Course Title: Provide advice on optical appliances
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
Course Code: OPSC5060C
Course Title: Provide advice on optical appliances
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4375 - Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing
Course Contact: Jade Cusworth
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 8382
Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 60
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
None
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to determine client optical needs from prescriptions, and provide detailed technical advice on appliances.
This unit applies to optical dispensers who work according to prescriptions provided by optometrists or ophthalmologists.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTOPD001 Provide advice on optical appliances |
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Element: |
1. Determine client optical needs |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
2. Provide appliance information to client |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Learning Outcomes
See elements above
Details of Learning Activities
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use specialised optical knowledge to confirm and check appliance selection and complete the dispense process. The unit applies to optical dispensers who work according to prescriptions provided by optometrists and ophthalmologists.
All class learning materials, notes and other key learning resources can be accessed via myRMIT at www.rmit.edu.au/learninghub.
A combination of activities will support student’s learning in this course, such as:
• Face-to-face &/or online lectures to cover theoretical and practical concepts for each topic in the course
• Students will learn to apply their skills and knowledge to work integrated learning (WIL) in the student & clinical practice environment, during simulations and classroom based learning
• Work experience &/or placements observation of performance in the workplace will be a valuable part of your learning experience
• Tutorial activities (individually and in teams) to discuss, debate, critique and consolidate your ideas and extend your understanding around key concepts within specific topics
• Online discussions and activities to support and collaborate with other students in your course and debate and discuss ideas
• Utilise and develop critical research and cognitive skills to find credible sources of health information
• Self-directed study time (eg. readings or activities around theory) to enhance and strengthen your knowledge and understanding of theoretical concepts
• To further facilitate learning students are strongly encouraged to use a range of communication tools between themselves and their course instructor as well as between themselves and fellow students by using the online learning platform
• It is strongly recommended that students partner up with fellow students in order to practice assessment, treatment and palpation techniques
Teaching Schedule
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Optical Dispensing FT20 HLTOPD001 Provide advice on optical appliances & HLTOPD002 Dispense optical appliances | |
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Date Semester 1 |
Class topics and assessments |
Week 1 |
Orientation: Subject guide discussion, Introduction to School, Responsibilities (RMIT’s & Student) Pre-Training Review, Assessments, Emergency procedures, Student Services. Industry structure and profile, Anatomy of the eye |
Week 2 |
Principles of ophthalmic optics, Terminology & Light |
Week 3 |
Spectacle lenses, Spectacle frames |
Week 4 |
Spectacle lenses, Frame selection and adjustment |
Week 5 |
Facial measuring techniques, Spherical lenses |
Week 6 |
Spherical lenses & Astigmatic lenses |
Week 7 |
Focimetry, Ophthalmic prism (effects, needs) |
Week 8 |
Ophthalmic prism (compounding & resolving, notation, solving; graphical and calculation) |
Week 9 |
MID-SEMESTER BREAK |
Week 9 |
Australian Standards, Interpretation and transposition of prescriptions |
Week 10 |
Polarisation and Light, Quiz 1 |
Week 11 |
Thickness of spectacle lenses, Progressive addition lenses |
Week 12 |
Frame selection and adjustment 2, Contact lenses, Case Study #1 |
Week 13 |
Preparation of industry placement |
Week 14 |
Industry placement |
Week 15 |
Industry placement |
Week 16 |
Aspheric lenses, Vision assessment, Case Study #2 |
Week 17 |
Problem solving, Interpretation and transposition of prescriptions (revision) |
Week 18 |
Client needs, Special Client needs, Quiz 2 |
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SEMESTER BREAK |
Semester 2 |
Class topics and assessments |
Week 1 |
Interpretation and transposition of prescriptions (revision), Case Study #3 |
Week 2 |
Interpretation and transposition of prescriptions (revision) |
Week 3 |
How spectacle lenses are manufactured |
Week 4 |
Curve variation factor, Case Study #4 |
Week 5 |
Revision; focal length and dioptric power, Quiz 3 |
Week 6 |
Legal and ethical requirements, Health fund and rebate requirements, Case Study #5 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment task 1 - Dispensing Online Quizzes (3)
Assessment task 2 - Dispensing Case Studies (5)
Assessment task 3 - Evidence Log Book
Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks
Assessment task 1 - Dispensing Online Quizzes (3)
Quiz 1. Due date; Friday 24th April 2020
Quiz 2. Due date; Friday 19th June 2020
Quiz 3. Due date; Friday 21st August 2020
Assessment task 2 - Dispensing Case Studies (5)
Case Study 1. Due date; Friday 8th May2020
Case Study 2. Due date; Friday 5th June 2020
Case Study 3. Due date; Friday 9th July 2020
Case Study 4. Due date; Friday 30th July 2020
Case Study 5. Due date; Friday 28th August 2020
Assessment task 3 - Evidence Log Book
1st submission; 05.06.20
2nd submission; 23.10.20
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Important information regarding Assessment Tasks:
Each individual assessment may only be resubmitted once.
Resubmissions are not automatic and will only be approved at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, after consultation with the teacher.
All students will be contacted with 7 days by their course coordinator in regards to resubmission completion dates.
Please note an opportunity to repeat clinical placement is not guaranteed and will be at the discretion of the Clinical Coordinator/Program Manager.
EXTENSION OR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 5 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator 1 working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to 7 days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
If you require further information please contact your teacher or Program Coordinator.
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https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/rights-and-responsibilities/academic-integrity
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