I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Survey/Blueprints
2. Course Prefix & Number:
HEOM 2102
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course covers the basic skills needed to identify and apply surveying techniques (mainly elevations and cuts and fills) required for the excavation and grading industry. Blueprint reading as it applies to excavating and grading will be taught to an application level.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
HEOM 2102 - Survey/Blueprints
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
HEOM 2102 - Survey/Blueprints
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Decipher a set of blue prints |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Perform a survey circuit |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Utilize eye levels, lasers and GPS |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Perform actions as a member of a survey team |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome |
MnTC
Goal Area |
- Interpret a set of plans/shop drawings to determine the proper type and sequence of excavation operations needed.
- Describe the types of drawings found in a set of plans and list the information found for each type.
- Identify common symbols and abbreviations found on excavation and grading prints.
- Define selected terms associated with plan reading.
- Estimate earthwork material volumes from a given set of prints.
- Calculate cuts/fills
- Determine gradients
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
1. Survey applications
- property
- construction
- route
- topographic
2. Survey equipment
- auto level
- laser
- grade rod
- tripod
3. Distance measurement
4. Leveling
- differential
- benchmark
- circuit
5. Print views
- plan
- profile
- cross section
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
1. Distance measurement
2 Leveling
- differential
- benchmark
- circuit
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Survey/Blueprints
2. Course Prefix & Number:
HEOM 2102
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 5
Lecture Hours: 5
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course covers the basic skills needed to identify and apply surveying techniques (mainly elevations and cuts and fills) required for the excavation and grading industry. Blueprint reading as it applies to excavating and grading will be taught to an application level.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
HEOM 2102 - Survey/Blueprints
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
HEOM 2102 - Survey/Blueprints
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Decipher a set of blue prints |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Perform a survey circuit |
| Utilize appropriate technology |
Utilize eye levels, lasers and GPS |
| Work as a team member to achieve shared goals |
Perform actions as a member of a survey team |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome |
MnTC
Goal Area |
- Interpret a set of plans/shop drawings to determine the proper type and sequence of excavation operations needed.
- Describe the types of drawings found in a set of plans and list the information found for each type.
- Identify common symbols and abbreviations found on excavation and grading prints.
- Define selected terms associated with plan reading.
- Estimate earthwork material volumes from a given set of prints.
- Calculate cuts/fills
- Determine gradients
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
1. Survey applications
- property
- construction
- route
- topographic
2. Survey equipment
- auto level
- laser
- grade rod
- tripod
3. Distance measurement
4. Leveling
- differential
- benchmark
- circuit
5. Print views
- plan
- profile
- cross section
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
1. Distance measurement
2 Leveling
- differential
- benchmark
- circuit