Course Title: Plan and implement spatial projects
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2019
Course Code: GEOM5158C
Course Title: Plan and implement spatial projects
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5368 - Diploma of Surveying
Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359
Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 100
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to plan, implement and complete spatial projects to produce client-specified deliverables. The unit covers project planning processes to allocate and organise equipment, materials and resources; adhere to financial, administrative and legal requirements; and manage project risks and contingencies. The unit also covers designing, producing and validating spatial project deliverables and products. It requires the ability to interpret technical information relating to spatial products, and to communicate verbally and in writing with a range of project stakeholders.
The unit supports those who work in a lead role in a surveying or spatial information services team in areas such as surveying, cartography, town planning, mapping and geographic information systems (GIS).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPPSIS5039 Plan and implement spatial projects |
Element: |
1. Develop spatial project plan. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Spatial project specifications and client requirements are identified and analysed, and then confirmed and clarified with appropriate persons . |
Element: |
2. Implement spatial project plan. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Project management mechanisms are implemented to monitor, record and report project progress in relation to project plan. |
Element: |
3. Monitor and complete spatial project. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Project is monitored against specifications and plan, and contingencies managed to ensure quality is maintained. |
Learning Outcomes
See elements above
Details of Learning Activities
You will learn:
- legal requirements for accessing, using and storing spatial data, including data privacy and information copyright
- methods for assessing and validating integrity of existing spatial datasets and dataset sources
- organisational policies and procedures relating to:
- budget and resource constraints
- client service and stakeholder communication
- completing records, reports and documentation
- quality and industry standards relating to spatial products
- techniques for managing risk to comply with administrative and legal requirements of spatial projects
- project management tools, techniques and methodologies
- project management techniques, including resource planning and costing
- spatial data formats, structures and presentation methods
- key features of spatial reference systems.
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Topic |
Task / Assessment |
19 (1) |
Introduction to topic – Resume - WIL |
Assessment 1 |
20 (2) |
Weekly preparation workshop |
|
21 (3) |
Guest speaker |
|
22 (4) |
Weekly preparation workshop |
Assessment 1 due |
23 (5) |
Guest speaker |
|
24 (6) |
Weekly preparation workshop |
|
25 (7) |
Guest speaker Work on assessment - Preparation to WIL week |
|
26 (8) |
WIL week Monday 21 August, Tuesday 22 August, Wednesday 23 August, Thursday 24 August Friday 25 August. |
|
BREAK |
Extension of WIL placement 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 August 1 September |
|
9 |
Guest speaker |
Assessment 2 and 3 |
10 |
WIL project presentation |
Assessment 2 and 3 |
11 |
Guest speaker |
Assessment 2 and 3 |
12 |
WIL project presentation |
Assessment 2 and 3 |
13 |
Guest speaker |
Assessment 2 and 3 |
14 |
WIL project presentation |
Assessment 2 and 3 |
15 |
Guest speaker |
Assessment 2 and 3 final due |
16 |
WIL project presentation |
|
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Check the Library Subject Guides:
http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competency
Assessment | |
Task 1 |
Assessment 1 |
Task 2 |
Assessment 2 |
Task 3 |
Presentation |
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment | |
Task 1 |
Assessment 1 Proposal |
Task 2 |
Assessment 2 Report |
Task 3 |
Assessment 3 Presentation |
Assessment Matrix
1. |
Assessment 1 |
Written Assignment |
E1 PC1.1, 1.2, 1.3,.1.4, 1.5 E2 PC2.1, 2.2, 2,3, 2.4, 2.5 E3 PC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 |
2. |
Assessment 2 |
Written Assignment |
E1 PC1.1, 1.2, 1.3,.1.4, 1.5 E2 PC2.1, 2.2, 2,3, 2.4, 2.5 E3 PC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 |
3. |
Assessment 3 Presentation
|
Written & Oral Assignment |
E1 PC1.1, 1.2, 1.3,.1.4, 1.5 E2 PC2.1, 2.2, 2,3, 2.4, 2.5 E3 PC3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 |
Other Information
Underpinning Skills and Knowledge
Understanding of errors, accuracy and precision in technical reporting
Computer skills to complete business documentation
Initiative and enterprise skills to interpret project and technical requirements, translate requirements into design
Spatial skills to exercise precision and accuracy in relation to spatial and aspatial data design
Archive and retrieve spatial data
Manage and manipulate spatial data and manage files
Organisational policies and guidelines, such as OHS guidelines
Industry standards relating to subdivision survey design and local government data formats
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• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
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Late Submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for seven calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
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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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