Course Title: Conduct geodetic surveys

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5416 Diploma of Surveying

Course Title: Conduct geodetic surveys

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
GEOM5174C	City Campus	TAFE	530T Built Environment and Sustainability	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term2 2022, Term2 2024, 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 conduct a survey of a land area in which corrections are made for the curvature of the earth’s surface. This includes applying reference surfaces and projection planes to geodetic components and performing geodetic calculations. The course also includes using a range of coordinate systems, such as Map Grid of Australia and Geocentric Datum of Australia to manage surveying data.

This course is suitable for skilled surveying technicians and skilled spatial information system (SIS) technicians who use a broad range of cognitive, technical and communication skills to select and apply methods and technologies to analyse information and provide solutions to sometimes complex surveying/spatial information problems.

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CPPSSI5058 Conduct geodetic surveys
Elements:	1. Prepare for geodetic survey 2. Plan geodetic survey 3. Carry out geodetic surveying tasks 4. Finalise geodetic survey

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.