Course Title: Evaluate vendor products and equipment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5194

Course Title: Evaluate vendor products and equipment

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 20.0

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)
COSC5318C	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2009, Term1 2010, Term1 2011, Term2 2011

Course Contact: Radhu Punchanathan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1409

Course Contact Email: radhu@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit defines the competency required to evaluate a range of vendor products and equipment against a client’s business requirements.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

This course is co-delivered & co-assessed with three other courses:
COSC5354C  Acquire system components
COSC5325C  Determine maintenance strategy
COSC5328C  Install and configure single segment LAN switch

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	ICAA5150A Evaluate vendor products and equipment
Elements:	1. Establish business requirements
	2. Identify vendor products and equipment
	3. Evaluate vendor products, services and equipment
	4. Prepare evaluation report

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignment, practical demonstrations, online quizzes and a final exam. You will be asked to demonstrate your work to your teacher to ensure relevant competency standards are met. You will be provided feedback throughout the course.