Course Title: Research and evaluate processes and products
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: GRAP5217C
Course Title: Research and evaluate processes and products
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C6086 - Advanced Diploma of Fashion and Textiles Merchandising
Course Contact : Loraine Grant
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9145
Course Contact Email:loraine.grant@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 80
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
nil Nil
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge to research and evaluate processes and products.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTGN6003B Research and evaluate processes and products |
Element: |
1. Research global and domestic trends |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Global and domestic trends are researched and forecasted in relation to processes and products. 1.2 Developments in technology are investigated to ensure all possibilities are considered. 1.3 Implications of global and domestic trends on local industry are identified.
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Element: |
2. Identify manufacturing capabilities or implications |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Manufacturing capabilties are identified in consultation with relevant personnel on issues such as human resources, materials, financial restraints, equipment capabilities, timelines, efficiency and OHS practices, 2.2 Options or requirements for use of external resources to undertake parts of work is determined when defining production capabilities. |
Element: |
3. Contribute to strategic planning |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Paramaters are claried, in consultation with production development, sales and marketing team, management and client where required, 3.2 A strategy plan and critical path plan is developed, when necessary. 3.3 Constraints are identified and taken into account when formulating strategic plan. |
Element: |
4. Prepare reports and presentations |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Relevant information is identified and compiled. 4.2 Data is checked for accuracy and relevance, when required. 4.3 Reports and presentations are prepared
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Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
The course provides students with the opportunity to work in the textiles, clothing and footwear industry for two weeks in a nominated company organised through a work experience program.
The main learning activities in this course are lectures, workshops, tutorials, case studies, problem solving activities, and guest speakers,. Students are required to actively participate in class
discussions, problem solving activities and case study analysis.
Details of the Learning Activities : Weekly lectures are used to teach the knowledge of trends from a global and domestic design, technology developments in production and manufacturing with an
emphasise on total quality management, f ollowed by in-depth class discussions, problem solving and case study analysis.
A brief will be given for the development of a workplace action plan based on primary research conducted in the workplace leading to possible changes and recommendations to improve workplace practices.
Through this work placement program, the students research the following relating to their individual company placement
(a) Company’s trends, inclusive of design trends from within a global or domestic market, forecasting, developments in technology,
market forces, export and import practices, supply or raw materials and quality standards, practices and regulations.
(b) Materials, equipment, human resources, financial restraints, tiemlines, efficiency, production priorities
(c) Production, product development, sales and marketing team and management
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Date | Lecture Topics |
Tutorials
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1 |
Total quality management systems | Quality concepts/principles | |
2 | Quality assurance | Quality concepts/principles | |
3 | Quality audits | Quality concepts/principles | |
4 | Quality controls | Quality concepts/principles | |
5 | Control systems | Quality concepts/principles | |
6 | Role of controls | Quality concepts/principles | |
7 | Manufacturing & services | Quality concepts/principles | |
8 | Product & service quality dimensions | Quality concepts/principles | |
9 | Research methods | Primary/secondary sources | |
10 | Industry preparation | Work integrated Learning | |
11 | Industry preparation | Industry expectations | |
12 | Industry preparation | Industry outcomes | |
13 | Work Experience/Placement (1) | ||
14 | Work Experience/Placement (1) | ||
15 | Preparation for second placement | Primary/secondary research | |
16 | Preparation for second placement | Primary/secondary research | |
17 | Preparation for second placement | Primary/secondary research | |
18 | Work Experience Placement (2) | First placement - Workplace Action Plan due | |
19 | Work Experience/Placement (2) | ||
20 | |||
21 | Second placement - workplace action plan due |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Quality Management textbooks, websites industry databases, company briefing. powerpoijnt presentations and on-line information
Overview of Assessment
To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency.
Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including (recording all technical documentation in a workbook, exercises completed in class, exercises completed outside class times, producing a folio and checklists completed by the class teacher during class exercises. )
Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.
Units assessed as ‘not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ‘competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.
All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.
Assessment Tasks
Assignment Brief:
The assignment is based on student observations and experiences allocated to the workplacement company. The purposes of this assessment is to research and evaluate processes and products
in the workplace against quality assurance policies and procedures. A written workplace action plan is to be producted on the current quality systems and procedures in relation to the allocated deppartment, section and or work area.
A research methodology is used using a qualitative method such as an Observation Checklist nominating a range five key areas and practices which form the basis for improved quality procedures and couses of action. The Observation Checklist is
the evidence required to guide to support the findings and recommendations.
Assessment Matrix
ASSESSMENT :
No. Category Marks 100%
1 Title page: (usual details)
2 Company background (300 words)
3 Current Operations (400 words)
4 Observational findings (700 words)
4.1 Interactions, people, procedures, processes
4.2 Action/procedure
4.2 Outcomes
5 Evaluation – evaluate the outcomes with Management Quality sources using using Harvard in-text referencing (700 words)
6 Conclusion (A brief statement)
7 Recommendations (suggest suitable changes) (100 words)
8 Reference list & Harvard (in-text - body of the report)
9 Appendices – Observation Checklist and responses
(Five key areas identified)
10 Grammar, language, expression, spelling – clear, concise
Total marks: 100%
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