Course Title: Apply competitive manufacturing practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: MIET5820C
Course Title: Apply competitive manufacturing practices
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: 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
In a typical scenario, an organisation has embarked on the competitive manufacturing path. This requires certain critical skills and principles to be practised in order for competitive manufacturing to succeed. These skills are to be used within the scope of the person’s job authority.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MCMS200A Apply competitive manufacturing practices |
Element: |
1. Focus on the basic competitive manufacturing concepts |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify customers and their needs/requirements |
Element: |
2. Improve the product/process value |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify customer features/benefits in the product |
Element: |
3. Use competitive manufacturing tools |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Select appropriate tools for the job/process |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to focus on the basic competitive manufacturing concepts, improve the product/process value and use competitive manufacturing tools.
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 will 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 will be taught by 5 means withina workpalce training context 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 30 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 focus on the basic competitive manufacturing concepts, improve the product/process value and use competitive manufacturing tools. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
You will be assessed by observation as you demonstrate your ability to focus on the basic competitive manufacturing concepts, improve the product/process value and use competitive manufacturing tools (you can check the performance criteria above for more details of these skills). You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all these operations.
Assessment Matrix
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