UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH MODULE RECORD | ||||||
MODULE CODE: FDAP104 | CREDITS: 20 | LEVEL: 1 | ||||
MODULE TITLE: SITE SURVEYING | ||||||
PRE-REQUISITES: None | ||||||
CO-REQUISITES: n/a | ||||||
COMPENSATABLE WITHIN THIS PROGRAMME: No | ||||||
SHORT MODULE DESCRIPTOR This module provides a basic introduction to surveying techniques and the methods used to set out and control construction works. | ||||||
ELEMENTS OF ASSESSMENT: (C1) COURSEWORK 100% | ||||||
Give Subject Assessment Panel Group to which module should be linked: Construction/civil engineering | ||||||
Minimum pass mark for professional body accreditation n/a | ||||||
MODULE AIMS:
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ASSESSED LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the end of a module the learner will be expected to be able to:
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INDICATIVE SYLLABUS CONTENT:
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APPROVAL: DATE OF APPROVAL: July 2006 DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION: September 2006 DATE(S) OF APPROVED CHANGE: n/a | ||||||
FACULTY: UPC | SCHOOL: | PARTNER INSTITUTION: City College Plymouth | NAME OF SITE: | |||
MODULE LEADER: Rick Howell | Term: All Year | |||||
Assessment Criteria: 1. Demonstrate the skills needed to select and use appropriate surveying instruments for a range of tasks. 2. Show evidence of having used a variety of methods to set out and control a range of construction activities from ground works through to structural frames. 3. Show evidence of having produced a contour plan of an area and analysed the data.
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Assessment Mode: This unit will be assessed by a series of practical exercises carried out in the field carrying a total weighting of 100%.
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Schedule of Teaching and Learning: The module is delivered by means of weekly lectures, seminars, tutorials and independent learning activities.
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Recommended Texts and SourcesThe recommended texts for the course are: Irvine, W. (2005) Surveying for Construction 5th Ed. London: McGraw Hill Schofield, W. (2007) Engineering Surveying 6th Ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
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