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College of Engineering Education Bce 211/F - Course Syllabus
College of Engineering Education Bce 211/F - Course Syllabus
College of Engineering Education Bce 211/F - Course Syllabus
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 1 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
College of Engineering Education
BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 2 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
College of Engineering Education
BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 3 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
College of Engineering Education
BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
First Exam Topics from Problem Set You are expected to demonstrate knowledge and
1st to 6th Week understanding on surveying terminologies, introduction
to surveying, introduction to survey laboratory,
measurement of horizontal distance, measurement of
vertical distance.
Scoring System:
Each problem has corresponding points and your
solution will be graded according to the following
criteria: (see attached rubrics)
1. Identify an engineering problem -20%
2. Formulate engineering solutions to a given
problem-40%
3. Apply the best solution to an engineering
problem- 40%
Second Topics from Problem Set You are expected to demonstrate knowledge and
7th to 10th understanding on surveying terminologies and concepts
Week of tachymetry surveys.
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 4 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
College of Engineering Education
BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
Scoring System:
Each problem has corresponding points and your
solution will be graded according to the following
criteria: (see attached rubrics)
Identify an engineering problem -20%
Formulate engineering solutions to a given
problem-40%
Apply the best solution to an engineering
problem- 40%
Third Exam Topics from Problem Set You are expected to sketch and solve different types of
11th to 14th curves used in road construction. You will be able to
Week decide on what type of horizontal curve must be used in
a certain area, it could be simple, compound or
reversed. You will also learn to relate the slope of an
existing road to design the appropriate vertical curve to
be used.
Scoring System:
Each problem has corresponding points and your
solution will be graded according to the following
criteria: (see attached rubrics)
1. Identify an engineering problem -20%
2. Formulate engineering solutions to a given
problem-40%
3. Apply the best solution to an engineering
problem- 40%
Final Exam All topics Problem Set You are expected to interpret contour maps for you to
calculate the earthwork operations needed. Earthwork
operation includes volume of earthworks from different
stations and mass diagramming.
Scoring System:
Each problem has corresponding points and your
solution will be graded according to the following
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 5 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
College of Engineering Education
BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
First Exam Topics from Fieldwork In this task, you are required to set-up different types
1st to 6th Week of surveying instrument. The goal of this task is for you
to apply the knowledge you acquire and set-up
instrument appropriately and get data accurately.
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 6 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
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BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
Third Exam Topics from Fieldwork In this task, you will be divided in groups of at least
11th to 14th seven members each. The goal of this task for you to
Week layout the geometric design of road namely horizontal
curve.
Final Exam Topics from Fieldwork In this task, you will be divided in groups of ten. The
15th to 18th goal of this task for you to calculate the volume of
Week earthwork required for a given route for a given time.
Final Exam All topics Project In this task, you are required to submit a complete
Proposal design of a road network.
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April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
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BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 8 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020
College of Engineering Education
BCE 211/F – COURSE SYLLABUS
FIRST EXAMINATION
Week 7 Tachymetry Surveys
to The Stadia Theory La Putt, J.P. (2010) Elementary
Week 8 Measurement by Stadia for Lecture
Horizontal Distance Solving additional Surveying (3rd ed.): Baguio Research
Measurement by Stadia for problems from
Inclined Distance and Publishing Center
textbook
Sources of Error in stadia Laboratory Exercise
work
and field works
Stadia Interval Factor
Triangulation and
Trilateralization
Week 9 Measurement of Directions and
to Angles Lecture
Week 10 Bearing and Azimuth Solving additional La Putt, J.P. (2010) Elementary
Magnetic Declination problems from Surveying (3rd ed.): Baguio Research
Traversing and traverse textbook
computations Laboratory Exercise and Publishing Center
Balancing the Traverse and field works
Area Computation
Missing Data
SECOND EXAMINATION
Week 11 Topographic Surveying La Putt, J.P. (2010) Elementary
to General Characteristics of Lecture
Week 12 Contours Solving additional Surveying (3rd ed.): Baguio Research
problems from and Publishing Center
textbook
Laboratory Exercise Nathanson, J.A. (2011). Surveying
and field works Fundamentals and Practices: Boston:
Prentice Hall
12. TEXTBOOK: Ghilani, C.D. (2016). Elementary Surveying: An Introduction to Geomatics. Boston:
Pearson/Prentice Hall
REFERENCES
a. Ogundare, John Olusegun (2016). Precision surveying : the principles and geomatics practice.
Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley
b. Leick, Alfred (2015). GPS satellite surveying (4th Ed.). Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons
c. Lee, S.J. (2014). Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying (12th ed.): Chichester, West Sussex, United
Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
d. Nathanson, Jerry A. (2011). Surveying f(undamentals and practices. Boston: Prentice Hall
e. Ghosh, JK (2010). Elementary Engineering Surveying. Nel Delhi (India): Studium Press Pvt. Ltd.
f. Garber, Nicholas A.(2015). Traffic and highway engineering. 5th Ed., Cengage Learning
g. Surveying.(2015). UAE : 3G eLearning
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classes.
c. Cheating is strictly prohibited. Any form of dishonesty shall be dealt with accordingly. Honesty is
called for at all times.
d. Valid examination permits are necessary in taking the examinations as scheduled. CELLULAR
PHONES or any ELECTRONIC GADGETS and PRESCRIBED PRC CALCULATORS are NOT allowed
during EXAMINATIONS.
e. Base-15 grading policy should be observed. Students who obtained failing scores in major exams
are recommended to attend the tutorial class.
f. The policies and guidelines from existing relevant operational procedures manual (OPM)
instituted by the university shall always be adhered.
Recommending approval:
Approved by:
BCE 211/F – Fundamentals of Surveying Date Revised: Revision no.: Date Effective: Page 11 of 11
April 24, 2020 1 June 1, 2020