SURV 2300 - Boundary Surveying

Credit Hours: 3.00

Prerequisites: SURV 1100

This course introduces the student to the study of public and land surveys, which includes the breakdown of sections, government lots, meander lines, corners, coordinate calculation areas, missing legs, metes and bounds descriptions, lot and block proportionment, and state plane coordinates.

Location: South Campus

Contact Hours: 5
Billable Contact Hours: 5

OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course students will demonstrate knowledge of Boundary Surveys

Objectives

Identify the categories of Land
Identify historical perspective.
Perform property description by metes and bounds, block and lot and coordinates.
Explain subdivision surveys.
Explain partitioning of land.
Explain registration of title.
Identify condominium survey.
Identify geographic and land information systems.
Identify sources of errors in boundary surveys.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course students will demonstrate knowledge of surveys of the public lands.

Objectives

Explain the instructions for the surveys of the public lands.
Explain the initial point, principle meridian and baseline.
Identify standard parallels (correction lines) and standard meridians.
Perform the subdivision of a township.
Explain the accuracy of the public lands surveys.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.

The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.

3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.

The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.

The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

Overview of course - review units of measure
Definitions of terms - historical notes
Law relations to public land surveys
Monuments, evidence, research
Test - start townships
Breakdown of townships and sections
Government lots, meander corners
MID-SEMESTER EVALUATION
Coordinate calculations, matrix
Missing legs - closures - adjustments
Area calculations - metes and bound description
Test - Continue metes and bounds description
Lot and block proportionment.
Triangulation - strength of figure
State plane coordinates
FINAL EVALUATION

Primary Faculty
Grant, Janice
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Pawlowski, Timothy
Dean
Hutchison, Donald

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088