Course Title: Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: COSC5981C
Course Title: Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6098 - Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services
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
William Ntuwah
william.ntuwah@rmit.edu.au
03 9925 4445
Nominal Hours: 35
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 relates to the management of application architecture
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LGAPLEM607A Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems |
Element: |
1. Develop applications |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Council needs and constraints in relation to GIS are identified |
Element: |
2. Monitor effectiveness of applications |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Applications are monitored and evaluated against Council and user requirements |
Element: |
3. Customise processes to improve the efficiency of GIS environments |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Appropriate macros and scripts are designed to customise software applications to meet Council needs |
Element: |
4. Manage and store spatial data sets |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 New source data is updated and inserted into a digital base using appropriate hardware/software |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
This course is clustered with COSC5982C LGAPLEM610A Manage data within council’s geographic information system
Teacher led :
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in the outcomes required to Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems and tasks associated with the elements above including the use of computers and relevant software/s, capabilities of survey methodologies and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.
Student managed:
Develop data management strategies to Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems to industry standards.
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises.
Individual exercises carrying out research, computations, data compilation and appraisal.
Teaching Schedule
| Session | Topic | Comment/ Assessment Tasks |
| 1 - 8 Feb 2011 | - Understanding and analysing the constraints of the contract, survey and GIS specifications Implement data standards - Covering Element 1 - Collecting and collating useful datasets Develop and implement data quality and security assurance procedures - Covering Element 4 |
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| 2 - 15 Feb 2011 | Case study 1 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 3 - 22 Feb 2011 | • Arrange a folder structure for the project work - Covering Element 1 • View entire layer and open the tabular layer associated with map - Covering Element 4 • Use basic tools for map modification - Covering Element 3 • Save map as workspace and a backup - Covering Element 4 |
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| 4 - 1 March 2011 | Case study 2 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 5 - 8 March 2011 | - Import/Download the collected field data - Covering Element 4 - Analyse and verify the data to ensure accuracy and usability - Covering Element 2 - Collate the corrected data - Covering Element 1 - Export data to a viable GIS format - Covering Element 3 - Output coordinates to MGA 94 Zone 55 - Covering Element 4 - Data management, transmittal, tracking and storage - Covering Element 4 - Digital and hardcopy outputs - Covering Element 4 |
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| 6 - 15 March 2011 | Case study 3 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 7 - 22 March 2011 | - Import/Download the collected field data - Covering Element 4 - Analyse and verify the data to ensure accuracy and usability - Covering Element 2 - Collate the corrected data - Covering Element 1 - Export data to a viable GIS format - Covering Element 3 - Output coordinates to MGA 94 Zone 55 - Covering Element 4 - Data management, transmittal, tracking and storage - Covering Element 4 - Digital and hardcopy outputs - Covering Element 4 |
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| 8 - 29 March 2011 | Case study 4 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 9 - 5 April 2011 | - A detailed survey of the field to contract specifications is required in order to collate the data. - Covering Element 1 - Establish Control networks using GPS baselines with uploaded corrections from the CORS GPSnet - Covering Element 4 - Data management, transmittal, tracking and storage - Covering Element 4 - Digital and hardcopy outputs - Covering Element 4 |
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| 10 - 12 April 2011 | Case study 5 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 11 - 19 April 2011 | - Dial before you dig and other such utility information searches to be conducted to ascertain the utility assets within the park. |
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| 12 - 3 May 2011 | Case study 6 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 13 - 10 May 2011 | - Dial before you dig and other such utility information searches to be conducted to ascertain the utility assets within the park. Implement data standards - Covering Element 1 - Record the features of the park in accordance to industry standards - Covering Element 1 - Reduce feature survey to a Field File in Liscad and then converted to a .shp file for processing in ArcMap for creation of GIS - Covering Element 2 & 4 - connect the source folder using the Arc Catalog, datasets to be added as layers to the new map and ready for editing. - Covering Element 3 - Data management, transmittal, tracking and storage - Covering Element 4 - Digital and hardcopy outputs - Covering Element 4 |
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| 14 - 17 May 2011 | Case study 7 - Covering Elements 2 & 3 | Printout plan to hand in |
| 15 - 24 May 2011 | - Resection & Rapid Static for control network Implement data standards - Covering Element 1 - Apply field checks of the Total station and observation procedures - Covering Element 2 - feature data to be picked up and stored on the instruments data recorder - Covering Element 3 - Open GPS data in Liscad - Covering Element 4 - Check data for gross errors - Covering Element 2 - Data management, transmittal, tracking and storage - Covering Element 4 - Digital and hardcopy outputs - Covering Element 4 |
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| 16 - 31 May 2011 | Revision | |
| 17 - 7 June 2011 | - Resection & Rapid Static for control network Implement data standards - Covering Element 1 - Apply field checks of the Total station and observation procedures - Covering Element 2 - feature data to be picked up and stored on the instruments data recorder - Covering Element 3 - Open GPS data in Liscad - Covering Element 4 - Check data for gross errors - Covering Element 2 - Data management, transmittal, tracking and storage - Covering Element 4 - Digital and hardcopy outputs - Covering Element 4 |
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| 18 - 14 June 2011 | Examination - Portfolio - Covering Element 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Refer to: http://rmit.libguides.com/spatial
Overview of Assessment
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.
Assessment Tasks
Grading Criteria
NYC 0-49% Not yet competence
CP 50 – 59% Competence
CCR 60 – 69% Competence with credit
CDI 70 – 79% Competence with distinction
CHD 80-100% Competence with high distinction
Academic Misconduct
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student. Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the RMIT 2001 Guidelines for Students or to the RMIT University Homepage.
Assessments are clustered with COSC5982C LGAPLEM610A Manage data within council’s geographic information system
Assessment 1 = Assignment 15% due Week 7
Assessment 2 = Assignment 20% due Week 12
Assessment 3 = Project 50% due Week 17
Assessment 4 = Portfolio 15% on Week 18
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Task | Element | Percentage |
| Assignment | Element 1, 2 | 15% |
| Assignment | Element 3, 4 | 20% |
| Project | Element 1, 2, 3 & 4 | 50% |
| Portfolio | Element 1, 2,3 & 4 | 15% |
Other Information
The assessment for this course requires students to maintain and present on request a Portfolio that details their participation in both simulated and workplace assessment activities and achievement of the units or elements of competence which underpin delivery of this course.
Assessment dates.
Assessment due dates will be issued on commencement of the course. Submission of all prescribed assessment tasks by the due dates is expected.
Students are required to participate in the OH&S induction program for this course and at all times follow the occupational health and safety policies and procedures demonstrating appropriate behaviours to ensure the safety of self and others.
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