THE LAST WORD Making a Local Education Program Work-Part II By Paul A. Cuomo, P.L.S. I N MY LAST article I discussed how a <strong>CLSA</strong> Chapter provided the impetus <strong>for</strong> a successful Community College Surveying Program. I stated that the first contact should be made by the local surveying community since the schools do not recognize the need <strong>for</strong> such a program. Be<strong>for</strong>e the school agrees to provide support, you will have to provide curricula including detailed class outlines, a list of instructors, and required textbooks. <strong>The</strong> minimum program offered should be a two-semester course in Plane Surveying. (Survey 1A, IB; Plumb Bob 1 & 2; or whatever). <strong>The</strong>se courses should contain lessons in chaining, instrument use, topo surveying, note keeping, safe field practice, mapping standards and procedures, horizontal and vertical curves, traversing, and a smattering of the U.S. Public Land Survey System. Other lessons should include use of the hand-held calculator and EDM and data collectors. Most schools do not have the equipment <strong>for</strong> this type of class. Besides borrowing things from the local surveying firms, some other sources are local <strong>CLSA</strong> chapter's education fund, local ACSM section, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Foundations <strong>for</strong> Land Surveying Education, local vendors (they sometimes give a sizeable education discount), and private donations. Fund raisers, such as golf tournaments, equipments fairs, and seminars could be put on to raise money <strong>for</strong> the program. With the state budget in such poor shape, these types of activities are becoming the only way a program will be able to support itself. If you are going to expand the program into higher level classes, I suggest that a boundary control, a land description, and an advanced survey problem class be offered. Another excellent topic is survey mapping and office practice. This is a new class just being developed. (I will expand on these in my next article.) <strong>The</strong> biggest obstacle that needs to be overcome is finding capable instructors. <strong>The</strong> plane surveying courses are the backbone of the program. <strong>The</strong>y provide the necessary background and incentive <strong>for</strong> the student to move on into the profession. <strong>The</strong> key to a successful and meaningful experience <strong>for</strong> the student is how well the instructor is prepared and organized. <strong>The</strong>re are plenty of class outlines and materials available <strong>for</strong> new instructors to follow. Lack of material is not a problem. I'm sure that a call to Richard Buchholz, Mike Welch, Mitch Duryea, Billy Martin, Hal Walker, Roy Minnick, or a host of others will get you all the class material you will ever need. How well the material is put to use is what really counts. Another key to the success of the plane surveying course is the requirement that the students have a background in trigonometry. This should be a prerequisite and rigidly en<strong>for</strong>ced. As your program expands you should put an A.A. or Certificate Program in place. A Surveying and Mapping Certificate Program should include twenty-five to thirty units of surveying and surveying related courses and should be chosen from the following list: Plane Surveying 2, Advanced Problems (Cali<strong>for</strong>nia Coordinates, Astronomy, Photogrammetry, Geodesy, etc.) Land Descriptions, Boundary Control, U.S. Public Lands, Control Surveying, Survey Office Practice, Route Surveying, Trigonometry, and Map Drafting. <strong>The</strong>re programs are in place now at Rancho Santiago Community College, Community College of San Francisco, Santa Rosa Junior College, and Evergreen Valley College in San Jose. In my next article I will discuss the development of higher level courses and the needs of the students that attend these programs. © Copyright CONTINUED FROM PACE 45 INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT <strong>The</strong> copyright owner is entitled to institute an action <strong>for</strong> infringement of copyright against anyone who exercises the exclusive privileges of the copyright owner as set <strong>for</strong>th above. <strong>The</strong> owner of the copyright is entitled to (1) an injunction to prevent further infringement, and (2) damages in the amount of the actual damages proved plus the infringer's profits or statutory damages in the amount of up to $10,000 if the infringement is innocent or up to $50,000 if the infringement is willful. An infringement action must be commenced within three years after the infringement claim accrued. SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS Unpublished and unregistered works which were created be<strong>for</strong>e January 1, 1978, can still be registered under the auspices of the Copyright Act of 1976. Duration of the surveyor's copyright in such works is slightly different than that expressed above, but in no case will the copyright expire be<strong>for</strong>e December 31, 2002. Unregistered works which were created be<strong>for</strong>e 1978 but which have been generally published, i.e., distributed to the public-at-large have lost their copyright protection. New or updated copies of works properly noticed, registered and published be<strong>for</strong>e 1978 may bear copyright notice that was acceptable either under the old law or that which is required by the new law. Strong contract language in any contract will give the surveyor a remedy against the other contracting party be it the client, an employee, or consultant. It is suggested that language be added to contracts which cover any indicated situation. Finally, it is well to note that are other remedies <strong>for</strong> misappropriation or misuse of surveys. Court actions based upon unfair competition, breach of contract, and restitution are viable remedies through which a surveyor may recover damages. Reprinted from the June 1982 Journal of the Florida Society of Professional Land <strong>Surveyor</strong>s. © 46 <strong>The</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia <strong>Surveyor</strong> Winter/Spring 1992
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