121-101 FAMINE IN THE MODERN WORLD 121-171 LAND, PEOPLE AND SOCIETY 121-172 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 121-200 WATER RESOURCES
121-219 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND MANAGEMENT
121-220 WATER RESOURCES 121-212 GEOMORPHOLOGY
121-303 CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
121-334 MARITIME AND SEABED RESOURCES 121-339 BIOGEOGRAPHY
121-342 RESEARCH METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY 121-360 ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY See Geography.
136-202 SCIENCE REASON AND POWER See IUstory and Philosophy of Science.
200-021 ECOLOGY (SURVEYING COURSE) Credit Points: 7.0
Contact 13 lecmres and 26 hours of practical work. (Second semester)
Objectives: By completion of the course the smdent should be have an understanding of the calssification of namral vegetation types in Australia and the environment factors and processes affecting their namre and current and distribution.
Content An introductory smdy of Austrahan native trees and vegetation types (forest grassland, etc.), including identification of
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some of the more important plant species in Victoria. Environmen- tal factors and their relation to the structure and distribution of vegetation in Australia and, in particular, in Victoria.
Practical work: A total of 26 hours of practical work including one excursion.
Assessment One 90-minute theory paper and one 1-hour practical examination.
421 -451 PROJECT PLANNING AND CONTROL See Civil Engineering.
433-241 COMPUTER ORGANISATION
433-242 ALGORITHMS AND PROBLEM SOLVING 433-243 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE PRINCIPLES A 433-244 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
433-303 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 433-313 COMPUTER DESIGN 433-315 DATA MANAGEMENT
433-343 PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN COMPUTING 433-353 NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS See Computer Science.
451-102 INTRODUCTION TO SURVEYING (BPD) Credit Points: 12.5
Coordinator: Mr. F.J. Leahy
Contact: Two 1 -hour lectures and up to three hours of practical sessions a week for one semester. (Second semester)
Objectives: At the conclusion ofthis subject the student should
• be skilled in the basic surveying tecliniques which are involved in the development of budding sites and building construction
• have an understanding of the piinciples of land tenure and subdivision in Victoria
Content Linear measurement; plane tabling; the level and differ- ential levelling; compass traversing; angular measurement and the theodobte; computations in suneying; traverse calculations:
tacheometry; detail surveying; area and volumetric calculations;
introduction to geographic information systems; cadastral survey- ing, land tenure and subdivision principles. Suneying as applied to building and civil setting out works.
Assessment One2-hourexamination (50percent)andpractical work and staged assignments throughout the semester (50 per cent).
451-104 SURVEYING SCIENCE 1 (PART A) Credit Points: (25-0 Surveying and Surv/Sc); (22.5 Surv/
Arts)
Coordinator: Mr. C L Ogleby
Contact 52 hours oflectures and 78 hours of tutorial and practice classes. (Allyear)
Objecdves: At the conclusion of this subject the student should
• have an understanding of the basic theory and practice involved in plane surveying
• be competent in the use and cabbration of instruments relating to plane surveying
• be familiar with, and capable of using, the computer packages for suney data reduction and plotting
Content Plane surveying coordinate systems, Linear distance measurement, differential levelling - instrumentation and calibra- tion, electronic distance measurement, theodoLite- measurements and calibration, 2-D and 3-D theodolite and distance traversing, magnetic compass surveys, area and volume computations, cune setting out for route suneying, construction'setting out, automated
''field-to-finish'' surveys, topographic simeys, use of compuier packages for survey data reduction and plotting. . .
Assessment Not more than sLx hours ofwritten examination and not more than the equivalent of 80 pages of written tests, written assignments and reports on practical work. The relative weighting ofthe assessment components will be published at the commence- ment of the subjecL
451-105 SURVEYING SCIENCE 1 (PART B) Credit Points: 25.0 (22.5 Surv/Arts)
Coordinator: Mr. C. L Ogleby
Contact: 52 hours of lectures and 52 hours of tutorial and practice classes and a five-day residential field course (40 hours equiva- lent). (Allyear)
Objecdves: At the conclusion ofthis subject the smdent should
• be aware of the range of surveying and related disciplines they will be exposed to duiing the course of their smdy
• be aware of the different operating systems and computer environments which they will be exposed to during the
course of their smdy .
