Course Title: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2016

Course Code: EASC5049C

Course Title: Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C4238 - Certificate IV in Custom made Footwear

Course Contact: Robyn Lyons

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259118

Course Contact Email: robyn.lyons@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Andrew Robinson
Ph: 03 9925 9252
andrew.robinson@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 30

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

Element:

1. Identify current resource use and environmental issues.

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Identify workplace environmental and resource efficiency issues.
1.2. Identify resources used in own work role.
1.3. Measure and record current usage of resources using appropriate techniques.
1.4. Identify and report workplace environmental hazards to appropriate personnel.

Element:

2. Comply with environmental regulations.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Follow procedures to ensure compliance.

2.2. Report environmental incidents to appropriate personnel.

Element:

3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Follow enterprise plans to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency.
3.2. Make suggestions for improvements to workplace practices in own work area.


Learning Outcomes


In this course you will be required to develop and demonstrat the skills and and knowledge required to to follow procedures so as to work in an environmentally sustainable manner to ensure regulatory compliance and also aims at minimising environmental risks and maximises the environmental performance of the process and of an organisation.


Details of Learning Activities

Integrated learning with LMTGN4002A Participate in product engineering, consisting of theory and practical components, including guest lecturers/industry experts, relating to product engineering for footwear; carried out in a simulated workplace environment, to enhance the development of the skills and knowledge required to develop footwear product.
 


Teaching Schedule

Week 1-14

Students to:

• obtain a basic understanding of sustainability

• Identify environmental hazards/risks, resource use and inefficiencies associated with own workplace (at an appropriate level)

• follow procedures related to environmental performance.

• the minimum of resources is used consistent with the job requirements, good practice and the procedures.

Week 15

Students to give a 5min presentation of final assessment task

Week 16

Feedback and review of final assessment

Overview of Assessment
Tasks that have not be authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary. Assessment will consist of both theory and practical based exercises, predominantly in class but some out of class research and information formatting may be required as well.

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Tasks that have not be authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary. Assessment will consist of both theory and practical based exercises, predominantly in class but some out of class research and information formatting may be required as well.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task One:
Identify one component that is listed in the Production engineering specification sheet and Identify resources used in it’s manufacturer and report on any Environmental and resource effiency issues. Findings are to be given in a 5min presentation.

Assessment Task Two:
Identify and record own work place sustainable practices. Documentation and recomendations are to be submitted.
 


Assessment Matrix

 

Assessment 1

Presentation
 

Assessment 2

 

Diary
 

Identify current resource use and environmental issues.          X          X
Comply with environmental regulations.          X          X
Seek opportunities to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency.          X                      X

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