Course Title: Undertake site surveys and set-out procedures for building projects

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5320 Diploma of Surveying

Course Title: Undertake site surveys and set-out procedures for building projects

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 72

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.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUIL6133C	City Campus	TAFE	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term1 2016

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit specifies the competency required to undertake site surveys and set out procedures on civil and residential building projects. It includes the use of basic measuring and levelling equipment, recording and interpretation of data, and evaluation of and compliance with relevant legislation.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCSV5007A Undertake site surveys and set-out procedures for building projects

Elements:

1. Measure linear distances on site using building and basic surveying equipment 2. Carry out a closed level transverse procedure using the rise and fall recording method 3. Perform grid surveys for contour purposes. 4. Set out T-shaped or L-shaped buildings on a selected site with minimal profiles. 5. Set up and use levelling devices to determine horizontal and vertical angles. 6. Identify suitability of levelling and surveying equipment for large building projects. 7. Compute coordinates, bearings and distances related to grids and general set out work on large building sites. 8. Evaluate documents and plans incorporated in land titles

Learning Outcomes

Refer to Elements

Overview of Assessment

The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. 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. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment Task	Weight %
Assessment 1	Field Test 1	30
Assessment 2	Field Test 2	30
Assessment 3	Portfolio	40

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/ Performance Criteria Covered	Assessment 1	Assessment 2	Assessment 3
1.1	X		X
1.2	X		X
1.3	X		X
1.4	X		X
1.5	X		X
2.1	X		X
2.2	X		X
2.3	X		X
2.4	X		X
2.5	X		X
3.1	X		X
3.2	X		X
3.3	X		X
3.4	X		X
3.5	X		X
3.6	X		X
3.7	X		X
4.1		X	X
4.2		X	X
4.3		X	X
4.4		X	X
4.5		X	X
5.1		X	X
5.2		X	X
5.3		X	X
5.4		X	X
5.5		X	X
6.1		X	X
6.2		X	X
6.3		X	X
6.4		X	X
7.1		X	X
7.2		X	X
7.3		X	X
7.4		X	X
7.5		X	X
8.1		X	X
8.2		X	X
8.3		X	X
8.4		X	X

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.