Course Title: Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4210

Course Title: Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 30.0

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
SOSK5182C	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face	Term2 2009, Term1 2010

Course Contact: Michelle Mosiere

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5455

Course Contact Email: michelle.mosiere@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers the fundamental principles that underpin professional practice such as compliance, confidentiality, conflict resolution, and professional ethics.
The course examines the legal framework of these principles and explores its applications through procedures, guidelines, policies and standards.
The content is contextualised within the financial services industry.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites and co-requisites for this unit.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	FNSICIND401B Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry
Elements:	FNSICIND401B/01 Identify the scope, sectors and responsibilities of the industry
	FNSICIND401B/02 Identify and apply financial services industry guidelines, procedures and legislation
	FNSICIND401B/03 Manage information
	FNSICIND401B/04 Plan work to be completed taking into consideration time, resources and other constraints
	FNSICIND401B/05 Develop and maintain personal competency

Learning Outcomes

Refer to the performance elements and the performance criteria of this unit.

Overview of Assessment

Throughout the semester students will be able to gauge their progress by completing and discussing class exercises.

This formative feedback will highlight to students areas in which they may need to do more work to achieve competency.