• understand the basic physics properties associated with optics, electromagnetism and wave motion so as to be able to use this knowledge in future study
• be able to apply the skills learned through Surveying Science 1 (Part A) to a practical solution
Content Professional Aspects (13 hours): Introduction to sur- veying profession and the different disciplines such as geodesy, cadastral suneying, engineering suneying, hydrography, mining surveying, land development, remote sensing, land and geographic information systems and photogrammetry.
Communication (13 hours): Study methods, examination tech- niques, types ofwritten technical communication, oral presenta- tion of material and use of the Library.
Surveying Graphics (26 hours): An introduction to the UNIX, Macintosh and DOSoperating systems, the Sun, Macintosh and IBM compatible PC computer environmenLs; computer aided drafting with particular emphasis on suneying applications.
Physics for Surveyors (52 hours): Optics - Paraxial rays, t^dinal points, pupils and stops; Paraxial theory and optical instruments;
Aberrations, spread functions and optical transfer functions. Elec- rrowics-Electrostatics, circuits, magnetism; Electric and magnetic properties of matter; Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic waves;
Wave equation and wave dynamics; Reflection, refraction, interfer- ence, diffraction; Wave propagation, group and phase velocity.
Residential Field Course (40 hours): The residential field course will normally be held during October-November for a period not exceeding one week. The aim of the residential field course is to extend the smdents' practical experience by exposure to a variety of survey tasks performed under field conditions more realistic than is possible on campus during the Suneying Science 1 course.
Assessment Not more than diree hours of written exainination, and not more than the equivalent of 80 pages ofwritten tesLs, written assignmenLs and reports on practical work. Four out of the five components (professional aspects, communication, suneying graphics, optics, electronics) must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject as a whole. The relative weighting ofthe assessment componentswill be published at the commencement of the subjecL 451-200 SURVEYING SCIENCE 2
Credit Points: 28.0
Coordinator Dr. C. S. Fraser
Prerequisite: 451-104 Surveying Science IA, 451-105 Surveying Science IB. 618-101 Mathematics IA or an ecmivalent subject Contact 52 lectures, 78 hours of mtorial and practice classes and a five day residential field cou rse (40 hou r equivalent). (Allyear)
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Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the student should
• comprehend the concepts behind advanced plane surveying techniques
• have the skills to competendy execute these measurements in the Geld
• have the skills to carry out basic survey network adjustments
• comprehend the basic principles of measurement using single photographs
• have an understanding of the process of photogrammetric mapping
• have the skills to carry out a basic photogrammetric survey Content: Plane Surveying (78 hours) Advanced theory and practice of electronic distance measurement Precise differential and trigonometric levelling; Use of network adjustment software;
Underground, construction and hydrographic surveying; Road design.
P/jotogramrnetry (52 hours) Design, construction and use of cameras; introduction to camera calibration; geometric and physi- cal properties of photographic emulsions and bases; measurement on single photographs; mathematics of single photographs; flight planning and photographic coverage; projective transformation;
numerical, graphical and optical rectification.
Residential Field Course (40 hours) The residential field course will normally be held during October-November for a period not exceeding one week. The aim of the residential field course is to extend students' practical experience by exposure to a variety of survey tasks performed under field conditions more reabstic than is possible on campus during the Surveying Science 2 course.
Assessment: Not more dian 4 hours of written examination, not more than 2 hours of written tests, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 104 pages).
451-202 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING Credit Points: 5.0
Coordinator Mr. F. J. I.eahy
Prerequisite: 433-141 Computing Fundamentals A or 433-151 Introduction to Computing
Contact 13 lectures and 13 hours of mtorials and practice classes.
(First semester)
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the smdent should
• have a basic competence in scientific programming using a procedural language
• be able to apply programming skills in a practical appUcation Content Computer programming using Fortran or other suitable language.
Practical work: 13 hours of mtorials and exercises in writing computer programs.
Assessment There will be no formal examination; the assessment of this subject wiU be based on a test of not more than one hour and the projects submitted as part of the practical work.
451-203 LAND LAW AND MANAGEMENT 1 Credit Points: 5.0
Coordinator Mr.G.J. Hunter Contact 26 lecmres.
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the smdent should
• have a basic understanding of the legal aspects of land and the definition of land boundaries
• have an understanding of the history and background to the land laws which affect our community
• demonstrate detailed knowledge of the speciaUsed statute laws which relate to cadastral surveying practice in Victoria Content: Law of Property in Land. Reception of EngUsh law into Australia Real and personal property. Land tenure and its history.
