Course Title: Manage personal work priorities and professional development

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2016

Course Code: GEDU5981C

Course Title: Manage personal work priorities and professional development

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4274 - Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

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

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 of competency specifies the outcomes required to present confidently, prepare for personal responsibilities in the workplace and provide opportunities for personal professional development.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCBC4025A Manage personal work priorities and professional development

Element:

1. Manage own work performance.

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Personal qualities appropriate to the construction workplace environment and culture are known and demonstrated. 1.2. Organisational strategies and priorities linked to personal responsibilities and accountability are reflected in personal performance plans. 1.3. Stable work performance is maintained consistently and under pressure situations. 1.4. Difficult workplace situations are recognised, addressed promptly and sensitively, and concluded positively. 1.5. Work performance and presentation requirements are established and met.

Element:

2. Set and meet own work priorities.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Competing demands for work time and priority action are assessed and organised to achieve individual, team and organisational work priorities. 2.2. Activities are managed effectively to accomplish personal, team and organisational goals and objectives. 2.3. Technology is used where appropriate to improve efficiency and effectiveness in managing work priorities and commitments.

Element:

3. Develop and maintain professional competence.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Personal strengths and weaknesses are assessed against job requirements to determine personal development priorities and action where necessary. 3.2. Feedback on performance is regularly sought and used to improve professional development. 3.3. Management skills relevant to the job role are identified and developed to enhance performance. 3.4. Participation in professional networks and associations is used to enhance knowledge, skills and relationships.

Element:

1. Manage own work performance.

Performance Criteria:

 1.1. Personal qualities appropriate to the construction workplace environment and culture are known and demonstrated.
1.2. Organisational strategies and priorities linked to personal responsibilities and accountability are reflected in personal performance plans.
1.3. Stable work performance is maintained consistently and under pressure situations.
1.4. Difficult workplace situations are recognised, addressed promptly and sensitively, and concluded positively.
1.5. Work performance and presentation requirements are established and met.

Element:

2. Set and meet own work priorities.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Competing demands for work time and priority action are assessed and organised to achieve individual, team and organisational work priorities
2.2. Activities are managed effectively to accomplish personal, team and organisational goals and objectives.
2.3. Technology is used where appropriate to improve efficiency and effectiveness in managing work priorities and commitments.

Element:

3. Develop and maintain professional competence.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Personal strengths and weaknesses are assessed against job requirements to determine personal development priorities and action where necessary.
3.2. Feedback on performance is regularly sought and used to improve professional development.
3.3. Management skills relevant to the job role are identified and developed to enhance performance.
3.4. Participation in professional networks and associations is used to enhance knowledge, skills and relationships.


Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements.


Details of Learning Activities

Metricon Only 

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.


Teaching Schedule

Metricon Only          

Consisting of seven sessions this unit is a part of the Theme Cluster.

Session 1:   Introduction
Session 2:   Lecture and Assessment Activities
Session 3:   Lecture and Assessment Activities
Session 4:    Lecture and Assessment Activities
Session 5:    Lecture and Assessment Activities
Session 6:    Lecture and Assessment Activities
Session 7:    Summary and Collection of Assessment Activities


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities.Students will be asked to personally demonstrate to the teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals. 

Assessment Tasks

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

Assessment

Weight %

Assessment 1

Observation Written assessment and Project

50%

Assessment 2

Case study and Project

50%

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element / Performance Criteria Covered

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

1.1

X

 

1.2

X

 

1.3

X

 

1.4

X

 

2.1

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

Metricon Only 


Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities.
You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

 

This unit of competency could be assessed by the preparation of a personal work and development plan.  

 

Evidence of the following is essential:
· recognise and apply personal motivation and commitment to the work role
· manage day to day responsibilities and conflicting demands in an efficient and cooperative manner
· relate positively to clients, fellow workers and the management team
· assess personal strengths and weaknesses and plan and implement appropriate personal development.   

 

Assessment Tasks

 

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

 

 

Assessment

Weight

Task 1

Personality and Behavior Project

50%

Task 2

Professional Development Project

50%

 


Assessment Matrix

  Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element / Performance
Criteria Covered
Task 1 Task 2
1.1 X  
1.2 X  
1.3 X  
1.4 X  
1.5 X  
2.1 X  
2.2   X
2.3   X
3.1   X
3.2   X
3.3   X
3.4   X

This competency is delivered as a cluster in Theme 4, but is individually assessed.

 

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.

 

Other Information

 Competency requirements and Grading:
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
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. Observation of students performing work is used to confirm competency.

 

Grading available are: 
Grade level:


CAG Competency Achieved - Graded -The learner will be able to apply facts, rules and standard solutions to achieve a predictable task or solve a problem.
NYC Not Yet Competent 
-Although the learner exhibits access to a limited range of facts and rules; the learner has difficulty applying these facts and rules to a familiar task.

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.
Assessment Submission:
Turnitin
Turnitin is an online text-matching service which can be used to support academic integrity and address plagiarism. All submissions via Turnitin within Blackboard include the relevant wording for the e-Submission authorisation process. Students are to use Turnitin. to verify that the work submitted is their own work and referenced accordingly. This software will be used by all staff to ensures original work by students is checked at submission of the assessment.
e-Submission

 

The University is obliged to obtain clear student authorisation on all assessable works. RMIT’s e-Submission process provides a valid authorisation equivalent to a signature on a paper coversheet allowing students to submit assessment works electronically.
The e-Submission process requires that specific wording and a link to the assessment declaration is included in your assessment documentation in order to comply with legal and statutory obligations, and can be used with all RMIT teaching technologies, including;
• Blackboard
• PebblePad
• WebLearn
• RMIT’s Google Apps for Education (Gmail, Drive, Sites etc.)
The use of fully electronic submissions saves significant time for both staff and students.

 

Good practice
• Providing clear advice to students on the e-Submission process as part of their assessment expectations assists in ensuring that it is straightforward for RMIT students to submit work electronically.
• Students can submit non-electronic works via conversion by a digital scanner, i.e. paper-based assessments can be scanned and submitted for assessment via the e-Submission process.
• Establishing a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard is a quick way to provide an e-Submission process for a class group.
Students must submit all assessment task electronically via blackboard as directed by their teacher. 
Students are not to email or hand assessment tasks to teachers in class, corridor or cafeteria etc
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.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Refer to RMIT University Policies and Procedures, verify for most recent version.

 

Special consideration:
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration

 

Plagiarism:
Plagiarism may occur in oral or written presentations. Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work, idea or creation as one’s own; without appropriate referencing. 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 may result in cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.

 

Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism

Other Information:
All email communications will ONLY be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

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