FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING ( CE 211 )

I. EDP CODES:

MWF TTH
19844 (7:30-9:30) 19745 (7:30-10:30)
19984 (11:30-1:30) 19794 (10:30-1:30)
20081 (1:30-3:30) 20032 (5:01-8:01)
20131 (3:30-5:31)

II. INSTRUCTOR: Engr. Diosfer L. Ledesma

III. Topic Outline:
a. Introduction of the Surveying
b. Types of Surveying
c. Measurement of Distance, Errors in Measurement
d. Pacing
e. Measurement of Directions and Angles
f. Bearing and Azimuth
g. Magnetic Declination
h. Balancing the Traverse
i. Triangulation and Tri-lateralization
j. Area Computations
k. Missing Data
l. Curvature and Refraction; Elevation Determination
m. Leveling
n. The stadia theory; Measurement by stadia for horizontal distance
o. Measurement by stadia for inclined Distance; Sources of error in stadia work
p. Stadia Interval Factor
q. Horizontal Curves
i. Simple Curve
ii. Compound Curve
iii. Reversed Curve
iv. Spiral Curve
r. Vertical Curves
i. Symmetrical Parabolic Summit curve
ii. Symmetrical Parabolic Sag curve
iii. unsymmetrical Parabolic Summit curve
iv. unsymmetrical Parabolic Sag curve
s. Earthwork Operations
t. Topographic Surveying
u. General Characteristics of Contours
v. Global Positioning System
IV. GRADING SYSTEM:
PASSING PERCENTAGE: 70% (3.0)
40% – Quiz
10% – Seatwork/Assignments/Class Participation
15% – Group Activities / Group Project / Plates
5% – Attendance
30% – Major Exam
100% – TOTAL

FINAL GRADE = 50% Midterm Grade + 50% Partial Final Grade

V. QUIZZES & EXAMS:

 All quizzes from prelim to final will be a problem solving type of quiz with a little
of identification type of quiz.
 Prelim and Semi Final Exams is not multiple choice type of exam
 Midterm and Final exam will be preboard type of examination. A maximum of 50
item exam.

VI. ATTENDANCE:
 Attendance sheet is provided for daily attendance record.
 If absent, provide a medical certificate or a VALID PROOF in order to take a special
exam.
 Once the papers are checked and returned, the absent student is not allowed to
take the special exam. Even though he or she provides the said requirements.
 NEVER EXPECT TO GIVE YOU THE SAME PROBLEM SET.
 Here is a list of acceptable excuses that you can use for being absent from
school:
o Dentist appointment/Doctor Visit
o Illness
o serious illness or death in the family
o Family Emergency
o inclement weather
o religious services
VII. PLATES:
 RUBRICS

Criteria Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning

weight
25 20 10 5
Yes Yes, but No, but No
Format 30% Meets all formal Meets format Meets format Fails to follow
and assignment and assignment and assignment format
requirements requirements; requirements; and assignment
and evidences margins, generally correct requirements;
attention to spacing, and margins, incorrect
detail; all indentations are spacing, and margins, spacing
margins, spacing correct; indentations. and
and Indentation.
indentations are
correct.
Neatness 30% clean; neatly well-formed some ill-formed loose pages,
bound in a characters; letters, papers sloppy – plenty
report cover; clean and neatly stapled of eraser marks.
illustrations bound in a together. Only
provided report cover few eraser
marks
Timeliness 30% Report on time Report after Report one class Report more
class period late periods late than two class
period late
Penmanship 10% Always easy to Uses line and print too small Difficult to read,
read. Always proper spacing or too large; many errors in
use line and most of the some letters are letter formation,
proper spacing. time. Very easy under or over
to read the line
Total 100%

NOTE: When all papers are checked and returned, the instructors will not accept LATE papers
anymore even though the output meets all the criteria mentioned above.