Course Title: Undertake research and analysis
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6102
Course Title: Undertake research and analysis
Portfolio: BUS
Nominal Hours: 40.0
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) |
MATH5332C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
650T TAFE Business |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2014,
Term1 2015, Term2 2013 |
Course Contact: Sally Parrott
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175
Course Contact Email: sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit covers research and analysis to develop advice and recommendations. It includes identifying and undertaking research, analysing information and applying the results of analysis, maintaining information systems, and compiling reports from information. In practice, undertaking research and analysis may overlap with other generalist or specialist public sector work activities such as acting ethically, complying with legislation, providing client service, developing policy, preparing for community engagement, initiating projects, developing procedures for service delivery, undertaking scientific research, detecting fraud, identifying contaminated sites, assessing security risks, undertaking court listing activities, determining liability, etc.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
PSPGOV504B Undertake research and analysis |
Elements: |
1. Identify and undertake research |
2. Analyse information and apply the results of analysis |
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3. Maintain information systems |
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4. Compile reports from information systems |
Learning Outcomes
This unit covers research and analysis to develop advice and recommendations. It includes identifying and undertaking research, analysing information and applying the results of analysis, maintaining information systems, and compiling reports from information.
Overview of Assessment
Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignments, journals, presentation and written or test. Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.