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College The Polytechnic
2. Faculty/School of Built Environment
3. Department Land Surveying
4. Programme Bachelor of Science in Land Surveying
5. Module Title Plane Surveying II
6. Module Code LAS-SUR-122
7. Level 0
8. Credits 10
9. Revised After 5 years
10. Approval Date 21st June, 2017
11. Lecture Hours 3
12. Tutorial Hours 1
13. Prerequisites
LAS-SUR-111
14. Co-requisites
LAS-SUR-212
15. Module Aims
This module provides further knowledge of surveying; it also introduces more survey
instrumentation and their uses.
16. Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module students should be able to:
(a) Summarize the concepts of Land Surveying; the nature and representation of
spatial data;
(b) Demonstrate ability to work in a team environment;
(c) Describe basic surveying instruments and their uses;
(d) Carry out simple field survey procedures;
(e) Identify the importance of surveying in other disciplines and consequences of
dishonesty; during observation, computation, and reporting of survey data;
(f) Record field observations from survey instruments;
(g) Carry out survey computations;
(h) Interpret survey data;
(i) Write a survey report.
17. Employability Skills
(a) Work with other team members
(a) Accept feedback in positive manner
(b) Calculate and use simple descriptive statistics (e.g. mean)
(c) Plan learning activities
18. Indicative Content
(a) Vertical Control: levelling - principles, booking, checks, misclosure, errors
(b) Reciprocal leveling, Calculation of Reduced Levels, Problems on Reduced
level, Corrections and sensitiveness.
(c) Determination of Stadia Constant, Determining the distance by Stadia Method.
(d) Introduction to coordinate systems (e.g. plane coordinates and Polar
coordinates).
(e) Computing whole circle bearings coordinates. Orientation.
(f) Angle measurement using theodolite and associated errors
(g) Systematic error of angle measurements; adjustment of theodolite, bearing,
observation of directions, the zenith angle. Centering eccentric observations.
19. Assessment
Continuous Assessment 40%
Final Examination 60%
Assessment is based on exercises undertaken during field sessions and on a class test
used to examine theoretical elements.
A number of elements will be submitted at intervals. The overall average of results will
produce the final grading.
20. Teaching and Learning Methods / Activities
The module will be taught by a 3 hour practical session and a 1 hour lecture per week
21. Prescribed Text
Wolf, P. & Ghilani, C. (2014). Elementary Surveying: an introduction to Geomatics.
Pearson Education International, London.
22. Recommended Texts
Irvine, W. H. & McLennan, F. (2006). Surveying for Construction. McGraw Hill
Education Co., Oxford.
Schofield, W. & Breach, M. (2007). Engineering Surveying, Butterworth-Heinemann
Uren, J., New Jersey.
Price, W. F. (2010). Surveying for Engineers. Palgrave Macmillan, New Jersey.