COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SURVEYING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 2614 SURVEYING COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET VEFA ORHON

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of surveying required for architectural applications. This knowledge gives context to the fundamentals of surveying such as traversing, leveling, manual map drafting. The theory presented in lectures will be practiced with surveying practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognizing the role of surveying in architectural applications
2   Recognizing the fundamentals of architectural surveying
3   Recognizing and using the surveying instruments
4   Developing the ability to work within a team environment
5   Using the surveying in the architectural applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to surveying. Role of surveying in architectural applications
2 Maps, map scales, methods of representing
3 Assumptions about the shape of earth. Coordinate reference systems. Accuracy of measurements and types of error. Basic principals of surveying
4 Surveying equipments, surveying by prism, instruments and methods in distance and angle measurements
5 Methods of measuring area
6 Traversing. Principals of traversing. Types of traverses; open traverses, closed traverses, link traverses
7 Open and link traverses
8 Closed traverses
9 Manual map drafting, properties of contours, drawing contour plans, surveying methods for producing contours
10 Levelling principals and methods
11 Open and link leveling
12 Closed leveling
13 Mid-term exam
14 Course overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Orhon A. V., Mim. 2218 Surveying unpublished lecture notes.
Supplementary Book(s): None.
References: None.
Materials: None.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture and study format.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam % 50 (LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

vefa.orhon@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 49

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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