SUR 4430 Surveying and Mapping Practice

Spring 2006

Text Book:   Boundary Control and Legal Principles, Brown, Robillard, Wilson

Supplementary Materials: Course Manual Materials, D. Gibson

Approx. No.                Topic

of Meetings

            1                      Topic 1:  Course Intro

            1                      Topic 2:   Field Boundary Survey Techniques

            1                      Topic 3:   Econometric Modeling for Surveying and Mapping

            1                      Topic 4:   Content of a Boundary Survey Drawing

            2                      Topic 5:   Florida 's Minimum Technical Standards, Ch. 61G17 FAC

            2                      Topic 6:   Professionalism

            1                      Topic 7:   Historical Development of the Regulated Surveying and Mapping Profession

            2                      Topic 8:   Analysis of the Practice Act, Ch 472 FS

            2                      Topic 9:   Ethics and Codes of Conduct, advertising, conflicts of interest, negotiations.

            1                      Topic 10:  Professional Liability

            1                      Topic 11:  The Courtroom Experience

            5                      Topic 12:  U.S. Public Land Survey System

            5                      Topic 13:  Water Boundaries -- mean high water line, tides, ordinary high          water lines

            3                      Topic 14:  Riparian Rights -- accretion, docking, etc.

            1                      Topic 15:  Coastal lines -- setback lines.

            1                      Topic 16:  Wetland Delineation -- jurisdictional lines.

            2                      Topic 17:  Condominiums

Course Grading:  Weekly progress quizzes 100 possible points, lab projects 100 possible points,  and final 100 possible points, for 300 possible points in the course.  Grading is straight cut-off 90% is A, 80% is B, 70% is C, 60% is passing.  Plus grades are given for borderline cases 69, 79, 89.  Lab projects are graded as:

A = accepted, on time       L = not submitted on time   R = resubmit      N = not accepted.  Only one resubmit opportunity will be given.  Each L, R, or N grade will result in a deduct of 5 pts from the available 100 lab project points.

 

Academic Honesty:

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 This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a student at the University of Florida and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this class and all others.