NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 測量平差法(3318)
(Eng.) Surveying Data Adjustment
Offering Dept Department of Civil Engineering
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher YEN-RU LAI
Department Department of Civil Engineering/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description The course covers the basic principles of adjustment computations in surveying, the law of error propagation, and various adjustment models.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the core principles, processes, and critical considerations in surveying adjustment methods through the theoretical derivation of adjustment computations, lectures on classic examples, assignments, and exams.
1.Capability in computation and analysis for civil engineering theory
2.Capability in analysis, evaluation, design, and implementation for civil engineering practices
3.Capability in project management, communication, team work, and problem-solving
4.Acknowledgements in contemporary issues, societal responsibilities, engineering and information ethics, and continuing learning for civil engineers
5.Professional knowledge in structural engineering, hydraulic engineering, geotechnical engineering, geomatics, construction management, hazard mitigation, and sustainable engineering
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20
Exercises
Lecturing
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Foundations: Observations, Parameters, Random Errors, and Essential Math
Week 3 Error Propagation
Week 4 Principals of Least Squares
Week 5 10/10 National Day (holiday)
Week 6 The Gauss-Markov Model (I)
Attend the 2025 Rock Engineering and Engineering Geology Conference at NCHU
Week 7 10/24Adjusted holiday
Week 8 The Gauss-Markov Model (II)
Week 9 Midterm Exam
Week 10 The Model of Condition Equations (I)
Week 11 The Model of Condition Equations (II)
Week 12 Mixed Model
Week 13 The Gauss-Markov Model with Constraints
Week 14 The Model of Condition Equations with Constraints
Week 15 Final Exam
Week 16 Statistical Analysis
Application of Least Squares
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
   05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.

Evaluation
Midterm Exam(20%), Final Exam(30%), Homework(40%),and Attendance(10%)
Textbook & other References
1. Ghilani, Charles D., Adjustment Computations Spatial Data Analysis, 6th, John Wiley & Sons, INC., 2017.
2. Snow, K., & Schaffrin, B., Adjustment computations, Geodetic Science at the Ohio State University, 2024.
3. Menke, W., Geophysical data analysis: Discrete inverse theory (3rd ed.), Academic Press, 2012.
4. You, R.J., Fundamentals of Least Squares Adjustment for Geodesy and Geospatial Informatics, Tsang Hai Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-986-363-077-7. (in Chinese) [基礎測量平差法,尤瑞哲著,滄海圖書,2019]
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning
Office Hours
By appointment via email.
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