Course Title: Cut and join sheet metal

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: MANU7364C

Course Title: Cut and join sheet metal

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3312 - Certificate III in Plumbing

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

Program Manager - Warren James
Tel: +61 3 9925 4632
 

Nominal Hours: 8

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

CPCPCM2043A Carry out WHS requirements.

Course Description

This unit of competency supports metal fabrication work used in plumbing applications.

Site location for work application may be either domestic or commercial and may be a new work site or an existing structure or fitting being renovated, extended, restored or maintained.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPCPCM2048A Cut and join sheet metal

Element:

1 Prepare for work.

Element:

2 Identify joining requirements.

Element:

3 Cut and join sheet metal.

Element:

4 Clean up.


Learning Outcomes


Refer to Elements.


Details of Learning Activities

Learning activities include in class workbook activities and researching industry practices and standards. This may include online learning activities. Students are expected to undertake design, size and documentation to relevant industry standards to include sustainability and WHS principles.


Teaching Schedule

This unit is delivered over 2 session

Session Number                  Topic                                                                                                   Learning Activities/Resources                                                                         Elements/ Performance         criteria Assessments                                                                                                                                
Session 1

1. Planning and preparation

2. Equipment and tools required

3. Types of sheetmetal

4. Types of seams and joints.

5. Soldering and spot welding,rivetting.

6. Methods of cutting and bending.

7. Sealants.

 Read Basic Plumbing Services Skills  2nd edition chapter 7 pgs 313-363
Complete worksheets 1-3

 
Complete underpinnings and read SWMNS prior to starting projects
 

1.1 - 1.6. Ass 1 Complete underpinning question in student recording book
and SWMS

Ass 2 – Practice fabrication made to measure as per drawing & tested to 1500kpa ( A24 )
 

Session 2 Practical Tasks

 
1. Formative Tasks.

2. Job 3 Joining exercise.

3. Job 4.  Carry all Toolbox
 

1.1 - 1.6,

2.1-2.3,

3.1-3.7,

4.1-4.3.

Ass 3 – Fabricate flow and return pipes to the header as per job profile drawing ( A25 )


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

There are no prescribed textbooks. Basic Plumbing Services Skills  2nd edition Revised
will be provided to all students enrolled in this unit.  


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

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.

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Task 1

  • Complete the resource book work sheets (‘Pearson’s Basic Plumbing Service Skills 2nd edition’ and Student Leaners Recourse Book)
  • Complete theory test/Underpinning questions (may be Verbal, print based or computer based) and submit for assessment.
  • Complete a SWMS document appropriate for the task, sign and submit for assessment.

Task 2

formative practice task

Task 3

Practical tasks

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1

Task 2

Task 3

1.1

X

 

 

1.2

X

 

 

1.3

X

 

 

1.4

X

 

 

1.5

X

 

 

1.6

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

3.5

 

X

X

3.6

 

X

X

3.7

 

X

X

4.1

 

X

X

4.2

 

X

X

4.3

 

X

X

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.


Assessment Tasks

Students are required to complete three different types of assessment tasks
Assessment 1 – Submit workbook underpinning questions and completed SWMS. (Weighting 25%)
Assessment 2 – Practical Task Job 3 Joining exercise (weighting 25%)
Assessment 3 – Practical Task Job 4 Carryall Toolbox (weighting 50%)

To successfully complete this unit, a student needs to be deemed competent (CA grade) in all three assessment tasks.
Grading Criteria:
NYC - Not yet competent
CA - Competence Achieved
DNS - Did not submit assessment


 


Assessment Matrix

Assessment Task                                                  Element and PC                                 Percentage Weighting
Assessment 1 – Submit workbook underpinning questions and completed SWMS. 1.1-1.6 25%
Assessment 2 – Practical Task Job 3 Joining exercise 1.1 - 1.6, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.7, 4.1-4.3.
 
25%
Assessment 3 – Practical Task Job 4 Carryall Toolbox 1.1 - 1.6, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.7, 4.1-4.3.
 
50%

                                                                                                                              

Other Information

Academic Misconduct

Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student.
Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the Guidelines for Students at the RMIT University Homepage.
 

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