Estates in land: freehold and leasehold. Licences. Interests of odier persons: easements and profits. Qualifications of the rights of ownership: planning legislation; invaUd conditions. Land as a security: mortgages. Transfer of land: the common law and the Transfer of Land Act The extinction of interests in land: adverse possession. Legal persons, corporations and partnerships.
Law Relating to Surveying. IUstory of Victorian survey law.
Introduction to current survey law: Surveyors Act 1978 and regu- lations; Survey Co-ordination Act 1958 and regulations. Introduc- tion to relevant provisions ofthe Land Act 1958, Property Law Act 1958 and the Fences Act 1968.
Assessment: Not more than 2 hours ofwritten examination.
451-204 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1 Credit Pouits: 5.0
Coordinator Mr. C. L. Ogleby
Contact: 13 lecmres and 13 hours of mtorials comprising a total of 26 hours.
Objectives: At the conclusion ofthis subject the smdent should
• be able to competendy carry out a titerature search
• understand the requirements of effective writing
• be able to use the skills acquired in the completion of a written and a verbal presentation of a technical report Content: Requirements and purposes of teclinical reports. An introduction to the Uterature in surveying; titerature searches.
Requirements of effective writing: strucmre, style, vocabulary'.
Citations and references. The use of graphics. Editing a report Verbal presentations.
Assessment: Assessment based onnotmorethanthreel000word essaysoreqtuvulmtassignments.onesenuriarpre^
lent to 1000 words), and mtorial work performed during the course (equivalent to l4pages). Relative weightings of assessment components wiU be detailed at the commencement ofthe course.
451-205 COMPUTER SYSTEMS (SURVEYING COURSE)
Credit Points: 5.0
Coordinator: Dr. M. R. Shortis
Prerequisite: 433-141 Computing Fundamentals A or 433-151 Introduction to Computing
Contact: 13 lectures and 13 hours of mtorial and practice classes.
(Second semester)
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the smdent should
• comprehend a range of computer hardware, operating systems and appUcation software appUcable to later course work and professional activities
• have the skills to effectively use a range of computer operating systems.
Content An introduction to various computer hardware configu- rations and systems software, with an emphasis on the mstaUations available to the Department of Suneying and Land Information.
Design and use of proprietary software packages for surveying and land information appUcations.
Assessment Not more than 1 hour of written examination, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 26 pages). The relative weightings of assessment com- ponents wiU be detailed at the commencement of the course.
451-206 CARTOGRAPHY Credit Points: 5.0
Coordinator Mr. F.J. Leahy
Contact 20 hours of lecmres and 6 hours of mtorials.
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the smdent should
• have an understanding of the principles of the uses, design and production of maps
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Content Introduction to Cartography, map classification; map planning, map design and production; multi-coloured map reprographics; mtroduction to thematic and computer based mapping.
Assessment Not more than 1 hour of written examination, not more than 1 hour of written tests, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 10 pages). The relative weightings of assessment components will be detailed at the commencement of the course.
451-207 INFORMATION SCIENCE (SURVEYING COURSE)
CreditPoints: 11.0
Coordinator Dr. M. R. Shorts
Prerequisite: 433-141 Computing Fundamentals A or 433-100 Introduction to Computing
Contact 39 hours of lectures and 26 hours of tutorial and practice classes.
Objectives: At the conclusion ofthe course the student should
• comprehend the principles of information management and the design process for management infonnation systems
• have an understanding of human computer interaction and ergonomics
• comprehend the principles of software engineering
• have an imderstanding of the principles of database design
• have developed skills in the use of databases as apphed to land information systems
Content Information Management: Principles, design and implementation of management information systems. Manage- ment stnictures, decision support systems, distributed systems and apphcations processing.
Human-Computer interaction: Presentation managers, window systems and graphical user interfaces. Physical and cognitive ergonomics.
Software Engineering: Design and development of large software packages. CASE tools, proto-typing and source code control.
Software maintenance and response to performance reporting.
Databases: Principles and design of databases with emphasis on land and geographic information systems. Relational, network and hierarchical databases. Normal forms and entity-relationship modelling. System query language (SQL). Hybrid text and graphic systems, CAD systems with database links. Integrated text and graphic systems, object oriented systems.
