HND GEOINFORMATION PROGRAM


HND GEOINFORMATION PROGRAM

 PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Surveying and Geoinformatics in a broader context, is a discipline that deals with the structure and character of spatial information, its acquisition, classification and qualification, its storage, processing, portrayal and dissemination, including the infrastructure necessary to secure optimal use of information. It is an indispensable discipline in our modern way of life and continues to play an extremely important role in many branches of engineering. Surveying and Geoinformatics professionals play a very important role in the socio-economic development of any country especially in a developing country like Ghana. Surveys are required to plan, construct, and maintain highways, railways, buildings, bridges, tunnels, canals, land subdivisions, sewages systems and pipelines etc.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and the University of Mines and Technology are the only government institutions that train students at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. Most of these trained professionals end up at the managerial level in the organizations they work with. The survey school at Accra is the only institutions that produces survey technicians to feed their land survey division and other government institutions in the land commission setup.

There is therefore the need to train more people at the Higher National Diploma (HND) level, who will be equipped with more practical and technical skills to take up the supervisory role in the acquisition and management of geographic data. Ghana Christian University College hereby seizes the opportunity to be the first Private University to run NABPTEX’s HND in Surveying and Geoinformatics as part of her contribution in meeting the ever-growing demand for well-trained surveyors.

PROGRAM AIM

The aim of this program is to provide training at technician level to students in the field of Land Surveying and Geoinformatics. The program content has been structured to give the student a good understanding of the various aspects of the surveying profession.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

At the end of the three years program, the Higher National Diploma graduate will be able to:

  • Apply the basic principles and methods of surveying and Geoinformatics
  • Apply the principles in mapping of the terrestrial and aquatic environment and resources
  • Operate and use precise survey equipment in the construction industry as survey technicians.
  • Analyze survey data by the use of survey software and its application in the survey profession.
  • Develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) based decision support system for land development and management of natural resources.
  1. EMPLOYMENT

CAREER DESTINATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES

The graduates upon successful completion will find themselves working with institutions such as;

  1. Lands Commission,
  2. District Assemblies
  3. Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI)
  4. Customary Land Secretariats,
  5. Feeder Roads Department
  6. Ghana Highway Authority
  7. Building and Road Construction Industries,
  8. Ghana Water Company
  9. Electricity Company of Ghana
  10. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  11. Ministry of Road and Highways
  12. International Organizations,
  13. Oil and Gas Industries,
  14. United Nations,
  15. Ghana Health Services,
  16. Information Technology Industries,
  17. GIS Consulting Firms,
  18. Ghana Civil Aviation
  19. Military and other security services
  20. Private Security and Emergency Responds Services
  • COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM

YEAR ONE SEMSTER ONE

No CODE NAME T P C
1 MAT 101 Engineering Mathematics I 2 0 2
2 COS 101 Communication Skills I 2 0 2
3 GEE 101 Introduction to Physics 2 0 2
4 GEE 103 Principles of Surveying I 2 2 3
5 GEE 105 Basic Cartography 2 2 3
6 GEE 107 Geodetic Concept 2 0 2
7 GEE 109 Principles of Photogrammetry I 2 2 3
8 GEE 111 Introduction to Programming I 1 3 2
TOTAL     19

YEAR ONE SEMESTER TWO  

No CODE NAME T P C
1 MAT 102 Engineering Mathematics II 2 0 2
2 COS 102 Communication Skills II 2 0 2
3 GEE 102 Principles of Settlement Planning 2 0 2
4 GEE 104 Survey Computations 1 2 2
5 GEE 106 Large Scale Surveying 2 2 3
6 GEE 108 Highway Engineering 2 0 2
7 AFS 110 African Studies 2 0 2
8 GEE 112 Introduction to Programming II 1 4 2
TOTAL     17

YEAR TWO SEMESTER ONE  

No CODE NAME T P C
1 MAT 201 Mathematics III (Statistics) 2 0 2
2 GEE 201 Computer Programming for Geomatics 1 2 2
3 GEE 203 Principles of Remote Sensing 2 2 3
4 GEE 205 GIS Fundamentals 2 2 3
5 GEE 207 Engineering Surveying I 2 2 3
6 GEE 211 Technical Report Writing 2 0 2
7 AFS 209 Principles of Photogrammetry II 2 2 3
8 ETP 201 Entrepreneurship 2 0 2
TOTAL     20

 

YEAR TWO SEMESTER TWO

No CODE NAME T P C
1 GEE 202 Industrial Attachment 0 30 15

YEAR THREE SEMESTER ONE

 OPTION 1 – GIS

CORE
No CODE NAME T P C
1 GEE 301 Introduction to Database Management System 1 2 2
2 GEE 303 Land Law and Registration 2 0 2
3 GEE 305 Global Navigation Satellite System 2 2 3
ELECTIVES
4 GEE 307 Digital Photogrammetry 2 2 3
5 GEE 309 Spatial Statistics 2 2 3
6 GEE 311 Digital Cartography 2 2 3
7 GEE 313 Intro. to WEB GIS And Mapping 1 2 2
8 GEE 323 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology 1 4 3
TOTAL     18

OPTION 2 – SURVEYING

CORE
No CODE NAME T P C
1 GEE 301 Introduction to Database Management System 1 2 2
2 GEE 303 Land Law and Registration 2 0 2
3 GEE 305 Global Navigation Satellite System 2 2 3
ELECTIVES
4 GEE 315 Hydrographic Surveying 2 2 3
5 GEE 317 Geodetic Surveying I 2 0 2
6 GEE 319 Adjustment Computation I 0 8 4
7 GEE 321 Engineering Surveying II 2 0 2
TOTAL     18

YEAR THREE SEMESTER TWO

 OPTION 1 – GIS

CORE
No CODE NAME T P C
1 GEE 302 Cadastral Surveying 2 2 3
2 GEE 304 Professional Studies 2 0 2
3 GEE 306 Project 0 8 4
4 GEE 314 Accounting for Engineers 2 0 2
OPTION 1 – ELECTIVES (GIS)
5 GEE 308 Digital Image Processing 2 2 3
6 GEE 310 GIS Application 2 2 3
TOTAL     17

 OPTION 2 – GIS

CORE
No CODE NAME T P C
1 GEE 302 Cadastral Surveying 2 2 3
2 GEE 304 Professional Studies 2 0 2
3 GEE 306 Project 0 8 4
4 GEE 314 Accounting for Engineers 2 0 2
OPTION 2 – ELECTIVES (SURVEYING)
5 GEE 312 Geodetic Surveying II 2 2 3
6 GEE 314 Adjustment Computation II 2 2 2
TOTAL     17

 TARGET MARKET

The program hopes to attract qualified students from Senior High Schools and Technical School across the country. There would also be a place for certificate holders from land commission, utility companies, Feeder Roads, Urban Roads and Ghana Highway Authority who would like to upgrade themselves. The graduates upon successful completion will find themselves working with institutions such as;

  • Lands Commission,
  • District Assemblies
  • Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI)
  • Customary Land Secretariats,
  • Feeder Roads Department
  • Ghana Highway Authority
  • Building and Road Construction Industries,
  • Ghana Water Company
  • Electricity Company of Ghana
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Ministry of Road and Highways
  • International Organizations,
  • Oil and Gas Industries,
  • United Nations,
  • Ghana Health Services,
  • Information Technology Industries,
  • GIS Consulting Firms,
  • Ghana Civil Aviation
  • Military and other security services
  • Private Security and Emergency Responds Services