct |
O – Finalise plans
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1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 6 Produce Subdivisional Plan and Fieldnotes |
35 04-Nov |
O – Assessments 4, 5 & 6 O - Public holiday |
1,2,3,4,5 | |
36 11-Nov |
Portfolio 2 Feedback on Portfolio
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1,2,3,4,5 |
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
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 % |
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Assessment 1 |
Test - Office reestablishment principles |
12.5 |
Assessment 2 |
Test - Field reestablishment principles |
12.5 |
Assessment 3 |
Portfolio - Feature survey, boundary plan, Development plan, Abstract of field records, Subdivisional plan |
25 |
Assessment 4 |
Test - Office Reestablishment Principles |
12.5 |
Assessment 5 |
Test - Field Reestablishment Survey |
12.5 |
Assessment 6 |
Portfolio - Feature survey, boundary plan, Development plan, Subdivisional Plan |
25 |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
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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 – 2 Feature Survey and Boundary Plans
Assessment Task 2 – 2 Development Plans
Assessment Task 3 – 2 Subdivisional Plan and Fieldnotes
Assessment Task 4 – 2 Tests - Office Reestablishment Principles
Assessment Task 5 – 2 Tests - Field Reestablishment Survey
Assessment Task 6 – Portfolio
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
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Task 1 – 2 Feature Survey and Boundary Plans | 8% | Week 24 & Week 30 |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Task 2 – 2 Development Plans | 8% | Week 24 & Week 32 |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Task 3 – 2 Subdivisional Plan and Fieldnotes | 9% | Week 26 & Week 34 |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Task 4 – 2 Tests - Office Reestablishment Principles | 25% | Week 26 & Week 35 |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Task 5 – 2 Tests - Field Reestablishment Survey | 25% | Week 26 & Week 35 |
1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment Task 6 – Portfolio | 25% | Week 26 & Week 35 |
Other Information
Underpinning Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of errors, accuracy and precision in technical reporting
Computer skills to complete business documentation
Initiative and enterprise skills to interpret project and technical requirements, translate requirements into design
Spatial skills to exercise precision and accuracy in relation to spatial and aspatial data design
Archive and retrieve spatial data
Manage and manipulate spatial data and manage files
Organisational policies and guidelines, such as OHS guidelines
Industry standards relating to subdivision survey design and local government data formats
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:
• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
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• Maths and science developmental support and advice
• English language development
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