Assessment Not more than three hours of written examination and not more than one hour of written tests, and written assign- ments and reports on practical assignments not exceeding 40 pages. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be pubhshed at the commencement of the subjecL
451-208 MATHEMATICS 2 (SURVEYING COURSE) Credit Points: (7-0 Surveying and Surv/Arts) (8.5 Surv/Sc) Coordinator. Mr. F.J. Leahy
Contact 26 hours oflectures and 13 hours of tutorial and practice classes.
Prerequisite: 618-101 Mathematics IA or equivalent subject, 619-100 Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis
Corequisite: 618-102 Mathematics IB
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject, the student should havedevelopedskiJIsmmeuseofvectorandm
support further studies in measurement science. These include:
• computational procedures associated with mining surveying
• the solution of sohd modelling problems
• the theory and apphcation of least squares
• foimdation mathematics for the study of photogrammetry
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• development of computational procedures for geodetic surveying
• estabhshing relationships between reference frames used in geodetic surveying
• the depiction of precision of correlated measurements and
• the development of testing procedures in survey network adjustmenL
Content Vector Algebra: Review of vector operations; apphca- tions to deterTnination of angles between vectors and planes, intersection of vectors and planes, location of circles and spheres, development of spherical trigonometry formulae.
Matrix Algebra: Review of matrix operations, multiplication, transposition, inversion, partitioning, orthogonal and rotation matrices; apphcations to solution of hnear equations, curve fitting by least squares, coordinate transformation, determination of variance-covariance matrices. Matrix diagonalisation by elemen- tary and orthogonal matrices; apphcation to estabhshing rank of matrices, solution of linear equations, eigenvalues. Symmetric matrices, idempotency, positive definiteness; apphcation in least squares estimating.
Mathematical methods: Solution of non-linear equations.
Assessment: Up to three hours ofwritten examination and up to the equivalent of 40 pages of written tests, written assignments and reports on practical work. The relative weightings of assessment components wdl be detaded at the commencement of the course.
451-213 SURVEYING (ENGINEERING COURSE) Credit Points: 9.0
Coordinator: Dr. 1. C. Ezigbalike
Contact: 26 lectures, 10 tutorials and 16 hours of laboratory work.
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the smdent should
• understand the construction, geometrical requirements and use of suneying instruments
• understand the mediods of field measurement, recording and reduction of surveying data
• understand the role of surveying in engineering work, including specifications, measurement of earthwork, quantities and setting out
• be able to detennine the coordinates of a point by resection;
extend available horizontal control by traverse surveys;
determine the reduced levels of control points by spirit levelling; complete and plot a topographic suney of a site;
and calculate earthwork quantities
• have an introductory knowledge of other branches of surveymg, mcluding geodetic and cadastral surveying, the engineering application of photogrammetry and land and geographic information systems
Content The construction, geometrical requirements and use of suneying instruments. Methods of meastiremenL Recording and reduction of field data Engineering suneying including specifica- tions, measurement of earthworks quantities and setting ouL Introduction to specialist branchesofsun'eyingincludinggeodetic, topographic and cadastral suneying. Photogrammetry and its engineering appUcations. Practical Work: A total of 26 hours of mtorials, field demonstrations and practical work.
Assessment One 2 hour examination. The examination may be held at the conclusion of the course. Assignments and practical work will be included in the assessmenL
451-304 MATHEMATICS 3 (SURVEYING COURSE) Credit Points: 15.0
Coordinator Dr. C. S. Fraser .
Prerequisite: 451-208 Mathematics 2 (Suneying Course), 618- 102 Mathematics IB or an equivalent subject
Contact 39 lecmres and 39 hours of practice classes. (Allyear)
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Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the student should
• understand the principles of spherical and spheroidal trigonometry
• understand the tecliniques used in adjustment of observa- tions
• be able to use these techniques in a variety of practical examples
• understand the techniques used in least squares interpola- tion, transformations for mapping and solid modelling Content Spherical and Spheroidal Trigonometry. Fundamental principles and basic formulae, spherical and spheroidal coordi- nates, position vectors for points on the sphere and spheroid, spatial coordinate transformations.
Adjustment of Observations. Functional models forthe relation- ship between observations and unknowns, statistical models for the behaviour of random variables. Joint frequency distributions, propagation of variances, standard ellipses. Linear functional modcis, variation of coordinates (linearization), solution of linear equations by various methods including programmed solutions on computers. Adjustment procedures, precision of unknowns, ad- justed measurements and corrections. Testing procedures, detec- tion of oudiers, internal and external reliability, use of test distribu- tions.
