Course Title: Identify Industry Laws and Regulations and Apply Them to Workplace Activities

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4171

Course Title: Identify Industry Laws and Regulations and Apply Them to Workplace Activities

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 30.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM5995C	City Campus	TAFE	345T Media and Communication	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2011, Term1 2012, Term2 2013

Course Contact: Program administrator

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email: mctafe@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to identify industry laws and regulations and apply them to workplace activities.

The competency Identify Industry Laws and Regulations and Apply Them to Workplace Activities is taught within the course Industry Overview. In this course you explore the laws and regulations governing the industry. You also increase your knowledge of the writing and publishing industry through contact with a broad range of people who are currently working in different areas of the industry and look at issues of health and safety that may affect you as a writer or editor.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

At RMIT the competency Identify Industry Laws and Regulations and Apply Them to Workplace Activities is delivered and assessed along with the competencies Develop and Apply Industry Knowledge(CUFGEN01A) and Maintain Workplace Safety (BSBCMN311A)

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CUFGEN02A Identify Industry Laws and Regulations and Apply Them to Workplace Activities
Elements:	1. Seek information on laws and regulations that apply to the industry
	2. Comply  with workplace policies and procedures relating to laws and regulations that apply to the workplace

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be familiar with the different areas of writing and publishing industry. You will also have an awareness of copyright law and of issues surrounding your health and safety as a writer and / or editor.  

Overview of Assessment

Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through written assignments and a research project.<!--EndFragment-->