| Course number: | 2980:355 | ||||||||||||||||
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| New course number: | same | ||||||||||||||||
| Course title: | Computer Applications in Surveying | ||||||||||||||||
| New course title: | same | ||||||||||||||||
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| Grading method: | Current: letter grade New: letter grade |
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| Subsidy level: |
Current: Baccalaureate New: Baccalaureate |
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| Flexibly Scheduled Course: |
Current: no New: no |
| Prerequisites (list each individually, one course per line, with course number and title) |
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| Current None
New New prerequisites to be checked at time of registration? yes |
| Corequisites (list each individually, one course per line, with course number and title) |
| Current None
New New corequisites to be checked at time of registration? no |
| Bulletin description |
| COURSE TITLE: Computer Applications in Surveying
COURSE NUMBER: 2980:355 COURSE CREDIT: 3 credit hours (2-1) PREREQUISITES: None COURSE DESCRIPTION: Use of current surveying software to solve typical problems/projects in surveying technology |
| Web Components |
| None |
| Textbook selection |
| TEXTBOOK:
Current version of the software in use |
| Rationale |
| This course provides an introduction to several types of surveying specific software. AutoCAD Land Development covers one of them. This software is now an industry standard and additional lessons and labs are now required to take the student from an introductory level to a proficiency level. This software will become a prerequisite for upper level surveying courses. |
| Syllabus |
| COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. The student will learn computer applications to aid in business communications and surveying management 2. Students will prepare survey related documents and prepare computer generated surveying related projects COURSE OUTLINE: I. Review of Basic Computer Principles A. Terminology B. Hardware Basics C. Windows Operating System II. Word Processing For Surveyors Job Preparation Survey Resume Survey Autobiography III. Presentation Software Oral Presentation on Survey Related Topic Survey instruments Field use Current professional survey topic IV. Survey Uses in Database Software A. Prepare Coordinates to Import Into CAD B. Develop Common Survey Statistic Reports Using GPS Data C. Develop Commonly Used Formulas V. Introduction to Surveying Software and GIS A. Produce Simple Contour Map Using Surveying and GPS Coordinates B. Introduction to AutoCAD Land Development for and Surveying Uses C. Map Development using AutoCAD Land Development software. COMPUTER USAGE: Course is computer based CALCULUS USAGE: None LIBRARY USAGE: None ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS: Oral presentation using PowerPoint Prepared by: Larry C. Shubat, Course Leader Program Director: Thomas M. Besch |
| Bibliography |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Selected surveying software materials Microsoft Office documents ESRI instructional materials |