Course Title: Apply cost factors to work practices

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: BUSM5837C

Course Title: Apply cost factors to work practices

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C3227 - Certificate III in Clothing 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, a person is required to contribute to and be involved in the assessment of cost factors in their work. This may be done individually or in a team environment.
The person is able to assess the relative costs of the alternatives and use this as one of the key factors in making decisions. Decisions are made within the scope of the employee’s authority and according to procedures. Typical decisions include those that contribute to the efficient organisation of own work and the improvement of production time and cycle times.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MCMT230A Apply cost factors to work practices

Element:

1. Identify in own work area major cost components of product
or process

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify cost components in the product or process in own work
area
1.2 Recognise the impact of current or alternative actions on costs

Element:

2. Identify constraints to cost efficiency

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify required production/process rate and major costs
2.2 Identify costs factors under the control of the individual or team
2.3 Relate identified costs factors to impact on overall cost of
production/process
2.4 Identify cost factors that are a constraint to cost efficiency in own
work area

Element:

3. Apply cost efficient work practices

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Express the implications of possible actions/changes to improve cost
efficiency in simple financial terms
3.2 Identify non-financial implications of proposed changes in discussion
with relevant people
3.3 Select actions which minimise overall costs
3.4 Monitor actions to ensure cost efficiency in own work area is
maintained


Learning Outcomes


By the end of the course the participant will be able to identify in their own work area major cost components of product or process and also identify the constraints to cost efficiency and apply cost efficient work practices.


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 over 5 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 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 a and your ability to identify major cost components of product or process and also identify the constraints to cost efficiency and apply cost efficient work practices. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Tasks

You will be assessed by observation as you identify major cost components of product or process and also identify the constraints to cost efficiency and apply cost efficient work practices (you can check the performance criteria above fore more details of these skills). Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.


Assessment Matrix

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