Interpokdion Methods. Least squares prediction and Kriging, covariance functions.
Transformations. Conformal, polvnomial and other coordinate transformations, mapping, consideration of local scale and azi- muth, determination of parameters.
2D and 3D Modelling. The representation of planar and spatial objects in land Information Systems, topology and connectivity, spatial manipulations and extractions.
Assessment: Not more than 3 hours of written examination, not more than 1 hour of written tests, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 40 pages). The relative weighting of the assessment components wdl be published at the commencement of the subject
451-305 LAND AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1
CreditPoints: 8.0
Coordinator: Dr. I. C. Fiigbahke
Contact: 26 lectures and 13 hours of tutorials.
Objecdves: At the conclusion of this subject the student should
• have an imderstanding of
- the role of spatial information in decision making - the special features of spatial information that necessitate special treattnent
- ihe principles, techniques, procedures and terminology of land and geographic information systems
• be able to do a conceptual database design
• be able to combine relevant spatial data to produce relevant spatial information to support spatial decision-making.
Content The Information Society. Information management the relationship of land and geographic information systems to land administration; the design and apphcation of bind and geographic information systems. The technology associated with digital map- ping and land and geographic information systems. Data struc- tures; data models. Spatial referencing.
Assessment Not more than 2 hours of written examination, one essay of not more than 2000 words, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 12 pages). The relativ e w eighting of the assessment components vvill be pubhshed at the commencement of the subject
451-307 SPATIAL ANALYSIS CreditPoints: 8.0
Coordinator Dr. I. C Ezigbahke
Prerequisite: 451-208 Mathematics 2 (Surveying Course) Contact 26 lecmres and 13 hours of mtorials.
Objectives: At the conclusion of this subject the smdent should have acquired
• an understanding of the role of statistical and geometric techniques of spatial analysis for users of GIS
• an imderstanding of the computational methods of analysis of spatial relationships
• a proficiency in the analysis and evaluation of spatial data Content Data quality, spatial data types; data structures for spatial data Point patterns; measures of dispersion; measures of arrange- ment Patterns of lines; parts, branching, circuits; route planning;
topology and network analysis; concepts of distance. Patterns of area; coverage, assignment growth, partitioning; spatial scale and spatial aggregation problems; integration of data from various sources; concepts of space; multidimensional spaces; digital ter- rain modeLs.
Assessment Not more than 2 hours of written examination, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 20 pages). The relative weighting of the assessment components will be pubhshed at the commencement ofthe subject 451-308 SURVEYING SCIENCE 3
Credit Pouits: 25.0
Coordinator Dr. M. R. Shortis
Prerequisite: 451 -200 Surveying Science 2,451 -208 Mathemat- ics 2 (SurveyingCourse), 618-102 Mathematics lBor an equiva- lent subject
Contact: 52 lecmres and 78 hours of tutorial and practice classes.
(Allyear.)
Objectives: At the conclusion of the course the student should
• comprehend the theory of field astronomy for su rveying
• have the skills to carry out a sun azimuth observation and analysis
• comprehend the basis for the Austrahan Map Grid
• have the skills to carry out point and line calculations on AMG
• be competent in the design and analysis of survey networks
• comprehend the techniques and instruments used for stereophotogrammetry
• have the skills to compile a map sheet using an analytical or digital stereoplotter
Content: Surveying (78 hours) Astronomy sun's astronomical coordinates, relationship to latitude, longitude and azimuth.
Introduction to Geodesy. Introduction to map projections. Austral- ian Map Grid - relationship to geographical coordinates, computa- tions on the map grid; Network adjustment - design and use of network adjustment software; Deformation surveys - design, ad- justment measurement and testing of precise survey networks.
Photogrammetry (52 hours) Mapping from stereophotographs:
stereovision and parallax; interior, relative, absolute and exterior orientations; map compilation; planning of photography and con- trol; accuracy and precision of stereophotogrammetry, design and operation of analytical and digital stereoplotters.
Assessment Not more lhan 4 hours of written exarnination, not more lhan 2 hours of written tests, and written assignments and reports on practical work (in total not more than 80 pages). The relative weightings of assessmentcomponents will be detailed at the commencement ofthe course.
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