SURVEYING PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS

SPRING SUMMER TERM (13 Weeks – May 9, 2020 – July 30, 2020)

CE 3070-001

 

COURSE NUMBER : CE 3070-001

CRN                           : 33241

CREDIT                     : 3

TIME                          : 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

DAY                            : THURSDAY

LOCATION               : ARR ATEC

 

SCHEDULE:

MAY 12, 19, 26

JUNE  2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (Mid-Term Exam)

JULY  7, 14, 21, 28

AUGUST 4, (Final Exam)

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Leyla D. Ahmed, P.S.

Giffels-Webster Engineers, Inc.

6303 26 Mile Rd., Suite 100

Washington, MI 48094

Ph: (586) 781-8950 ext. 277

Mobile: (586) 530-6956

Email: dw2430@wayne.edu

lahmed@giffelswebster.com

 

All communications are expected to be conducted in a professional manner, whether written or oral.

 

TEXT BOOK:

These two books are recommended.

Title: Surveying Principles & Applications

by Barry Kavanagh

Publisher: Pearson

Title: Schaum's Outline of Introductory Surveying

Publication Date: June 1, 1985 Edition: 1 or newer

The instructor will provide handouts, exercises and articles. Students will be held responsible for this material in terms of examinations.

COURSE MATERIAL:

Students will need a hand-held calculator with trigonometry functions and it will be helpful if the calculator has a conversion key from Degrees Minutes and Seconds (DMS) to Decimal Degrees (DD).

GOALS/OBJECTIVE/EXPECTATION OF COURSE:

Each student will demonstrate the following skills and knowledge at the time of

completing the course:

- Understanding of the techniques, and skills required for the practice of mapping and

surveying of the land by using modern surveying tools (Transit, Engineering Level, GPS,

GIS, Lidar, Drones, Aerial Photography),

- Differentiate between plane surveys, geodetic surveys, and engineering surveys, 

- Geospatial mapping and spatial analysis techniques,

- Learning units of measurement, accuracy, and precision,  

- Converting bearings to azimuths, converting bearings to interior angles, and bearing of

property lines,

- Draw the boundaries of parcels and legal descriptions, curves and how to understand

them, 

- Setting up controls by using surveying equipment and techniques, taking elevations,

learning how to take field notes, 

- Establish the correct elevation of structural features of a development by using

surveying equipment, 

- Draw cross sections of a given contour map to show the elevation of a lot, 

- Solve problems involving road alignments, curves, by using geometrical and

trigonometrical functions.

GRADE CONVERSION:

A    100% - 94%

A-    93% - 90%   

B+    89% - 87%                

B      86% - 83%              

B-    82% - 80%

C+   79% - 77%

C     76% - 73%

C-   72% - 70%

D+   69% - 67%

D     66% - 63%

D-   62% - 60%

F      < 59%

COURSE GRADING:

Mid-term exam          30%

Final exam                 30%

Lab & homework      30%

Attendance                10%

Total                                   100%

• It is advisable for the student to do a periodic update on the status of his/her grade.
• Feel free to discuss your grade with me anytime.

EXAM NOTES:

• Course outline represents the minimum amount of material, which we will cover this semester.
• Exam material will include everything we cover in class.

POLICY ON LATE ASSIGNMENT AND HOMEWORK:

Homework assignments must be turned in on time, no homework will be accepted after due date and time without prior approval. All assignments must be neat and complete. All works must be done in pencil. Work done in pen will be returned. Points maybe deducted for sloppy or incomplete work.

Students MUST SHOW ALL WORK when solving a problem. No partial credit will be given if all work is not shown.

Homework will consist of reading the text, answering questions, and completing some problems. Certain problems will be covered in class.

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance is important. Students are expected to attend every class. If you are absent, you are responsible for the material missed.

PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE FINAL EXAM WEEK SCHEDULE:

All classes meeting at 4:00 p.m. or later will hold final exams during their regular meeting period in the final exam week and be limited to their scheduled hours. Requests for extended hours will be granted if a classroom is available and the instructor has determined that the extended hours will not cause students a conflict with their other final exams.

Any deviation from the final exam schedule must be initiated by the instructor, approved by the instructor’s dean and scheduled through the Registration and Scheduling Office. Request for extended hours will be granted if the instructor has determined the extended hours will not cause his/her students to have conflicts with other final examinations.

Students are not required to take more than two exams in one day. A student with more than two scheduled final exams on one day may (not must) petition to the instructor of the course with the lowest number students enrolled, to arrange an alternate time for the final exam. Such petitions must be made at least one week prior to the scheduled date of the final exam.

In situations where conflicts exist between regular day schedule and the group exam schedule, the group exam takes precedence. If there is a conflict among the regular schedule, group exam and evening schedule, the group exam takes precedence. The instructor with the fewest students in the remaining two classes will offer alternate arrangements to students.

Any student unable to take final exam at the scheduled time due to religious convictions shall petition (notify) the instructor in advance of the final exam to arrange an alternate time.

IT IS THE STUDENT’S OBLIGATION TO KNOW AND OBSERVE ALL COLLEGE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND TO KEEP CURRENT BY READING THE MATERIALS POSTED ON BULLETIN BOARDS AND/OR PRINTED PUBLICATIONS OF WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY.