Course Title: Perform workshop skills and place orders
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: OPSC5057C
Course Title: Perform workshop skills and place orders
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4318 - Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Leigh Robinson
+61 3 9925 4398
leigh.robinson@rmit.edu.au
Jade Cusworth
+61 3 9925 8382
jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 150
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
This course must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisites:
• HLTOPD401C Work effectively in the ophthalmic industry
This course is delivered concurrently with the following course:
- HLTOPD402C Perform edging and fitting
Course Description
This course describes the knowledge of edging and fitting of spectacle lenses and specialised techniques, treatments and processes to finish and/or repair spectacle frames and lenses.
It includes skills in dispensing the best form lenses and ordering from laboratories.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTOPD407C Perform workshop skills and place orders |
Element: |
1. Prepare for dispensing of optical appliances |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Access required information and prescriptions |
Element: |
2. Operate focimeter and conduct final checking procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Determine any axis or centring error and apply Australian Standards tolerances. |
Element: |
3. Place orders for optical appliances |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Place orders for the edging of spectacle lenses |
Element: |
4. Perform frame adjustments and repairs |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Repair and modify spectacle frames |
Element: |
5. Utilise computer technology |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Select appropriate technology and software applications to achieve the requirements of the task |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
1: Read topic one in the Learner Guide. Upon completion of topic one complete the self-assessment checklist from the learner guide. Once you have done this progress to the next topic and continue until all topics are completed.
2: Once you have read all of the topics and completed the self-assessments you are ready to do the online self-assessment. Please note that this is not an assessment task. The self-assessment will check your level of understanding of the unit and provide you with some feedback.
3: Refer to the Learning and Assessment Guide (LAG) items 3, 5, 6 & 7. Familiarise yourself with the content.
Teaching Schedule
Attend Cluster 2. Dates for your group will be posted on blackboard.
Topic 1: Prepare for dispensing of optical appliances
Topic 2: Operate focimeter and conduct final checking procedures
Topic 3: Place orders for optical appliances
Topic 4: Perform frame adjustments and repairs
Topic 5: Utilise computer technology
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
1. Learner guide HLTOPD407C
2. Learning and Assessment Guide – Year 1
3. Essential Knowledge documents: Light, Prism, Spherical Lenses, Astigmatic Lenses, Lens Design, Mutifocal Lenses
4. Additional learning materials available through the Learning Hub
5. RMIT Library (www.rmit.edu.au/library)
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may consist of examinations, quizzes, practical demonstration, work based assessment or simulation, assignments and submission of your learning and assessment guide (workplace evidence portfolio).
Assessment Tasks
Before attempting any of the assessment tasks below, ensure that you agree with all self-assessment checklists in the learner guide and that you have completed the online self-assessment quiz.
1. Complete the online test titled HLTOPD407C. This test consists of completing a series of 10 online questions. These questions may consist of true or false, multiple choice or short answer questions. In order to pass you need to correctly answer seven or more questions (7 out of 10). You must complete this quiz by the end of week 2.
2. Refer to your learning and assessment guide (LAG) and carefully read and complete items 3, 5, 6 & 7. An RMIT University assessor will assess you on these items during a work-based visit and during your compulsory attendance at blocks in year one. In addition your assessor will include a range of verbal questions to ask during these visits. An RMIT University assessor will talk to your employer to discuss your progress and development of workplace skills.
3. At the end of Cluster 2 you will be required to complete a 90 minute closed book examination which will consist of short answer questions, multiple choice, and labelling of diagrams. Please note that this examination will cover HLTOPD405C, HLTOPD407C, HLTCOM405D, HLTCOM301C and BSBCUS301B. The pass mark is 70%.
4. During your attendance at Cluster 2 and Cluster 3A you will be required to successfully complete a range of repair tasks including frame servicing, soldering, sink joints, screw replacement and rivet repairs.
The Cluster 2 assessment due dates for your group will be given to you during your Cluster 2 attendance and posted on Blackboard.
Please note that you will need to demonstrate competency in all 4 of these assessment tasks in order to achieve competency for this unit.
Assessment Matrix
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