May 25, 2026  
College Catalog 2024-2025 
    
College Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SUR 175 - Communications


3 Total Credits
Emphasis is on written forms in the Land Surveying profession. Students research and gather data and complete projects in resume writing, business letters and technical reports. Students gain proficiency in English usage as it pertains to professional communications and appropriate presentation of information and concepts.

Course Outcomes
  1. Create or Update a resume suited for a surveying professional job.
  2. Write a business letter, using proper business standards.
  3. Outline a small research project and write and edit drafts of a short paper.
  4. Properly document sources used in a research paper.
  5. Prepare and present a slideshow and/or video presentation using Power Point or similar utility.