Preliminary Surveying I | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CES1101

Course Credit Units:

2

Semester:

Semester 1

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

Academic Programs:

Diploma In Civil Engineering and Surveying

College:

College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology

School:

School of Engineering

Department:

civil engineering

Course Description & Objectives:

The beginners course in surveying. This course includes the very basics of surveying concepts and methods of measurement, using such equipment as tapes, rods, compass and hand held clinometers. The course is just to kick start the student in surveying. Objectives:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to what is meant by surveying, both theoretically and in practice.
Grasp the student’s interest in achieving by doing.
Help the students to get to know each other and to work as a team.

Learning Outcomes:

The student should be motivated sufficiently to seek further knowledge and skill in measurement practice
The student should distinguish between what makes up the control and what is the detailings.
The student should be able to work along with his/her peers.
The student should be able to accomplish the measurement of a simple topographical site survey and plot it to scale.