Course Title: Place and secure customer cable

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2016

Course Code: MIET7575C

Course Title: Place and secure customer cable

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
Ph: +613 9925 4456
Email: eddie.vanda@rmit.edu.au

Kenneth Falzon
Ph: +61 3 9925 4716 
Email Kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au

Appointment by email

Nominal Hours: 45

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 install customer cable infrastructure. It involves selecting cable route, setting up cable dispensers and placing and securing cable.

The activity may be for a new cable installation, upgrade of cable capacity for an existing network or subsystem, or cabling infrastructure for convergence to Next Generation Networks (NGN).

Assessment by a TITAB registered assessor is recommended.

All customer cabling work in the telecommunications, fire, security and data industries must be performed by a registered cabler. All cablers are required to register with an ACMA-accredited registrar.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTCBL2006B Place and secure customer cable

Element:

1. Prepare for task and identify cable route

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Arrange access to the site according to required procedure and comply with site security arrangements and relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards.
1.2 Notify appropriate personnel of identified safety hazards at the cabling work site.
1.3 Plan cable route identifying and avoiding other services and remote power feeding services operating at above telecommunications network voltage (TNV) on site in commercial buildings.
1.4 Select cable route to maintain required clearances and segregations according to cable plan and complying with relevant industry standards.
1.5 Confirm cable route and requirements with customer.
1.6 Select tools, equipment and cables for installation of support system from work specifications and schedules.
 

Element:

2. Set up cable dispensers

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Determine feeder locations to minimise wastage of cable and efficiency.
2.2 Set up feeders in locations to provide ease of access during hauling of cable.
2.3 Secure feeder locations to minimise safety risks during installation.
2.4 Label hauling end of the cable with unique identifier prior to placement.
 

Element:

3. Place and secure cable

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Haul and place cable in a safe manner within clearances required by industry standards, manufacturer’s and work specifications
3.2 Place cable in a neat, orderly and methodical manner, allowing sufficient excess at cable ends to facilitate termination
3.3 Inspect cable to maintain separations to comply with regulations
3.4 Install barriers to achieve separations where sufficient spatial separation cannot be met with other services
3.5 Install and trim securing anchors promptly to restrain cable movement to manufacturer’s specifications.
 

Element:

4. Complete cable installation

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Update records and cable plans promptly and accurately
4.2 Store records and plans according to customer and company requirements.
4.3 Remove installation waste and debris from worksite and dispose of according to environmental requirements to maintain safe worksite conditions.
 


Learning Outcomes


Refer to Elements


Details of Learning Activities

Students will participate in a variety of learning activities:-

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Practicals
• Class discussions
• Seminar presentations
• Group/individual work on projects
• Audio-visual presentations, site visits
• Interaction with individuals and groups within the telecommunications area.


Teaching Schedule

 Week 1. Introduction
Week 2. Section Task Preparation and Route Identification
Week 3. Arranging site access
Week 4. Complying with regulations and standards
Week 5. Notifying personnel of safety hazards
Week 6. Planning the cable route
Week 7. Commercial building construction
Week 8. Maintain segregations and follow existing support structures
Week 9. Selecting Tools
Week 10. Power and Hand tools
Week 11. Selecting Cables
Week 12. Cable types
Week 13. Conduit carriers
Week 14. Hauling devices
Week 15. Rollers and guides
Week 16. Cable winches, pullers and pushers
Week 17. Set Up Cable Dispensers
Week 18. Consider safety, ease of access, minimising cable waste and efficiency
Week 19. Label hauling end of the cable with unique identifier prior to placement
Week 20. Haul and place cable safely
Week 21. Place cable neatly allowing excess for termination
Week 22. Maintain regulatory separations and install barriers to achieve separation
Week 23. Complete Cable Installation
Week 24. Update records and cable plans
Week 25. Store records and plans
Week 26. Remove installation waste and debris
Week 27. How to use a continuous rodder
Week 28. Bend radius
Week 29. Cable preparation instructions for set screw clamp
Week 30. NCG cable grip fitting procedure
Week 31. Sample safe work method statement and template TCA 1 TCA 2
Week 32. Sample drafting diagrams
Week 33. Revision
Week 34. Practical Test
Week 35. Closed Book test
Week 36. Practical test and Closed Book test Resite,

* In this course,minimum student directed hours are 5 in addition to 40 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


Other Resources

Students will be able to access information and learning materials through myRMIT and may be provided with additional materials in class. List of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.


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: Practical Test

Assessment 2: Theory Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/Performance Criteria covered

Practical Test

Theory Test

1.1

x

x

1.2

x

x

1.3

x

x

1.4

x

x

1.5

x

x

1.6

x

x

2.1

x

x

2.2

x

x

2.3

x

x

2.4

x

x

3.1

x

x

3.2

x

x

3.3

x

x

3.4

x

x

3.5

x

x

4.1

x

x

4.2

x

x

4.3

x

x

 

 


Assessment Tasks

You are required to complete the following two assessment tasks: 

Assessment 1:  Practical Test
Assessment 2: Theory Test

All assessment tasks need to be succesfully completed to demonstrate competence.


Assessment Matrix

 

Assessments 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 4.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.3
Practical Test  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x
Theory Test  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x

 

Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:

CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not yet Competent
DNS Did not Submit

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/credi t 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/disabilit y 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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