Survey Engineering Technician

Courses

• First Year - Semester One
• SAFE2001 Field Safety
• In this course students practice the fundamentals of field traversing with emphasis on the use of basic instruments, standard field procedures, and the taking of concise and accurate field notes.
• SURV2001 Field Techniques
• Students gain additional practice in field traversing using a wider range of field instruments. There is continued emphasis on standard field procedures and the taking of concise and accurate field notes.

• First Year - Semester One
• BLDG1005 Building Methods & Materials
• This course deals with materials used in buildings, and the methods and equipment used in constructing with these materials. Materials include: concrete, masonry, wood and steel.
• CADD1004 CAD 1
• Cad 1 is an introductory course in 2-D computer aided drafting, using the AutoCAD program. The initial focus of the course is to learn and implement basic commands to create, edit, store and retrieve data. This skill and knowledge is developed through basic, simple drawing assignments. Another component of the course is dedicated to developing print reading skills as related to construction documentation.
• COMP1003 Engineering Applications
• Students are introduced to Microsoft Office software. The basics of Microsoft Word are learned and Microsoft Excel is used with engineering applications.
• SURV1000 Geomatics 1
• Geomatics 1 is the first of three courses in surveying offered in the Building Sciences Program and introduces the learner to the survey technologist's/technician's role in communicating land-related information between stakeholders in Architectural/Engineering/Construction (AEC) projects. This dialog is dependent upon the efficient and accurate measurement of angles, distances and differences in elevations and the careful recording of the data gathered. Learners will explore the theory of making measurements during classroom lectures and develop the practical skills of operating automatic levels, total stations, electronic data-collectors, and GPS receivers during weekly field exercises.
• MATH1012 Math 1
• Students learn to use the mathematical tools that are required in their engineering subjects. Building sciences applications of algebra, geometry and trigonometry are emphasized.

• First Year - Semester Two
• SURV1004 Community Planning
• A study of acts and regulations affecting planning in Ontario together with the survey requirements for the preparation of draft plans of subdivisions. Preparations of final plans of subdivisions are also studied.
• SURV1005 Geodectic Survey
• The celestial sphere and spherical trigonometry are introduced as background for the use of astronomy in determination of direction on the surface of the earth. Hand calculators and microcomputer solutions are used in the reduction of field observations.

• SURV2002 Real Property Law
• Students study real estate transactions and title searching in Ontario.
• SURV1003 Survey Law
• Legal Surveying 2
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• First Year - Semester Two
• CADD1005 CAD 2
• CAD 2 is an extension of CAD1. The objective of this course is to further enhance student's knowledge of the AutoCAD software. Having developed an understanding of basic functions such as geometry creation, editing, dimensioning and annotation, students learn more advanced features of the software to facilitate drawing creation and organization, primarily in a 2-D setting. This will be accomplished by the use of more involved, complex and discipline related projects. A component of the course will also include print reading fundamentals with construction drawings.
  Prerequisite: CADD 1004 or TECH 8150
• BLDG1004 Heavy Construction, Methods and Materials
• This course deals with materials used in civil engineering works, and the methods and equipment used in construction with these materials. Materials include: soils, concrete, steel, heavy timber, and asphalt.
• SURV1001 Highway Technology 1
• This course introduces the learner to the geometry of Canadian highways and how various factors such as design speed, climate, traffic flow, and vehicle characteristics affect the properties of proposed roads. Candidates will apply the skills and mathematical techniques introduced in Mathematics 1 and Geomatics 1 to calculate the minimum radius of a highway, determine appropriateness of introducing transition curves, deciding if and when to alter the cross-section of the roadway, when to insert vertical curves, and how to prepare information to control the construction of a roadway.
  Prerequisite: MATH 1012, SURV 1000
• MATH1007 Mathematics 2
• This course is a continuation of Mathematics 1.
  Prerequisite: MATH 1012
• COMM1002 Technical Communications 1
• Students develop communication skills for the presentation of technical information in business documents that meet the needs of clients and customers. Documents and presentations are produced in Word and PowerPoint.
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Three
• SAFE2001 Field Safety
• In this course students practice the fundamentals of field traversing with emphasis on the use of basic instruments, standard field procedures, and the taking of concise and accurate field notes.
• SURV2001 Field Techniques
• Students gain additional practice in field traversing using a wider range of field instruments. There is continued emphasis on standard field procedures and the taking of concise and accurate field notes.
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Three
• BLDG3006 Construction Supervision 1
• Students study the role of the construction superintendent with special emphasis on leadership, labour relations, construction management and safety at the site level.
• SURV2000 Geomatics 2
• This course is about engineering and construction surveying. It introduces the student to the major steps of surveying within an engineering project - setting up project control, completing topographic surveys including breaklines for terrain modeling, producing, transferring and extracting information with digital media, staking out alignment and grades for construction work. Advanced geomatics concepts such as ellipsoid, geoid, datum, projections, grids, and survey adjustments are introduced. Students become proficient at using total station equipment for pickup and layout and develop confidence in the accuracy and precision of various measuring methods. AutoCAD Civil 3D is used to develop terrain and simple road corridor design used in the stakeout.
  Prerequisite: SURV 1001, COMP 1003
• BLDG2006 Highway Technology 2
• This course introduces students to principles involved in the design, construction, and operations of roads and highways in Ontario, building on the basic knowledge gained in Geomatics, Computer Applications, and AutoCAD courses. Topics include road classification, level of service, interpreting topography, drainage requirements, and advanced highway geometry. AutoCAD Civil 3D is introduced to support highway design using Civil 3D Surface, Alignment, Profile, Assembly, and Corridor objects.
  Prerequisite: SURV 1001, COMP 1003, CADD 1005
• WKPL2034 Placement (Survey)
• Students are placed with local surveying firms one day per week for 11 weeks of the fall semester.
  Prerequisite: ( SAFE 2001 or SURV 1002 )
• SURV1011 Survey Drafting
• This course explores various techniques used to acquire, manage, map, analyze and communicate information based on measurements made on or near the earth’s surface using the latest computer software. Learners will receive a systematic introduction to the terminology used, the software employed to verify and develop data from field measurements, and produce plans acceptable to the stakeholders in the surveying profession.
  Prerequisite: CADD 1004
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Four
• SURV1005 Geodectic Survey
• The celestial sphere and spherical trigonometry are introduced as background for the use of astronomy in determination of direction on the surface of the earth. Hand calculators and microcomputer solutions are used in the reduction of field observations.

• SURV1003 Survey Law
• Legal Surveying 2
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Four
• SURV2005 Capstone Project
• New course - description to follow.
• MUNI2001 Municipal Engineering 1
• Using Autodesk Civil 3D this course teaches the principals and processes for the creation of municipal road, drainage, and services. Students will select a parcel of land and, through the course materials – lectures, demonstrations, text, standards, examples, tutorials, and assignments – produce an urban municipal subdivision design.
  Prerequisite: BLDG 2006
• BLDG3009 Remote Sensing
• Using aerial photos and simple instruments, students learn to make quantitative measurements of area and height. Rural and urban terrain features on the photographs are studied for purposes of recognition and evaluation.
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Four (Elective Group 1 )
• SURV1004 Community Planning
• A study of acts and regulations affecting planning in Ontario together with the survey requirements for the preparation of draft plans of subdivisions. Preparations of final plans of subdivisions are also studied.
• SURV2002 Real Property Law
• Students study real estate transactions and title searching in Ontario.
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses
• Notes
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*Courses subject to change.