Chris Scott

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DT-230 Civil Survey CAD

Spring 2009

Instructor -Chris Scott

Office – Main Office

cdscott@morrison.tec.il.us

 

Course Description:  This course will demonstrate the link between survey data and CAD.  Demonstrations and projects will include legal survey plans, working with point data, creating topographic survey drawings, subdivision roadways and layouts, roadway alignments, alignment of tangents and curves, and plan and profile drawings.

Prerequisites: DT-118

Textbook: None

Course Outcomes: As a result of instruction in this course students will be able to:

1.       Set up the project environment for land development projects

2.       Set up points using various options.

3.       Create topographic survey drawings.

4.       Create a legal survey plan

5.       Create subdivision roadway layout plans.

6.       Create civil design profiles and cross-sections

7.       Create grading objects

Curricular Components

Lecture Hours

Lab Hours

Legal survey plans

 4

 4

Working with point data

 4

 4

Creating topographic survey drawings

 4

 4

Subdivision roadways and layouts

 4

 4

Roadway alignments

 4

 4

Alignment of tangents and curves

 4

 4

Plan and profile drawings

 4

 4

4

Assignments

Students will do a range of problems from the text and worksheets provide by the instructor.  In addition students will do labs and lab reports.

Grades

Tests     50%

Worksheets, Quizzes     25

Lab Reports        25%

 

Grades will be assigned on the basis of the following

94-100 A

81-83 B-

68-70 D+

91-93 A-

78-80 C+

64-67 D

88-90 B+

74-77 C

61-63 D-

84-87 B

71-73 C-

Below 60 F

 

Due Dates

Due Dates are given for all assignments.  According to the discretion of the instructor late assignments MAY BE REJECTED except for excusable reasons.  Promptness in the completion and turning in of assignments is a basic requirement for organized instruction and therefore it becomes the responsibility of the student to keep pace with the class assignments plan.

 

Examinations

Cognitive examinations will be given periodically and possibly performance based examinations also.  The examinations may cover only the material presented since the previous test, the material is cumulative therefore preparation for the exams should include a review of all past assignments.  POP Quizzes may be given at any time during the semester.

Attendance

Attendance is the responsibility of the student and may be used in the grading process in this course.  Only work missed due to an excused absence can be made up.  It will be the responsibility of the student to make up excused absences.

Office

Main Office Tech Center
815-772-7218 x 212
cdscott@morrison.tec.il.us