Course Title: Compile and check survey plans
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: GEOM5124C
Course Title: Compile and check survey plans
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
Surveying Senior Educator: Thierry Demathieu
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 8359
Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
Teacher: Toby Manning
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 4468
Email: toby.manning@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 30
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
Nil
Course Description
This unit covers the competency to prepare a compiled survey plan to industry standards and check a survey plan to ensure compliance with organisational requirements and industry standards. In practice, compiling and checking survey plans may overlap with other generalist or specialist public sector work activities such as working effectively and ethically, complying with legislation, organising workplace information, using resources.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
PSPLAND308A Compile and check survey plans |
Element: |
1. Check a survey plan |
Element: |
2. Compile a survey plan |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
You will learn to:
- Check
- Compile
survey plans
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 – 8/7/14 | Introduction | 1,2 | |
| 20 – 15/7/14 | Pre computations for activity 1 | 1 | |
| 21 – 22/7/2014 | Activity 1 – Quick checks using a calculator | 1 | |
| 22 – 29/7/2014 | Pre computations for activity 2 | 1 | |
| 23 – 5/8/2014 | Activity 2 – Check old titles | 1 | |
| 24 – 12/8/2014 | Pre computations for activity 3 | 1 | |
| 25 – 19/8/2014 | Activity 3 – Check abstract of field records | 1 | |
| 26 – 26/8/2014 | Assessment 1 - Due | 1 | Assessment 1 due |
| BREAK | TERM BREAK | ||
| 27 – 9/9/2014 | Pre computations for activity 4 | 2 | |
| 28 – 16/9/2014 | Activity 4 – Grid setout plan | 2 | |
| 29 – 23/9/2014 | Pre computations for activity 5 | 2 | |
| 30 – 30/9/2014 | Activity 5 – House setout plan | 2 | |
| 31 – 7/10/2014 | Pre computations for activity 6 | 2 | |
| 32 – 14/10/2014 | Activity 6 – Plot easement lines | 2 | |
| 33 – 21/10/2014 | Portfolio checking | 1,2 | |
| 34 – 28/10/2014 | Assessment 2 - Due | 1,2 | |
| 35 – 4/11/2014 | Public holiday | ||
| 36 – 11/11/2014 | Assessment 3 - Portfolio | 1,2 |
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 % |
|
Assessment 1 |
Written Assignment |
30 |
Assessment 2 |
Written Assignment |
30 |
Assessment 3 |
Portfolio |
40 |
These tasks assess 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 |
2.1 |
|
X |
X |
2.2 |
|
X |
X |
2.3 |
|
X |
X |
2.4 |
|
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.
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment Task 1 – Assignment - Check cadastral plans 30%
Assessment Task 2 – Assignment - Compile 2 engineering plans 30%
Assessment Task 3 – Portfolio - 40%
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 | Assignment - Check cadastral plans | 30% | 26/8/2014 |
| 2 | Assignment - Compile 2 engineering plans | 30% | 28/10/2014 |
| 1,2 | Portfolio | 40% | 11/11/2014 |
Other Information
Underpinning Skills and Knowledge
Land titles office guidelines for plan preparation and lodgment
Survey techniques and practices (past and current)
Easement or covenant creation
Preparing, interpreting and checking survey plans
Calculating a survey close
Converting imperial dimensions to metric
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
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
Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit
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/staff/studentadmin/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:
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