Brief Introduction In Surveying
Definition of surveying
Branches of surveying
Accuracy and precision
Types of surveying
Scale, units, polar and rectangular coordinate system

Angle measurement
Angle, bearing and north direction
Zenith distance and altitude
Instrumentation
Calculation of interior/exterior angles, mean bearing
Forward/backward bearing

Theodolite surveying
Principle of angle and bearing measurementMeasurement of horizontal and vertical angles
Theodolite traversing
Recording of field notes

Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) and total stations
Principles of electromagnetic measurements
Sources of measurement errors
Calibration procedures
Introduction to total station including on-board software

Levelling
Concepts of levelling.
Instruments and adjustments.
Field practice, booking and reduction of levels
Sources of errors in levelling.
Applications of levelling: grid levelling, cross and longitudinal sectioning using level

Q1 : Teaching methodologies
A1 : Lectures Practical Classes