Course Title: Operate spatial software applications
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: COSC7353C
Course Title: Operate spatial software applications
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4336 - Certificate IV in 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: Stephen Falzon
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 8359
Email: stephenjoseph.falzon@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
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 of competency specifies the outcomes required to operate spatial software applications. It requires technical ability in the use of IT equipment, as well as an understanding of how to use it, to satisfy key task requirements. Functions would be carried out within organisational guidelines.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSIS4036A Operate spatial software applications |
Element: |
1 Determine and select appropriate software for the spatial task. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Task purpose and objectives and principal work activities are defined. |
Element: |
2 Select and apply methodology to conduct spatial task. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Methodology for work activities that support task objectives is selected. |
Element: |
3 Finalise the task. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Documents are named and stored in appropriate directories or folders. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
- You will learn to use a range of computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) program
- functions and
- features
to produce drawings
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
5 18/07/14 |
Introduction | 1,2 | |
6
15/08/14 |
Plan of survey and AFR | 1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 1 |
7 19/09/14 |
Plan of feature survey | 1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 2 |
8 17/10/14 |
Setout and RE plan | 1,2,3,4,5 | Assessment 3 |
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
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:
- producing spatial documents using selected methodology and software packages
- using help manuals and online help
- applying knowledge of software packages to spatial tasks.
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment |
|
Weight |
Assignment 1 |
Liscad tutorials |
25% |
Assignment 2 |
Liscad control survey |
25% |
Assignment 3 |
Liscad feature survey |
25% |
Assignment 4 |
Liscad setout computations survey |
25% |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Elements/ Performance Criteria Covered |
Assessment 1 |
Assessment 2 |
Assessment 3 |
Assessment 4 |
1.1 |
X |
|
X |
|
1.2 |
X |
|
|
X |
1.3 |
X |
|
|
X |
1.4 |
X |
X |
|
|
2.1 |
X |
X |
|
|
2.2 |
|
X |
X |
|
2.3 |
X |
|
X |
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2.4 |
X |
|
|
X |
2.5 |
X |
X |
|
X |
3.1 |
X |
X |
|
X |
3.2 |
X |
X |
|
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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 – Assignment 1 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 2 – Assignment 2 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 3 – Assignment 3 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 4 – Assignment 3 Weight 25%
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
Element Covered | Assessment Task | Proportion of Final Assessment | Submission Time |
1,2,3,4 | Assignment 1 | 25% | Session 6 - 15/8/2014 |
1,2,3,4 | Assignment 2 | 25% | Session 6 - 15/8/2014 |
1,2,3,4 | Assignment 3 | 25% | Session 7 - 19/9/2014 |
1,2,3,4 | Assignment 4 | 25% | Session 8 - 17/10/2014 |
Other Information
Underpinning Skills and Knowledge
Spatial skills to:
• exercise precision and accuracy in surveying computations
• archive and retrieve spatial data
• manage and manipulate spatial data
• manage files
• solve problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation
• Apply the basic principles of algebra, geometry and trigonometry
• Computing traverse data from field information
• Spatial reference systems
• Understanding and application of significance in calculations
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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.
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