CMGT 201 - Surveying

Units: 2
Construction surveying site layout techniques are studied. Benchmark, building lines, property lines, leveling and profiling are discussed in lecture with applied laboratory exercises. Broad-based background in interpreting plans. Typical plans for both residential and commercial buildings will be reviewed. Lecture Units: 1; Lab Units: 1.

Prerequisites: MATH 130.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Complete a topographic survey and develop a map of the area surveyed using state-of-the-art mapping software;
Prepare a boundary survey map along with metes and bounds from survey data;
Identify sources of random and systematic error in linear and angular measurement.