OPEN ENDED LAB PROBLEM

1. Course Code: CE-303

2. Course title: Civil Engineering Drawing and Graphics

3. Statement of Problem:

Prepare the topographic map of your home and its surroundings in a radius of 1KM
distance using AutoCAD software.

4. Open Ended Lab Attributes:

Students will need to have pretty enough knowledge of AutoCAD commands, its various
functions as well as basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Google earth/Google maps. The
OEL can be beneficial in incorporating remote sensing techniques in AutoCAD for its
real life physical application in the field of civil engineering.

5. Open Ended Lab Activities:

Students will need to collect data (coordinates) using handheld device, mobile phones or
satellite imagery from online sources and then process the data in required format that is
acceptable to AutoCAD.

6. Assessment Domains

The students will be assessed in Cognitive domains.

7. Tasks

The student is supposed to perform the following tasks:

 Locating their homes in Google maps and assessing the topography of the area

 Taking manual coordinates or taking Google imagery of the area for mapping its
topography.

 Processing the data for its input into AutoCAD software.

 Identifying the problems

 Submission of Open Ended Lab Report

8. Lab Report Format

The Lab report should include the following sections:

i. Problem Definition:
This is a statement of the problem to be investigated. It provides overall direction for
problem understanding. The student should rephrase the stated problem in his own words
that can display his understanding of the problem.

ii. Problem Identification:

This should identify different problems in water samples through various tests. The test
procedure must be clearly supported by steps involve in performing them.

iii. Propose Solution/Treatment method:

The student should suggest a suitable solution/ treatment method to the problem
identified. They should justify the proposed solution with reasons.

iv. Equipment to be used :

A list of all laboratory equipment used in the investigation.

A detailed and labelled diagram to illustrate the setup of the experiment.

v. Conclusions:

Discuss any questionable data or surprising results.

Explain the possible source of any error or questionable results.

a) Rubrics of Open Ended Lab Problem

The rubrics of this problem are provided below:

Zero marks if report not submitted:
Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Good Very Good Comprehensive
0 1 2 3 4
Problem Demonstrates an Demonstrates a Begins to demonstrate Demonstrates the ability to Demonstrates the ability to
Definition inability in defining a limited ability in the ability to construct construct a problem construct a clear and
problem or related defining a problem a problem statement statement with evidence of insightful problem statement
contextual factors. or related with evidence of most most relevant contextual with evidence of all relevant
contextual factors. relevant contextual factors, and problem contextual factors.
factors, but problem statement is adequately
statement is detailed.
superficial.
Problems Demonstrates an Demonstrates a Begins to demonstrate Demonstrates the ability to Identifies multiple problems
Identification inability in identifying limited ability in the ability to identify identify problems with that apply within a specific
problems that do not identifying problems problems with evidence of most relevant context.
apply within a specific that do not apply evidence of most contextual factors/tests.
context. within a specific relevant tests.
context.
Propose Proposes a solution Proposes a solution Proposes one solution Proposes one or more Proposes one or more
Solutions/ that is difficult to that is difficult to that is “off the shelf” solutions that indicate solutions that indicate a deep
Treatment evaluate because it is evaluate because it rather than individually comprehension of the comprehension of the
techniques vague or does not is vague or only designed to address problem. Solutions are problem. Solutions are
addresses the problem indirectly addresses the specific contextual sensitive to contextual sensitive to contextual
statement. the problem factors of the problem. factors. factors.
statement.
Unable to conduct Able to conduct Able to conduct Quite able to conduct the Proficient in conducting the
Performing of experiment on his own; experiment with a experiment with entire experiment but with entire experiment without
experiment lab instructor provides lot of guidance from intermittent guidance little guidance from the lab guidance from the lab
guidance in every step. the lab instructor. from the lab instructor. instructor. instructor.