Course Title: Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2017
Course Code: EEET7372C
Course Title: Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C2224 - Certificate II in Telecommunications Technology
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
Kenneth Falzon
Teacher
School of Vocational Engineering, Health and Sciences
RMIT University
Building 57, Level 5
115 Queensberry Street
Carlton South, VIC 3053
Phone 03 9925 4716
kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au
Appointments by email
Nominal Hours: 30
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 skills and knowledge required to install and test optical fibre cable on a customer's premises for communications applications using a range of terminations that may include direct termination, fusion splicing and mechanical splicing.
It applies to technical staff who place, secure and terminate optical fibre cable in new installations and upgrades or maintain existing networks in domestic, commercial and industrial installations. Communications applications include digital and analog, telephony, data, video, digital broadcasting, computer networks, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and multimedia.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTCBL302 Install and terminate optical fibre cable on customer premises |
Element: |
1 Prepare for installation of optical fibre cable |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards |
Element: |
2 Install, terminate and test optical fibre cable 2 Install, terminate and test optical fibre cable 2 Install, terminate and test optical fibre cable 2 Install, terminate and test optical fibre cable |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Install cable following work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements, and complying with manufacturer’s specifications and industry standards |
Element: |
3 Remove fibre hazards from work area 3 Remove fibre hazards from work area 3 Remove fibre hazards from work area 3 Remove fibre hazards from work area |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Clean work area thoroughly to minimise risk of injury from loose glass fibre |
Element: |
4 Document installation |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Update plans and records with details of installation and test results |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in a variety of teaching methods including: lectures, tutorials,practicals, class discussion and work on assignment.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1. Introduction and Overview of Course
Week 2. Telecommunication architecture for carrier networks
Week 3. Overview of Optical Fibre: Theory and Principles of Light and fibre
Week 4. OHS considerations
Week 5. Optical fibre cable construction and design types
Week 6. Optical fibre cable construction and design types
Week 7. Physical characteristics of optical fibres
Week 8. Fibre optic cable sheath markings
Week 9. Patch chords and pigtails
Week 10. Connector types, applications, features and cleaning and inspection techniques
Week 11. Visual inspection microscopes used in connector end face cleaning
Week 12. Occupational Health and Laser Safety Awareness
Week 13. Optical cable and bare fibre safety awareness
Week 14. Laser hazards
Week 15. Power output measurements
Week 16. Optical fibre links
Week 17. Power Budget
Week 18. Power Budget
Week 19. Power Budget
Week 20. Fusion splicing
Week 21. Fusion splicing
Week 22. Mechanical splicing
Week 23. Mechanical splicing
Week 24. Optical fibre links
Week 25. Optical fibre links
Week 26. Optical fibre links
Week 27. Testing techniques
Week 28. Optical Fibre Testing
Week 29. Optical Fibre Testing
Week 30. Insertion loss measurements using light sources and power meters
Week 31. Insertion loss measurements using light sources and power meters
Week 32. Revision
Week 33. Revision
Week 34. Practical Test
Week 35. Closed Book test
Week 36. Practical test and Closed Book test Resit
Student Directed Hours
* In this course, minimum student directed hours are 8 in addition to 22 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
Workbooks will be available electronically for students to use during class.
Overview of Assessment
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Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): Assessment Mapping Matrix
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. |
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete the following two assessment tasks:
Assessment 1: Practical Test
Assessment 2: Closed book Test
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
Elements / Performance Criteria Covered |
Assessment 1 |
Assessment 2 |
1.1 |
X |
X |
1.2 |
X |
X |
1.3 |
X |
X |
1.4 |
X |
X |
1.5 |
X |
X |
1.6 |
X |
X |
1.7 |
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 |
4.1 |
X |
X |
4.2 |
X |
X |
Other Information
- In this course, minimum student directed hours are 16 in addition to34 scheduled teaching hours.
- Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignment , preparation of practical test ,and individual student-teacher course-related consultation.
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 to 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 to 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 seven calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete 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 two 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 seven calendar days (from the original due date), you must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than two 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 to 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 to 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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