Course Title: Work effectively in a telecommunications technology team
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: EMPL7016C
Course Title: Work effectively in a telecommunications technology team
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C2220 - Certificate II in Telecommunications Cabling
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Eddie Vanda
Telephone: +613 9925 4456
Email: eddie.vanda@rmit.edu.au
Kenneth Falzon
Telephone: +613 9925 4716
Email: kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 20
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
Course Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to perform individual work and work with others in a telecommunications technology.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTWOR2141A Work effectively in a telecommunications technology team |
Element: |
1. Plan skills development |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Seek advice on future career directions with appropriate people |
Element: |
2. Organise personal work priorities |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Ensure that work goals and objectives are understood, negotiated and agreed according to organisational requirements |
Element: |
3. Participate in a team |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Consult team members to identify team purpose , roles , responsibilities , goals , plans and objectives |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in a variety of teaching methods including: lectures, tutorials,practicals, class discussion, oral presentations, group work on projects, audio-visual presentations, and work on assignments and report writing.
The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of all elements of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. The learning activities will include lectures, class room tutorials, practical exercises and work simulated projects.
Work simulation activities focus on technical leadership activities, which include:
- team building,
- identifying a team member’s work task,
- clear and concise dissemination of ideas and information,
- planning and organising activities to meet requested standards.
The student will demonstrate leadership characteristics, such as:
- problem solving,
- keeping records, and
- documenting tasks.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1. Introduction and course overview
Assessment requirements handed out:
Assignment 1 due week 8
Assignment 2 due week 34
Oral Presentation due week 17-18
Week 2. Saving Private Ryan’ DVD
Week 3. Teams vs Groups
Week 4. Teacher-led presentation and discussions on:
Week 5. Teamwork (PPT)
Week 6. Activities: Why groups exist; Work team attributes; Features of a coin
Week 7. Establishing communication processes
Week 8. Communicating with the team and management
Week 9. Activity: teams to develop guidelines on how team meetings will be run throughout the course
Week 10.“What is involved in being a team leader?”
Week 2O. Organise and actively participate in your team meetings
Week 21. Leading by example
Week 22. Ethical behaviour
Week 23. Contrasting ethical and unethical behaviour, practising the steps for making ethical decisions
Week 24. Examining the benefits of creating an ethical workplace
Week 25. Developing a plan for applying ethical behaviour in the workplace
Week 26. Communicating expectations, roles and responsibilities
Week 27. Assignment 1 due / Setting goals and objectives
Week 28. Team participation
Week 29. Accountability and responsibility
Week 30. Supporting the team
Week 31. Providing feedback
Week 32. Dealing with issues and concerns
Week 33. Managing conflict
Week 34. Assignment 2 due / Problem solving and decision making
Week 35. Team presentations: Oral Presentation
Week 36. Team presentations: Oral Presentation
Student Directed Hours
* In this course, minimum student directed hours are 4 in addition to 16 scheduled teaching hours.
* Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignments, individual student-teacher course-related consultation, and oral presentation preparation.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Movie: 'Saving Private Ryan' |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:
Assessment 1: Assignment
Assessment 2: Oral presentation
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Element/Performance Criteria covered |
Assignment |
Oral presentation |
1.1 |
x |
x |
1.2 |
x |
x |
1.3 |
x |
x |
1.4 |
x |
x |
1.5 |
x |
x |
2.1 |
x |
x |
2.2 |
x |
x |
2.3 |
x |
x |
3.1 |
x |
x |
3.2 |
x |
x |
3.3 |
x |
x |
3.4 |
x |
x |
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete the following three assessment tasks:
1. Assignment 1 - handed out in week 1, due in Week 8
2. Assignment 2 - handed out in week 1, due in Week 34
3. Oral presentation - handed out in week 1, due in Week 35 or 36 as scheduled
All assessment tasks need to be successfully completed to demonstrate competence.
Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not yet Competent
DNS Did not Submit
Assessment Matrix
| Assignment Task | Elements |
| Assignment 1 |
1 and 2 |
| Assignment 2 | 2 and 3 |
| Oral presentation | 1,2 and 3 |
Other Information
Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:
• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
Study and Learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are:
- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support
Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
Late Submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special Consideration:
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration to find more information about special consideration
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please Refer: http://www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Email Communication:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
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