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451-457 Professional Development 3 | |
Credit Points | 7.1 |
Coordinator | Professor I. P. Williamson |
Prerequisites | 451-310 Professional Development 2 |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | 12 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorial classes and attendance at a two-day workshop |
Subject Description | The objective of this subject is to provide an understanding of the functions and responsibilities of a geomatics professional, and particularly professional surveyors and geomatics engineers, in the community. Topics covered include: the functions and responsibilities of the professional surveyor and engineer, and the geomatics practitioner within the community. Professional ethics. The role of the public, private and academic sectors in the surveying, mapping, engineering, geomatics and spatial information industry. Strategic planning. Quality assurance. The review of an organisation, the preparation of a report on the organisation and the presentation of that report. Attendance and involvement in a workshop concerned with the operation and management of a private surveying practice organised by the Association of Consulting Surveyors (outside the teaching semester). |
Assessment | Written work of not more than 40 pages or equivalent assignments or presentations. Attendance at seminars and workshops as required. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be published at the commencement of the subject |
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