Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Measurement Information INS204 4. Semester 2 + 2 3.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Mustafa DAYI
Instructor(s) Mustafa DAYI
Assistants
Goals Providing students with the basics of surveying in order to area calculation, hypsometry, measure land surfaces for designs and projects and applying them
Course Content Definition, scope and usage places of surveying knowledge; coordinate systems, scale types and calculation methods, properties and functions of measuring instruments, length measurement methods, marking of points and lines, parcel measurement with simple methods; geometric height measurement, leveling works, area measurement methods; area calculation from land measurements, area calculation from coordinate values, area measurement with planimeter; adjustment and installation of devices related to topography, length and angle measurements in the field, polygon measurements and calculations, trigonometric height measurements and calculations, application operations, drawings according to topographic measurement results.
Learning Outcomes - Students know definitions and comprehensive of surveying
- Students know to scale calculations
- Students are able to explain features and functionality of topographic devices
- Students are able to explain the land areas length measurement methods
- Students are able to explain hypsometry methods
- Students are able to explain land area calculation methods
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Measurement definitions, scope and in use
2. Week Scale types and calculation methods
3. Week Features and functionality of topographic devices
4. Week Length measurement methods
5. Week Marking of point and line
6. Week Measurement of rugged and plain terrain
7. Week Hypsometry methods
8. Week Geometric height measurement
9. Week Mid Term Exam
10. Week Levelling jobs
11. Week Basic assignments and polygons Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Field Work Practice
12. Week Area calculation from dimension of land
13. Week Area calculation from coordinate values
14. Week Estimation methods and GNSS Preparation, After Class Study Verbal Expression Field Work Course Hours Practice
Recommended Sources
1. Özgen,M.G., Topoğrafya, İTÜ Matbaası, 1984.
2. Songu, C., Ölçme Bilgisi I, II., Ankara, 1975
3. Orman, M., Özen, H., Öksüzoğlu, H., MEB Devlet Kitapları, Ankara, 1978
4. Aytaç M., Ölçme Yöntemi, İTÜ Matbaası, 1976
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 Measurement Method
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 4 4
Homework 1 5 4 20
Quiz 1 4 4 16
Final 1 4 4
Practice 14 4 56
Total Workload 100
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0