Course Title: Acquire system components

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5194

Course Title: Acquire system components

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 10.0

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)

COSC6071C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2012

Course Contact: Radhu Punchanathan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99251409

Course Contact Email: radhu@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course defines the competency required to identify system components and to follow procedures to purchase those components.

If you are undertaking this course in Melbourne from semester 2, 2012 onwards your teacher will advise you if you require access to a computer for the course. It is recommended that you have access to a mobile computing device to allow greater flexibility in terms of where you can work on campus outside class times.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This course is co-delivered & co-assessed with three other courses:

COSC 6069C - Evaluate vendor product and equipment (ICAA5150C)
COSC 6070C - Determine maintenance strategy (ICAS5104B)
COSC 6068C - Install and configure a single segment local (ICAI5173B)
 



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICAI5087B Acquire system components

Elements:

1. Confirm system components for acquisition

2. Agree on methods of component acquisition


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency to be deemed competent.

A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge, for example:
• direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate
• review of authenticated documents from the workplace or training environment
• demonstration of techniques