Course Title: Specifications B

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2009

Course Code: GRAP5127L

Course Title: Specifications B

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C5166 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear

Course Contact : Rhonda Ingwersen

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9214

Course Contact Email:rhonda.ingwersen@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Mary Mirt - mary.mirt@rmit.edu

Nominal Hours: 20

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

Specifications A

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare and confirm workplace procedures for use in a TCF enterprise. 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

LMTMTGN01A Prepare procedures and specifications

Element:

LMTMTGN01A/01 Identify relevant requirements

Performance Criteria:

a. Information required for standard operating procedures is identified and assembled.
b. Specification requirements and format are established and confirmed, where necessary

Element:

LMTMTGN01A/02 Prepare specifications

Performance Criteria:

a. Specifications are written in an appropriate format, to ensure requirements can be met.
b. Special needs are incorporated into the specifications.
c. Specifications are written in a manner that is clear and understood in the workplace.

Element:

LMTMTGN01A/03 Prepare standard operating procedures and/or manuals

Performance Criteria:

a. Information needed to establish the operating procedures and/or manual is collected, reviewed and interpreted in accordance with workplace procedures
LMTMTGN01A/03 Prepare standard operating procedures and/or manuals
b. Documentation is prepared to formalise processes for achieving the enterprise objectives.

c. Responsibility for all updates and changes to the procedures or manuals is assigned or designated.

Element:

LMTMTGN01A/04 Review procedures and specifications against standards

Performance Criteria:

a. Compliance with the procedures and specification requirements is monitored in relation to the required application.
b. Results are assessed, reported and/or acted upon according to enterprise procedures.

Element:

LMTMTGN01A/05 Maintain records

Performance Criteria:

a. Records of procedures and specifications are maintained and associated reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures.
b. Presentations on production performance and developments are made at management meetings in accordance with workplace procedures.


Learning Outcomes


Students will develop the skills and knowledge required in:
1. Developing procedures and manuals by means of appropriate collation, sequencing and revision of specifications (and related information)
2. Evaluation of the effectiveness of specifications and procedures through the application of assessment techniques.
3. Collection and presentation of information by means of computer software and other appropriate methods.


Details of Learning Activities

1. You will be using various resources, including the internet, to collect information necessary for the development of industry standard garment specifications.

2. The information will be collated in reports using computer software such as Microsoft Excel and Adobe Illustrator and presented.


Teaching Schedule

Week 1 – 2
Introduction to course
Assessment overviews, etc.
Webquest
Weeks 3 – 4
Trims information
Week 5
Assessment of class work to date
Week 6 – 9
Finishing manual
Week 10
Final Assessment/feedback


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Tasks that have not been authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is necessary to demonstrate that you can:

1. Follow correct Occupational Health and Safety procedures
2. Collect information necessary for the development of procedures / manuals that are in accordance with workplace requirements
3. Carry out trials in order to evaluate any changes to specifications / procedures
4. Collate recorded information and present findings in accordance with workplace practices such as: use of Power Point presentations at formal meetings; use of common software (Word and Excel) or other specific software in the preparation of reports to management and in the development of manuals.



Assessment Tasks

Submission of :

• Portfolio of class work – 50%
• Packaging manual – 50%


Assessment Matrix

  Portfolio Packaging Manual
1. Identify types of specification sheet                        X X
2. Identify specification standards used by industry X X
3. Prepare specification sheet for fashion product X X
4. Test specifications X X

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