Course Title: Provide geographic information systems data
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2010
Course Code: COSC5959C
Course Title: Provide geographic information systems data
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5237 - Diploma of Spatial Information Services
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Thierry Demathieu
+61 3 9925 8359
thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
William Ntuwah
+61 3 9925 4445
Nominal Hours: 25
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 covers developing and applying data management and analytical tools to produce specified outcomes.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LGAPLEM512A Provide geographic information systems data |
Element: |
1. Analyse request to develop solution |
Performance Criteria: |
Performance Criteria |
Element: |
2. Assess data availability |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Availability of required data sets is ascertained through |
Element: |
3. Assess data quality |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Data is assessed for integrity to determine suitability for task. |
Element: |
4. Run standard query |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Appropriate standard query is selected. |
Element: |
5. Validate outcome |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Appropriate data validation procedures are determined. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led :
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in developing and applying data management and analytical tools and tasks associated with the elements above including the use of computers and relevant software/s and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.
Student managed:
Develop data management strategies to determine suitable sources of information for the creation of new spatial data sets to industry standards.
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises. Individual exercises carrying out research, computations, data compilation and appraisal.
Teaching Schedule
Refer to the Blackboard for any changes or announcements
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
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References
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Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of:
• consideration of integrity of data
• ensure end result meets customer needs, including time frames.
• together with the ability to perform the outcomes described in the Elements to the required performance level detailed in the Performance Criteria.
Assessment Tasks
Observation, using a skills checklist of performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard during practical work exercises within a simulated workplace project; including collection methods and techniques related to the project objectives..
Assessment Matrix
Element 1 | Analyse request to develop solution | Assignment 1 |
Element 2 | Assess data availability | Assignment 1 |
Element 3 | Assess data quality | Assignment 2 |
Element 4 | Validate outcome |
Assignment 3 |
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