Course Title: Conduct identification surveys

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2024

Course Code: LAW5208C

Course Title: Conduct identification surveys

School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6175 - Advanced Diploma of Surveying

Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Thierry Demathieu | Teacher - Building, Surveying and Land Management

College of Vocational Education

RMIT University

+61 39925 2000

thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au   

www.rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 60

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

None

Course Description

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to apply land and planning law to surveying property title boundaries. This includes marking out urban structures and identifying urban lots and related improvements using cadastral surveying methods and equipment. The course also includes compiling reports and sketches for submission to an approving authority as part of a development application.

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.

 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPPSSI5051 Conduct identification surveys

Element:

1. Determine survey requirements

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Conduct a search on legislative requirements to obtain survey information relating to boundary dimensions, design information, land title information and topographic features.

1.2 Locate survey marks from survey plan and establish position of parcel of land corners.

1.3 Mark the boundary with offset lines and use line marks on long or obstructed boundaries as required.

1.4 Use monumented and non-monumented occupations to establish an azimuth parallel to street boundary.

1.5 Adopt assumed azimuth to enable completion of field survey and calculations and make required adjustments to swing onto azimuth.

1.6 Calculate azimuth derived from marks at opposite extremities of survey.

1.7 Interpret relationship between alignment marks to determine relevant boundaries shown in plans.

Element:

2. Meet local and state/territory government regulatory requirements

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Meet re-mark survey and siting requirements for local government area.

2.2 Adhere to relevant survey regulations relating to supervision and accuracy of surveys, field procedures, and survey searching.

2.3 Prepare field notes according to legislative requirements.

Element:

3. Mark-out and calculate identification survey

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Establish azimuth and calculate boundaries using occupations and monuments or reference marks.

3.2 Calculate position of improvements in relation to boundaries using industry-accepted methods.

3.3 Apply appropriate validation methods to verify positioning of all placed marks and accuracy of data.

Element:

4. Prepare survey report

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Prepare clear and concise survey report and related sketches suitable to accompany development application.

4.2 Incorporate physical constraints and environmental impacts of development into report.

 

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. 


Details of Learning Activities

You will learn to:

  • Obtain survey documentation required to complete an identification survey
  • Planning for survey operations
  • Completing field-based activities
  • Completing documentation and finalising project requirements

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

 

UPDATED TEACHING SCHEDULE SEMESTER 2 2024"LAW    5208C"    CPPSSI5051    Conduct identification surveys   WeekDateTopicAssessment / Learning activities
1

Thursday 18 July

  

Compiling Documentation

  		  
2

Thursday 25 July

  

Identification computations

  		  
3

Thursday 1 August

  

Identification survey

  

 

  
4

Thursday 8 August

  

Processing Boundaries

  

 

  
5

Thursday 15 August

  

Marking boundaries

  		  
6

Thursday 22 August

  

Processing results

  		  
7

Thursday 29 August

  		 Compiling assessment 1  
8

Thursday 12 September

  		 Finalising assessment 1 Assessment 1

9

  

Thursday 19 September

  

Prepare for Assessment 2

  		  

10

  

Thursday 26 September

  

Identification computations

  		  
11

Thursday 3 October

  

Identification survey

  

 

  
12

Thursday 10 October

  

Processing survey

  

 

  
13

Thursday 17 October

  

Marking the boundaries

  		  
14

Thursday 24 October

  

Processing the boundaries

  		  
15

Thursday 30 October

  		 Processing assessment 2  
16

Thursday 6 November

  		 Finalising assessment 2 Assessment 2




Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts

Check the Library Subject Guides: http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial


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. 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1: Urban Site

Assessment 2: Greenfield Site


Assessment Matrix

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

      Task 1: Urban Site

Assessment

Task 2: Greenfield Site

 

1. Determine survey requirements.

1.1. Conduct a search on legislative requirements to obtain survey information relating to boundary dimensions, design information, land title information and topographic features.

Part A (1.1)

 

  

1.2. Locate survey marks from survey plan and establish position of parcel of land corners.

Part A (1.2)

 

  

1.3. Mark the boundary with offset lines and use line marks on long or obstructed boundaries as required.

 

Part A (3.3)

 

  

1.4. Use monumented and non-monumented occupations to establish an azimuth parallel to street boundary.

 

Part A (3.1)

  

1.5. Adopt assumed azimuth to enable completion of field survey and calculations and make required adjustments to swing onto azimuth.

 

Part A (3.1)

 

  

1.6. Calculate azimuth derived from marks at opposite extremities of survey.

 

Part A (1.1)

  

1.7. Interpret relationship between alignment marks to determine relevant boundaries shown in plans.

 

Part A (1.2)

  

2. Meet local and state/territory government regulatory requirements.

 

2.1. Meet re-mark survey and siting requirements for local government area.

 

Part A (3.3)

 

  

2.2. Adhere to relevant survey regulations relating to supervision and accuracy of surveys, field procedures, and survey searching

 

Part A (2.1)

  

2.3. Prepare field notes according to legislative requirements.

 

Part A (2.1)

 

  

3. Mark-out and calculate identification survey.

 

 

3.1. Establish azimuth and calculate boundaries using occupations and monuments or reference marks.

Part A (3.1)

 

  

3.2. Calculate position of improvements in relation to boundaries using industry-accepted methods.

 

Part A (3.2)

  

3.3. Apply appropriate validation methods to verify positioning of all placed marks and accuracy of data.

Part A (3.2)

Part A (3.3)

  

4. Prepare survey report.

 

4.1. Prepare clear and concise survey report and related sketches suitable to accompany development application.

Part A (2.1)

Part B (1.1)

Part B (1.1)

  

4.2. Incorporate physical constraints and environmental impacts of development into report.

 

Part B (1.2)

Part B (1.2)

  

 

Other Information

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:

  • Relevant
  • Current
  • Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
 

Study Support: 

Study Support provides free learning and academic development advice to you. 
Services offered by Study Support 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 https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/study-support to find more information about Study and learning Support 

Equitable Learning Services (ELS):

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS) to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please refer to https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services to find more information about services offered by Equitable Learning Services (ELS).

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 https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration to find more information about special consideration 

Academic Integrity: 


"Academic integrity means acting with the values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility in learning, teaching and research."

It means referencing the work of others while developing your own insights, knowledge and ideas.

Breaches of academic integrity include:

  • plagiarism and failure to correctly acknowledge sources
  • contract cheating or paying/getting another person to prepare an assignment
  • submitting work prepared by another person
  • copying other people’s work
  • cheating in exams
  • breaching the Research Code
  • using unauthorised materials or devices

Please Refer: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/academic-integrity to find more information about plagiarism. 


All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts

Check the Library Subject Guides: http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial

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