Course Title: Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: COSC5981C
Course Title: Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6098 - Advanced 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
Trent Rhodes
trent.rhodes@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 35
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
Nil.
Course Description
This unit relates to the management of application architecture
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LGAPLEM607A Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems |
Element: |
1. Develop applications |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Council needs and constraints in relation to GIS are identified |
Element: |
2. Monitor effectiveness of applications |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Applications are monitored and evaluated against Council and user requirements |
Element: |
3. Customise processes to improve the efficiency of GIS environments |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Appropriate macros and scripts are designed to customise software applications to meet Council needs |
Element: |
4. Manage and store spatial data sets |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 New source data is updated and inserted into a digital base using appropriate hardware/software |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led :
Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in the outcomes required to develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems and tasks associated with the elements above including the use of computers and relevant software/s, capabilities of survey methodologies and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.
Student managed:
Develop data management strategies to develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems to industry standards.
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises.
Individual exercises carrying out research, computations, data compilation and appraisal.
Teaching Schedule
The teaching schedule is available in the Distributed Learning System (Blackboard). Refer to it for any changes or announcements.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Refer to: http://rmit.libguides.com/spatial
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment of this unit will involve completion of the simulated workplace project and the Evaluation of portfolio, using a checklist, of the performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard including collection methods and techniques related to the project objectives.
Observation, using a skills checklist, of performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard during practical fieldwork exercises within a simulated workplace project.
Assessment will require demonstration of:
• Consistence performance of each element of the unit across a representative range of applications, autonomously and to requirements
• Performance criteria for each element of competence
• Underpinning knowledge and skills specified.
Assessment Matrix
The Assessment and Assessment Matrix are available in the Distributed Learning System (Blackboard). Refer to it for any changes or announcements.
Other Information
This is a new course in 2010.
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