Course Title: Access and use information resources for textile production operations

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: MANU6059C

Course Title: Access and use information resources for textile production operations

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3221 - Certificate III in Textile Production

Course Contact : Peter Bonnell

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171

Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to access and use information resources for textile production operations.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTTX2017B Access and use information resources for textile production operations

Element:

1 Identify and locate textile production information resources

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Information needs are identified and confirmed with appropriate personnel.
1.2 Workplace information resources to assist in textile production operations are identified and located.
1.3 Direction is sought from appropriate personnel where required, in locating and obtaining information.
1.4 Information resources appropriate to work requirements and/or application are checked for currency and authenticity.

Element:

2 Access textile production information

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Relevant information is located using simple search techniques.
2.2 Symbols, codes, legends, abbreviations and textile production terminology are interpreted correctly.
2.3 Information is accessed and relevant application understood.
2.4 Information on OHS practices and procedures is accessed and related to work activity.
2.5 Clarification or further explanation of information is obtained, where required.
2.6 Information is noted and summarised, if necessary, for subsequent
Use

Element:

3 Use information resources

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Information resources are used to assist in textile production operations.
3.2 Where applicable, work is undertaken according to acquired
Information

Element:

4 Store information resources

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Information resources are stored appropriately to ensure security, prevention of damage, and retrieval.
4.2 Currency of documentation is referred to and maintained.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course you will be able to identify and locate textile production information resources, access textile production information, use information resources and store information resources.


Details of Learning Activities

In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.

Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.

When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.

You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.

RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training.


Teaching Schedule

In general you ill be taught by 5 means within a workplace training conext as follows:

1. Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours 
2. Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3. Complete manuals 4 hours
4. Supervised skill development to competency 20 hours 
5. Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours

You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Not Applicable


References

Not Applicable


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to and locate textile production information resources, access textile production information, use information resources and store information resources.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you identify and locate textile production information resources, access textile production information, use information resources and store information resources (you can check the performance criteria above for more detials of these skills). You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all these operations. 


Assessment Matrix

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