Course Title: Conduct precision surveys
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6175 Advanced Diploma of Surveying
Course Title: Conduct precision surveys
Portfolio: Vocational Education
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
GEOM5197C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
530T Built Environment and Sustainability |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2022 |
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 use specialised equipment and instruments for the precise levelling and setting out of a precision survey. This includes applying high level surveying computations to surveying problems, including statistical analysis of measurements and errors in order to achieve specified accuracies and tolerances.
This course is suitable for skilled surveying 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: |
CPPSSI5057 Conduct precision surveys |
Elements: |
1. Prepare for precision survey 2. Apply techniques for precise setting out 3. Detect structural deflection and deformation 4. Finalise precision 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.