Course Title: Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2015

Course Code: OHTH5801C

Course Title: Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4336 - Certificate IV in Surveying

Course Contact: Program manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: vocenengineering@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Surveying Senior Educator: Thierry Demathieu
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 8359
Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.au

Teacher: Stephen Falzon
School of Engineering (TAFE)
Ph: 9925 4445
Email: stephenjoseph.falzon@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 40

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 analyse the workplace effectively in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices, and to then implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPPCMN4002B Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

Element:

1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource use.

Element:

2. Set targets for improvements.

Element:

3. Implement performance improvement strategies.

Element:

4. Monitor performance

Element:

1 Investigate current practices in relation to resource use.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Environmental regulations applying to organisation, work conducted on clients’ sites, and to the community at large, are identified.
1.2 Procedures for assessing compliance with environmental regulations are evaluated.
1.3 Information on environmental and resource efficiency systems and procedures is collected and provided to work group according to organisational policies and procedures.
1.4 Current resource use is measured and documented according to organisational policies and procedures.
1.5 Current purchasing strategies are analysed and documented.
1.6 Current work processes are analysed to access information and data and assist in identifying areas for improvement.

Element:

2 Set targets for improvements.

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Input is sought from stakeholders, key personnel and specialists.
2.2 External sources of information and data are accessed as required.
2.3 Alternative solutions to workplace environmental issues are evaluated.
2.4 Efficiency targets are set.

3 Implement performance improvement strategies.

3.1 Techniques and tools are sourced to assist in achieving targets.
3.2 Continuous improvement strategies are applied to own area of responsibility, and ideas and possible solutions are communicated to work group and management.
3.3 Environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans for own work group are integrated into other operational activities and implemented.
3.4 Suggestions and ideas about environment and resource efficiency management are sought from stakeholders and acted upon according to organisational policies and procedures.
3.5 Costing strategies are implemented to fully value environmental assets.

4 Monitor performance

4.1 Outcomes are documented and reports on targets are communicated to key personnel and stakeholders.
4.2 Strategies and benchmark indicators are evaluated.
4.3 New targets are set and new tools and strategies investigated and applied.
4.4 Compliance with relevant legislative standards or codes is monitored and reported in accordance with formal requirements.
4.5 Successful strategies are promoted and, where possible, participants rewarded.

 

Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements


Details of Learning Activities

You will learn to:

  • Investigate current practices in relation to resource use
  • Set targets for improvements
  • Implement performance improvement strategies
  • Monitor performance

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.
 


Teaching Schedule

 

Session/DateTopicElementAssessment

1

 

  Golden Avenue  1  Assessment 1

1

 

  Golden Avenue  2,3 & 4  
2

 

  Property report and plan  1  Assessment 1 due

2

 

  Property report and plan  2,3 & 4  

3

 

  Karnak Court  1  Assessment 2 due

3

 

  Karnak Court  2,3 & 4  

4

 

  25 Gammon Avenue  1 Assessment 3 due

4

 

  25 Gammon Avenue  2,3 & 4  Assessment 4 due


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Check the Library Subject Guides:

http://rmit.libguides.com/geospatial

http://rmit.libguides.com/surveyingandspatial


Overview of Assessment

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.

 Assessment Tasks

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

Assessments

Weight %

Assessment 1

Drafting Test 1

30

Assessment 2

Drafting Test 2

30

Assessment 3

Portfolio – Semester class& field activities

40

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

Assessment Mapping Matrix

 

Element / Performance Criteria Covered Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
1.1 X    
1.2 X    
1.3 X    
1.4 X    
1.5 X    
1.6   X X
2.1 X    
2.2   X X
2.3 X    
2.4 X X  
3.1   X  
3.2   X  
3.3   X  
3.4   X  
3.5   X X
4.1 X   X
4.2   X X
4.3 X   X
4.4   X X
4.5 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 must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment Task 1 – Class activity Session 2 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 2 – Class activity Session 3 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 3 – Class activity Session 4 Weight 25%
Assessment Task 4 – Class activity Session 4 Weight 25%

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

Courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also utilise graded assessment.
CHD (80-100%): Competent with High Distinction
CDI (70-79%): Competent with Distinction
CC (60-69%): Competent with Credit
CAG (50-59%): Competency Achieved – Graded
NYC (<50%): Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did Not Submit an assessment
 


Assessment Matrix

 

Element CoveredAssessment TaskProportion of Final Assessment Submission Time
1,2,3 & 4 Assessment 1 - Golden Avenue plan 25% Session 2 - 19/3/2014
1,2,3 & 4 Assessment 2 - Property plan 25% Session 3 - 30/4/2014
1,2,3 & 4 Assessment 3 - Karnak Court plan 25% Session 4 - 28/5/2014
1,2,3 & 4 Assessment 4 - 25 Gammon Avenue plan 25% Session 4 - 30/5/2014

Other Information

Underpinning Skills and Knowledge

Spatial skills to:
       • exercise precision and accuracy in surveying computations
       • archive and retrieve spatial data
       • manage and manipulate spatial data 
       • manage files
       • solve problems relating to height, depth, breadth, dimension, direction and position in actual operational activity and virtual representation
• Apply the basic principles of algebra, geometry and trigonometry
• Computing traverse data from field information
• Spatial reference systems
• Understanding and application of significance in calculations
 

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

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 lodgment 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/staff/studentadmin/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: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.

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

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