Topographical Engineering
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 38 hours Face to Face + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
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Aims and objectives
This unit of study aims to provide you with an introduction to and application of surveying theory and fieldwork techniques, including data analysis.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Use an automatic level (K1, K3, S1)
2. Use a Total Station to undertake a traverse (K1, K3, S1)
3. Quantify a distance to an accuracy of 1:6000 or better (K1, K2, K3)
4. Quantify an angle/Bearing to an accuracy of 10” of arc or better (K1, K2, K3)
5. Quantify and analyse digital data and map it using GIS software (K1, K2, K3
6. Generate high quality documentation and plans as part of a team (A2, A7)
Swinburne Engineering Competencies (A1-7, K1-6, S1-4): find out more about Engineering Skills and Competencies including the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| On Campus Tutorial | 2.5 | 12 | 30 |
On campus Class in Comp Labs | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent Learning | 7 | 12 | 102 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment | Individual | 5-10% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Examination | Individual | 50-60% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Project Report | Individual | 30-40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final exam.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Levelling
- Contouring
- Angles and Bearings
- Measurement Principals and application
- Data collection using Electronic Total Station
- Digital data processing
- Use of GIS (Geographic Information System) in mapping digital surveying data
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.