Course Title: Measure and scale geometric shapes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: MANU6073C
Course Title: Measure and scale geometric shapes
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C3225 - Certificate III in Textile Fabrication
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: 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
None
Course Description
In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge to take accurate measurements and related information from customer information or actual objects or structures.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTTF2006A Measure and scale geometric shapes |
Element: |
1 Interpret information |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Drawings, sketches or diagrams provided by customer are identified and read |
Element: |
2 Obtain relevant dimensions from physical objects |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Physical dimensions are taken from buildings, architectural structures, vehicles, caravans, or marine craft, as appropriate and recorded |
Element: |
3 Record and communicate data |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Data is recorded using established workplace format and documentation |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to interpret information, obtain relevant dimensions from physical objects plus record and communicate data.
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 will be taught by 6 means within a workplace 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. Workshop 6 hours
4. Complete manuals 4 hours
5. Supervised skill development to competency 44 hours
6. 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
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Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be in the form of observation of your ability to interpret information, obtain relevant dimensions from physical objects plus record and communicate data and by questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
You will be assessed by observation as you identify and interpret information, obtain relevant dimensions from physical objects plus record and communicate data (you can check the performance criteria above for more details of these skills). You will be questioned for underpinning knowledge for all the operations.
Assessment Matrix
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