Course Title: Develop work priorities
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: OFFC5315C
Course Title: Develop work priorities
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4375 - Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: Jade.Cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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 unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and obtain feedback on own work performance and access learning opportunities for professional development. This unit applies to individuals who are required to design their own work schedules and work plans and to establish priorities for their work. They will typically hold some responsibilities for the work of others and have some autonomy in relation to their own role.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBWOR404 Develop work priorities |
Element: |
1. Plan and complete own work schedule |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Prepare workgroup plans which reflect consideration of resources, client needs and workgroup targets 1.2 Analyse and incorporate work objectives and priorities into personal schedules and responsibilities 1.3 Identify factors affecting the achievement of work objectives and establish contingencies and incorporate them into work plans 1.4 Efficiently and effectively use business technology to manage and monitor planning completion and scheduling of tasks |
Element: |
2. Monitor own work performance |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and analyse personal performance through self-assessment and feedback from others on the achievement of work objectives 2.2 Seek and evaluate feedback on performance from colleagues and clients in the context of individual and group requirements 2.3 Routinely identify and report on variations in the quality of service and performance in accordance with organisational requirements |
Element: |
3. Co-ordinate professional development |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Assess personal knowledge and skills against organisational benchmarks to determine development needs and priorities 3.2 Research and identify sources and plan for opportunities for improvement in consultation with colleagues 3.3 Use feedback to identify and develop ways to improve competence within available opportunities 3.4 Identify, access and complete professional development activities to assist career development 3.5 Store and maintain records and documents relating to achievements and assessments in accordance with organisational requirements |
Learning Outcomes
See elements above
Details of Learning Activities
Face to face and or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL), during simulations and classroom based learning
• Observations of performance in the workplace and industry placement or simulated environment will be a valuable part of your learning experience
• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
• Online discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas
• Self directed study time to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
• To further facilitate learning, students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
Teaching Schedule
BSBWOR404 Develop Work Priorities by dates 2018 FT
Week # |
Week beginning |
Wednesday 1:30-4:30 PM
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8 |
14/02 |
1. Plan and complete own work schedule 1.1 Prepare workgroup plans which reflect consideration of resources, client needs and workgroup targets 1.2 Analyse and incorporate work objectives and priorities into personal schedules and responsibilities
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9 |
21/02 |
1.3 Identify factors affecting the achievement of work objectives and establish contingencies and incorporate them into work plans 1.4 Efficiently and effectively use business technology to manage and monitor planning completion and scheduling of tasks
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10 |
28/02 |
2. Monitor own work performance · prepare and communicate own work plan · schedule work objectives and tasks to support the achievement of the workgroup goals · review own work performance against workgroup objectives through self-assessment and seeking and acting on feedback from clients and colleagues · plan and access learning opportunities to extend personal work competencies. |
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11 |
07/03 |
2.1 Identify and analyse personal performance through self-assessment and feedback from others on the achievement of work objectives 2.2 Seek and evaluate feedback on performance from colleagues and clients in the context of individual and group requirements 2.3 Routinely identify and report on variations in the quality of service and performance in accordance with organisational requirements
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12 |
14/03 |
· explain how business technology applications can be used to schedule tasks and plan work · explain techniques to prepare personal plans and establish priorities · identify methods to identify and prioritise personal learning needs · outline a range of professional development options · explain methods to elicit, analyse and interpret feedback · provide a detailed explanation of methods that can be used to evaluate own performance. WIL Work Integrated Learning |
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13 |
21/03 |
3. Co-ordinate professional development 3.1 Assess personal knowledge and skills against organisational benchmarks to determine development needs and priorities |
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14 |
28/03 |
3.2 Research and identify sources and plan for opportunities for improvement in consultation with colleagues 3.3 Use feedback to identify and develop ways to improve competence within available opportunities |
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15 |
03/04 |
Mid Semester Break |
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16 |
10/04 |
Placement
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17 |
17/04 |
Placement
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18 |
25/04 |
Public Holiday
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19 |
01/05 |
3.4 Identify, access and complete professional development activities to assist career development 3.5 Store and maintain records and documents relating to achievements and assessments in accordance with organisational requirements |
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and/or audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic or at a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activity.
Please click the following link for further information https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials
Assessment Tasks
Full Time Students
Written Assessment/ Feedback/Self-Assessment/Modification Due 16.05.2018
Evidence log due by 1.06.2018
Assessment Matrix
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