Course Title: Prepare budgets
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: ACCT5183C
Course Title: Prepare budgets
School: 130T Engineering (TAFE)
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6065 - Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services
Course Contact : Stephen Larsen Program Coordinator
Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4742
Course Contact Email:stephen.larsen@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Thierry Demathieu - spatial teacher - (03) 9925 8359 - thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 40
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
None
Course Description
This unit applies to all types of budgets
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
PRSIR27A Prepare budgets |
Element: |
Analyse current position |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Historical data on income and expenditure are considered |
Element: |
Forecast income and expenditure |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 All parameters relevant to forecast period are assessed for impact on projected position |
Element: |
Identify context for budget |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Links between the budget and organisation business plans are identified |
Element: |
Prepare final budget |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Comments on draft budget are considered and relevant parties are advised of implications |
Element: |
Prepare working budget |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 The draft budget is in an appropriate format, is clear, accurate and easily understood by users |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Teacher led :
Computer Lab, classroom or tutorial instruction in the requirements and related tasks associated with developing and implementing a business plan including the use of computers and relevant software/s, capabilities of survey methodologies and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.
Student managed:
Maintain client and staff dealings using written, oral and/or electronic communications.
Organise management strategies to prepare budgets to industry standards.
Carry out individual exercises comprising research, planning, analysis, computations, data compilation, appraisal and presentation.
Compilation of Portfolio of the business plan development and implementation, examples of work, management reports and data management records.
Teaching Schedule
Session1: Introduction to Remote Sensing -1
Session2: Introduction to Remote Sensing -2
Session3: Introduction to Remote Sensing - 3
Session4: Introduction to image analysis
Session5: Multispec
Session6: Clustering
Session7: Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) techniques using Multispec
Session8: Change Detection
Session9: Cyrax 3D Laser Scanning System
Session10: Introduction to Photogrammetry
Session11: Aerial photographs
Session12: Parallax
Session13: Stereovision-stereoscopes
Session14: Mosaics
Session15: Control
Session16: Ground_Control_Targets
Session17: Revision
Session18: Presentation
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Acts and Regulations, Occupational Health and Safety Commission.
A Bannister and S Raymond, Surveying, 6th edition, 1992, Pitman
Elfick Fryer Brinkner Wolf, Elementary Surveying, 9th edition, 1994, Harper Collins
F A Shepard, Advanced Engineering Surveying problems and solutions, Arnold.
William Irvine, Surveying for Construction, McGraw Hill
http://www.rmit.edu.au/ - Online@RMIT – Program and Course information, documents, resources and links.
http://www.lands.vic.gov.au/ - Land Channel (Victoria) - Survey Mark Enquiry Service, GPSnet, Maps & Images, Property Information, Land Management.
http://www.isaust.org.au - Institute of Surveyors, Australia
http://www.mappingsciences.org.au - Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia
http://www.anzlic.org.au - ANZLIC: Australian and New Zealand Spatial Information Council
http://www.surveyorsboard.vic.gov.au - Surveyors Board, Victoria – Survey Practice Handbook, Key Legislation for Surveyors.
http://www.icsm.gov.au/ - Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping - Standards and Practices for Control Surveys
http://www.ga.gov.au/ - Geoscience Australia – National Mapping Agency, Geocentric Datum of Australia, GPS
http://www.workcover.vic.gov.au
http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au
Overview of Assessment
This course is to be delivered and assessed as part of a Land Development Project within a simulated workplace environment and under a normal range of work conditions.
The assessment is done through a combination of:
• Production of project based deliverables to industry standards
• Written report covering the elements within this competency.
• Presentation of a portfolio in accordance with the program standards (SIS Quality Plan) including references, coursework, reports and management records.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 = survey control network
Assessment 2 = spatial plan
Assessment 3 = Crown allotment plan
Assessment 4 = Consultant fee proposal
Assessment Matrix
Element: Identify context for budget = Assessment 1, 4
Element: Analyse current position = Assessment 1, 2, 3, 4
Element: Forecast income and expenditure = Assessment 1, 2
Element: Prepare working budget = Assessment 4
Element: Prepare final budget = Assessment 1, 2, 3, 4
Other Information
The assessment for this course requires students to maintain and present on request a Training Record Book that details their participation in both simulated and workplace assessment activities and achievement of the units or elements of competence which underpin delivery of this course.
Assessment dates.
Assessment due dates will be issued on commencement of the course. Submission of all prescribed assessment tasks by the due dates is expected.
Students are required to participate in the OH&S induction program for this course and at all times follow the occupational health and safety policies and procedures demonstrating appropriate behaviours to ensure the safety of self and others.
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