TS Syllabus S10

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Surveying - Total Station Syllabus

Instructor InformationName Greg WebsterE-mail Address

[email protected]

Instructor Office InformationCampus Wisconsin RapidsOffice T151

Address 500 - 32nd Street NorthCity/State/Zip Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494Office Phone 715-422-5379Fax 715-422-5554

Class Information Title Surveying - Total Station Spring 2010Number of Weeks 17Meeting Times/Location

Lecture: 12:00PM - 12:50PM Tuesday in T146Lab: 2:00PM-3:50PM Mon/Wed OR Tue/Thur in T146

Course Description Advanced principles of surveying and use of surveying instruments are covered. Topics includeland surveying, calculation and layout of vertical and horizontal curves, and topographic surveysusing transits and Total Stations. The data collected will be downloaded onto computers for usein Civil Engineering Drafting I. Actual field problems supplement classroom instructionPrerequisite: Intro to Surveying

Prerequisites 1. Intro to Surveying

2.

Technical math 1B (corequisite)

Textbooks1.Paul R. Wolf and Charles D. Ghilani. Elementary Surveying - An Introduction to Geomatics.Edition: 12. Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall. Year: 2008. ISBN: 978-0-13-603100-0. Pages:931. Price: $156.00. Required. Comments: Book comes with a CD.

2.Tripod Data Systems. Survey Pro User's Manual. Publisher: Tripod Data Systems. Year:2004. Pages: 197. Price: $1.45. Required .

3.Thomas J . Glover. Pocket Ref. Edition: Third. Publisher: Sequoia Publishing. Year: 2006.ISBN: 1-885071-33-7. Pages: 768. Price: $10.10. Required .

Supplies1.1Small Triangle. Source: MSTC Bookstore. Required.

2.1Scientific Calculator. Required.


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Exit Learning Outcomes Addressed In This CourseExternal Standards

Utilizing graphic techniques to produce engineering documents

Utilizing modern surveying methods for land measurement and/or construction layout

Estimating material quantities for technical projects

Program Outcomes

A. Operate modern surveying equipment to perform data collection and layout tasks.

B. Use technology to perform complex calculations

C. Interface surveying data and project design

D. Use technology to produce topographic drawings

Core Abilities

A. Act with integrity

B. Communicate effectively

C. Demonstrate effective critical and creative thinking

D. Demonstrate global and social awareness

Course Level Learning Outcomes - Competencies1. Calculate angles, azimuths, and bearings

2. Interpret topographic maps

3. Manage survey data using manufacturer's software

4. Calculate position using state plane coordinates

5. Interpret property descriptions and legal rights

6. Calculate parcel geometry using the Public Land Survey System and US SectionalizedLand System

7.

Operate Total Station surveying equipment to collect field data

8. Operate Total Station surveying equipment to perform construction staking

9. Diagnose problems with equipment operation

10. Manage data files transferred between field and office


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Grading RationaleYour individual performance and performance as part of a group are important in this class. Youwill be evaluated on your ability to solve analytical/computational problems as well as on yourability to use different types of surveying equipment properly. As an individual, you will beassessed with homework problems, examinations, and reporting techniques for group

assignments. As a group you will be assessed on the accuracy and precision of yourmeasurements and your collective ability to work together on group assignments.

Homework & Quizzes 30%Lab Assignments 30%Exams 40%

Grading Scale

A 93-100 B- 80-82 D+67-69

A- 90-92 C+77-79 D 63-66

B+87-89 C 73-76 D- 60-62

B 83-86 C- 70-72 F Below 60

Guidelines and InformationInterconversionMany measurements in surveying are used in multiple measurement systems.It is important to be able to INTERCONVERT between systems. Examples include decimal feetvs. inches and fractions, decimal degrees vs. degrees-minutes-seconds, and azimuths vs.bearings.Evaluation and DeadlinesEvaluation of student progress will be accomplished through exams,quizzes, field problems, homework, and regular attendance.

If you are unable to attend class, it is your responsibility to make arrangements with theinstructor to complete your class responsibilities prior to your absence.

Deadlines are critical. Assignments (homework and class assignments) turned in after the duedate, but no more than one week late, will receive half credit. Assignments turned in more thanone week after the due date will be reviewed for feedback to the student, but no credit will begiven. It is still to your benefit to complete all assignments. Legibility is important to assignedwork; illegible work cannot be graded (and receives no credit).

