COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveying | CIV 201 | Spring | 02+00+02 | Elective | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Unit: | Civil Engineering |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | 1. Provide the ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to understand the measurement techniques and equipment used in land surveying. 2. Introduce the terrestrial and satellite-based surveying methods and surveying instruments 3. To enable students to understand theory and practice of land surveying. 4. To enable students in reading and preparing surveying maps. 5. Describe the physical earth and the coordinate systems in relation with the basic map and surveying concepts and methods. 6. Define the concept of location and 3D data and the use of them in Civil Engineering applications 7. Calculate the area and volume of soils with the surveying data and section sketches |
| Course Contents: | 1. Surveying, Errors in surveying, positioning methods and systems 2. Terrestrial surveying methods and Terrestrial surveying instruments and equipment 3. Satellite based surveying methods (GNSS and Remote Sensing) 4. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Photogrammetric surveying methods, Deformation Measurements 5. Height Determination, Leveling, Surface Leveling, Profile and Cross-section Leveling 6. Profile and Cross-section Leveling Calculations, Area and Volume Calculations 7. Specifications of Contour Lines, Classic Map Use |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | This class includes projects that require students to perform calculations as well as field work using surveying equipment. Students provide reports and presentations as a part of their projects. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Surveying, Errors in surveying positioning methods in surveying | Reading assignment |
| 3 | Project 1: Errors in Surveying | Prepare project report 1 and presentation |
| 4 | Terrestrial surveying Methods and Instruments | Reading assignment |
| 5 | Terrestrial surveying Methods and Instruments | |
| 6 | Project 2 Application of Surveying with surveying equipment | Prepare project report 2 and presentation |
| 7 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Photogrammetric surveying methods, Deformation Measurements | |
| 8 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Photogrammetric surveying methods, Deformation Measurements | |
| 9 | Project 3: Application of GIS methods | |
| 10 | Height Determination, Leveling, Surface Leveling, Profile and Cross-section Leveling | Reading assignment |
| 11 | Profile and Cross-section Leveling Calculations, Area and Volume Calculations | |
| 12 | Specifications of Contour Lines, Classic Map Use | |
| 13 | Project 4 Area and Volume Calculations | Prepare project report 4 and presentation |
| 14 | Course wrap-up | Prepare for class discussion |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| 1. Barry F. Kavanagh, Geomatics, 2007. Prentice Hall, University of Michigan, ISBN: 013032289X 2. Barry F. Kavanagh, Surveying : with construction applications, Merkez Küt.Ders Kitapları - TA625 .K38 2004 3. Topoğrafya Ders Notları.Ufuk ÖZERMAN,2016 4. Hofmann-Wellenhof, B., Lichtenegger, H., Wasle, E., “GNSS--global navigation satellite systems: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and more”, Wien: Springer, c2008 5. ESRI, “GIS for building and managing infrastructure”, Redlands, Calif.: ESRI, c2010 6. T.M. Lillesand, R.W. Kiefer, J. W. ChapmanRemote Sensing anad Image Interpretation. 2004. John Willey &Sons, Inc.NY, USA 7. O. Altan, S. Külür, G. Toz, H. Demirel, Z. Duran, M. Çelikoyan, 2007, Fotogrametri Cilt 1, 462 s., Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara. |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Project Reports | 4 | 50 |
| Project Presentations (Faculty member review) | 4 | 50 |
| Total: | 8 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-Class Studies where Faculty Members are Active | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| In-Class Studies where Students are Active | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Out-of-Class Studies where Students are Active | 4 | 15 | 60 |
| Presentation of Project Reports | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 115 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High