Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4417 Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information Services

Course Title: Maintain spatial data

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GEOM5190C	City Campus	TAFE	530T Built Environment and Sustainability	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022, Term2 2022, Term1 2023, Term2 2024, Term1 2025, Term2 2025

Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105

Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to implement a full cycle of spatial data maintenance, including updating, backup, recovery and archiving. This includes editing and integrating existing and new spatial data, and problem-solving to test and validate data currency and retrieval and backup systems. The course also includes the use of computers and software to display and manipulate data and create metadata.

This course is suitable for entry-level technicians who use a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply a range of methods, tools, materials and information to complete routine and non-routine activities and provide and transmit solutions to a variety of predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems.

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPPSSI4034 Maintain spatial data
Elements:	1. Confirm reliability of spatial data 2. Edit and update spatial data 3. Carry out data backup and recovery 4. Archive data

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.