Course Title: Prepare reports
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: COMM7312C
Course Title: Prepare reports
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5305 - Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
Course Contact: Namrita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4309
Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Geraldine Walton - teacher
Nominal Hours: 60
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
There are none
Course Description
This unit covers the process of preparing comprehensive reports for a rural, horticultural or land management setting and defines the standard required to: identify the purpose of the report and verify it with the client; conduct research and compile information; draw conclusions from research supported by reasoned argument and supporting information; make recommendations if required and reference to information and conclusions; produce a correctly formatted report document that uses appropriate language and terminology, is arranged in a logical order, and provides details on information sources and consultation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
AHCWRK503A Prepare reports |
Element: |
1. Research material |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Topic of the report is identified and described. |
Element: |
2. Evaluate information |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Information collected is relevant and sufficient to provide a full report. |
Element: |
3. Produce a document |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Language is applicable to the task and audience. |
Element: |
4. Deliver an oral presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Language is applicable to the task and audience. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
• Lectures
• Class Discussions
• Class Activities
• Worksheets
Teaching Schedule
Week | Week beginning | Topic |
1. | 11 Feb | Introduction to course |
2. | 18 Feb | Summarising, Paraphrasing & Quoting Referencing |
3. | 25 Feb | Sentence Structure Punctuation Paragraph structure |
4. | 4 March | Anglesea Camp (4-7 March) |
5. | 11 March | Writing Reports and Workplace Documents |
6. | 18 March | Writing Reports and Technical Documents |
7. | 25 March | Using Graphics and Tables in a Report |
7. | 1 April | EASTER/ MID-SEMESTER BREAK |
8. | 8 April | Report Writing support |
9. | 15 April | Planning and Presenting an Oral Presentation |
10. | 22 April | Anzac day Public Holiday Thursday 25th April |
11. | 29 April | Gannt charts |
12. | 6 May | Writing a Funding Proposal – Group Project |
13. | 13 May | Writing a Funding Proposal – Group Project |
14. | 20 May | Writing a Funding Proposal – Group Project |
15. | 27 May | Oral Presentation |
16. | 3 June | Oral Presentation |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course may include written and oral reports, tests and quizzes.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Number 1: Written Report: Assessment of the Vegetation Community in a Natural Area
Issued Week:1
Due Date: 12th April
Assessment weighting % of final mark: CA/NYC
Assessment Number 2: Written Proposal (Request for Funding) – Group Project
Issued Week: 12
Due Date: 31st May
Assessment weighting % of final mark: 50%
Assessment Number 3: Oral Report
Issued Week: 9
Due Date: Weeks 15-16
Assessment weighting % of final mark: 50%
Assessment Matrix
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