12/26/2024 6:11:12 PM	SURV 51 Course Outline as of Fall 2017	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SURV 51	Title:  PLANE SURVEYING APPS
Full Title:  Plane Surveying Applications
Last Reviewed:1/26/2015

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  CEST 50B

Catalog Description:

Theory and practice of plane surveying, including principles of position, horizontal and vertical curves, construction staking, alignments, field procedures, U.S. Public Land Survey System, Boundary Surveying, use and care of surveying equipment.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Completion of SURV 50

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Theory and practice of plane surveying, including principles of position, horizontal and vertical curves, construction staking, alignments, field procedures, U.S. Public Land Survey System, Boundary Surveying, use and care of surveying equipment.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Completion of SURV 50
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Summarize the proper procedures and use of surveying equipment for

control, layout and boundary surveys.

2. Identify the use and dissemination of data and information through

proper surveying note keeping and plat preparation.

3. Perform complex surveying computations to determine vertical and

horizontal positions, directions of lines, distances between points and

location of property boundary.

4. Define and compute State Plane Coordinate System for California.

5. Define and compute the direction of lines by astronomic and satellite

observations.

6. Calculate the necessary data and layout horizontal and vertical curves

as they relate to roadway and boundary surveys.

7. Summarize and identify the procedures used in the Public Land Survey

System.

8. Summarize and identify the proper procedures for determining boundary

lines for property surveys.

9. Prepare a boundary plat from record and surveying data/information.

10. Prepare and interpret legal descriptions.

Topics and Scope

I. Use and Dissemination of Data and Information

 A. Proper surveying note keeping

 B. Plat preparation

II. Astronomic Observations for Direction of Lines

 A. Solar observation

 B. Polaris observation

III. Control and Geodetic Reductions

 A. Ground measurements

 B. Grid measurements

IV. State Plane Coordinates

 A. NAD 27 (North American Datum 1927)

 B. NAD 83 (North American Datum 1983)

V. Horizontal and Vertical Curves

 A. Geometry

 B. Layout

VI. Earthworks

 A. Areas

 B. Volumes

VII. Public Land Survey

 A. History

 B. Procedures

VIII. Boundary Surveys

 A. Research

 B. Field procedures

 C. Computations

 D. Mapping

IX. Legal Descriptions

 A. Preparation

 B. Interpretation

Assignments:

1. Read approximately one chapter of the textbook per week

2. Homework: 6 to 10 problem sets assigned from textbook or instructor handouts

3. Field exercises and lab reports (10 -15)

4. Midterm exams, may include skill performance (2 - 4)

5. Final exam

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Homework problem sets, lab reports
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 40%
Field exercises, performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 35%
Multiple choice, matching items, completion, computational
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

ELEMENTARY SURVEYING: C. Ghilani; Prentice Hall, 14th Edition, 2014.

Instructor prepared materials

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