If a student misses an exam, the exam may be made up at a later date for reduced credit. Anybonus opportunities on the exam are not available to students taking the exam after thescheduled exam time. A 10% deduction is assessed on the exam if it is completed by thebeginning of the next class meeting following the exam. After that time, the deduction changesto 20%.Good Attendance BonusIf you miss two (or fewer) class meeting dates the entire semester,

you can discard one quiz, OR one assignment grade from consideration in your final average.The exam scores cannot be discarded.ADA Statement "If you know you have a recognized disability, or suspect that you might haveone, it is your responsibility to identify yourself as soon as possible to the Disability Servicesstaff in Student Services. Course standards will not be lowered, but various kinds ofaccommodations are available to you. Adequate and reasonable time will be required todevelop and provide appropriate accommodations so contact Disability Services as soon aspossible. It is MSTC's goal to assist you in your educational plan." Additional details andpersonnel contacts can be found in the MSTC Handbook under "Disabilities Services."


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Academic IntegrityThe Mid-State Technical College Board, administration, faculty, and staffbelieve that academic honesty and integrity are fundamental to the mission of higher education.All students are expected to maintain and promote the highest standards of personal honestyand professional integrity. These standards apply to all examinations, assigned work, andprojects. Therefore, a student who is found to have been dishonest, fraudulent, or deceptive inthe completion of work or willing to help others to be so or who is found to have plagiarized

(presented the work of others as his or her own) is subject to disciplinary action up to andincluding suspension.Non-Threatening Classroom and Computer Laboratory AtmosphereStudents are requiredto read the MSTC Computer Use Policies and Student Login Procedures especially as theyrelate to "objectionable" material.

This is an excerpt from the MSTC Students' and Employees' Right to Know circular:

The District Board, through its commitment to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination, willaffirmatively provide that all employees and students can work or study in an environment freeof sexual harassment and/or assault, in accordance with the laws of the United States and theState of Wisconsin.

These activities are offensive and are inappropriate in the college environment. This is a seriousissue not just for the college, but also for each individual. These and similar activities which area basis for personnel or student status decisions or which create a hostile, intimidating oroffensive environment are specifically prohibited by MSTC. Whenever knowledge is receivedthat a sex-based condition is being imposed, prompt and remedial action will be taken.

This action may include discharge from employment or suspension from classes, if theindividual is a student. No permanent action will be taken without due process.

The use of the College computer resources shall be limited to the pursuit of academic orlearning endeavors which do not violate other students' rights to a non-threatening atmosphere.

Material which may in any way contribute to a harassing atmosphere in the classroom orcomputer laboratory will not be tolerated and will result in immediate loss of access to computerresources and possible disciplinary measures pursuant to MSTC policy.


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ScheduleSession Learning Plan NotesWeek 1Total Station Instruments: Angle Measurements

(Chapter 8)Chapter 9 - TraversingChapter 11 - Coordinate Geometry

Chapter 10 - Traverse ComputationsAngles, Azimuths, and Bearings

Trig Review, Computations, Chapter 7

Week 2Total Station Instruments: Angle Measurements(Chapter 8)

Chapter 8, Using Transits and reading verniers -Appendix A.3 & A.4

Week 3 Chapter 11 - Coordinate GeometryChapter 10 - Traverse ComputationsAngles, Azimuths, and BearingsChapter 9 - TraversingTotal Station Instruments: Angle Measurements(Chapter 8)

Chapter 9

Week 4 Chapter 10 - Traverse Computations Chapter 9Week 5 Chapter 9 - Traversing

Chapter 11 - Coordinate GeometryChapter 10 - Traverse Computations

Chapter 7, 8, & 9 Exam Chapter 10, WolfPack CD

Week 6 Chapter 10 - Traverse Computations

Chapter 9 - TraversingChapter 11 - Coordinate Geometry

Chapter 10, WolfPack CD

Week 7 Chapter 9 - TraversingChapter 11 - Coordinate GeometryChapter 10 - Traverse Computations


Week 8 Chapter 10 - Traverse ComputationsChapter 9 - TraversingChapter 11 - Coordinate Geometry


Week 9 Chapter 17- Mapping Surveys Chapter 10 & 11 Exam Chapter 17, USGS MapsWeek10

Chapter 21

Week11

Chapter 21

Week12

Chapter 22

Week13

Chapter 22

Week14

Total Station Instruments: Angle Measurements(Chapter 8)

Catch up / Field Project

Week15

Total Station Instruments: Angle Measurements(Chapter 8)

Field Project

Week16

Field Project

Week17

Field Project / Final Exam

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