Course Title: Dispense optical appliances

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2016

Course Code: OPSC5061C

Course Title: Dispense optical appliances

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4375 - Certificate IV in Optical Dispensing

Course Contact: Jade Cusworth, Timothy Haigh

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 8382 / 03 9925 4846

Course Contact Email: jade.cusworth@rmit.edu.au / timothy.haigh@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:	HLTOPD002 Dispense optical appliances
Element:	1. Confirm appliance selection
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Check appliance selection against prescription details or customer record 1.2 Confirm selection with client 1.3 Gain consent from client for fitting where applicable
Element:	2. Fit optical appliances
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Organise required fitting equipment and materials 2.2 Correctly interpret technical aspects of customer requirements from records 2.3 Follow standard fitting procedures and take account of special client needs 2.4 Adjust frames to client to optimise visual performance 2.5 Ensure optical appliances meet hygiene standards 2.6 Give the client the opportunity to voice concerns in relation to optical appliance and make appropriate response
Element:	3. Instruct client on wear and care
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Provide client with details about how to wear the appliance 3.2 Offer information about appliance care routines
Element:	4. Finalise dispensing process
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Complete financial transactions in accordance with relevant policies and procedures 4.2 Follow correct procedures for client rebates 4.3 Complete and store records in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and confidentiality requirements 4.4 Offer follow up services in accordance with organisation procedures

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit students should be able to:

• Confirm appliance selection
• Fit optical appliances
• Instruct client on wear and care
• Finalise dispensing process

Details of Learning Activities

Classroom teacher delivery

Group work

Self directed learning

Practical skills workshop sessions

Teaching Schedule

 

Group OP46 are to attend the following dates:

Cluster 3: 12th - 16th September 2016 (5 days)

Cluster 4: 7th - 11th November 2016 (5 days)

 

Group OP47 are to attend the following dates:

Cluster 1: 4th - 8th July 2016 (5 days)

Cluster 2: 3rd to 7th October 2016 (5 days)

 

Specsavers Students are to attend all blocks as advised by Specsavers

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

 

• System for Ophthalmic Dispensing by C Brooks & I Borish
  (Online resource available through Blackboard)
• PowerPoint Summary
• Additional learning materials available through Learning Hub
• RMIT Library (www.rmit.edu.au/library)

 

Students should also make note of the Student Services and Study and Learning Centre that are available to all enrolled students (www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre)

 

Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
You may be assessed by:
• Oral or written questioning
• Oral presentations
• Assignments and projects
• Direct observation of actual work practice
• Presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and/or audio files
• Work-based activities
• Third-party feedback from a work supervisor/employer
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic or at a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement activity.

Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.

All Assessment tasks should be performed or submitted by their due dates.
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 2 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.
Or:
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within 2 working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to submit the assessment task more than 7 days after the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.

You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/. All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.

Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity  
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities  
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
 

Credit transfer and RPL
Credit transfer is available to students who have already completed the same or similar courses. Recognition of prior learning is available to students who have relevant prior skills or experience. Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=8u7jborsx9dy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Tasks

 

1. Written Tasks: these will be in the form of -
   
   Dispensing Online assessments - (Spherical and Astigmatic lenses, Lens design and thickness, Prism, Contact lenses, Multifocal and progressive lenses, Visual physiology and Light).
   Dispensing Case studies.
   Dispensing assignment.
   
   
2. Evidence log: a collection of evidence activities to prove competence, knowledge and skill in a variety of elements and performance criteria across a range of units.

 

Full time Due Dates: Written tasks due by 17/06/16. Evidence log activities relating to pre-placement due by 26/05/16, activities relating to Semester 1 units by 14/06/16 and activities relating to Semester 2 units by 18/10/16.

 

Trainees Due Dates:  

OP46: Written tasks and Evidence log are all due by 01/02/17

OP47: Written tasks and Evidence log are all due by 01/05/17

 

Specsavers Due Dates:           6 month group
Dispensing online assessments:

Light - 06/03/16
Spherical and astigmatic lenses - 03/04/16
Visual physiology - 24/04/16
Lens design and thickness - 22/05/16
Prism - 12/06/16
Multifocal and progressive lenses - 30/06/16
Contact lenses - 17/07/16

Dispensing assignment - 29/05/16

Dispensing case studies - Session 5

Evidence log - 07/08/16

12 month group
Dispensing online assessments:

Light - 06/03/16
Spherical and astigmatic lenses - 31/07/16
Visual physiology - 01/05/16
Lens design and thickness - 31/07/16
Prism - 07/08/16
Multifocal and progressive lenses - 31/10/16
Contact lenses - 04/12/16

Disnensing assignment - 06/11/16

Dispensing case studies - Session 5

Evidence log - 18/12/16

Please note that you will need to demonstrate competency in all assessment tasks in order to achieve competency for this unit.

Assessment Matrix

ASSESSMENT METHODS/TYPES OF EVIDENCE:    

Interview/ Verbal Questioning

Self-Reflections

Assignment/ Project

Case Study or Role Play

Third Party Verification

Workplace Performance

Research or Report

Portfolio of Evidence

Written Tasks

 

 

NATIONAL UNIT CODE : HLTOPD002 NATIONAL UNIT NAME : Dispense optical appliances	RMIT CODE:	OPSC5061C
Elements	Performance Criteria	Related Assessment Tasks	Assessment Method/ Types of Evidence
1. Confirm appliance selection	1.1 Check appliance selection against prescription details or customer record 1.1	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
1.2 Confirm selection with client 1.2	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
1.3   1.3 Gain consent from client for fitting where applicable	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2. Fit optical appliances	2.1 Organise required fitting equipment and materials 2.1.	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2.2 Correctly interpret technical aspects of customer requirements from records 2.2.	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2.3 Follow standard fitting procedures and take account of special client needs 2.3.	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2.4 Adjust frames to client to optimise visual performance 2.4.	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2.5 Ensure optical appliances meet hygiene standards 2.5.	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2.6 Give the client the opportunity to voice concerns in relation to optical appliance and make appropriate response	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3. Instruct client on wear and care	3.1 Provide client with details about how to wear the appliance 3.1	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3.2 Offer information about appliance care routines 3.2	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
4. Finalise dispensing process	4.1 Complete financial transactions in accordance with relevant policies and procedures 4.1	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
4.2 Follow correct procedures for client rebates 4.2	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
4.3 Complete and store records in accordance with relevant policies, procedures and confidentiality requirements 4.3	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
4.4 Offer follow up services in accordance with organization procedures 4.4	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Critical aspects of performance
1. Use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including:  back vertex distance (BVD) gauge or rule  frame adjusting tools  opticians lens measure  thickness callipers  parallel rule or equivalent  millimetre rule or pupillary distance (PD) rule  pupillometer  spectacle frames  spectacle lenses	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 2. Modelling of industry operating conditions, including provision of services to the general public	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Performance Evidence
 performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 100 hours of direct client contact work	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
dispensed optical appliances to at least 5 different clients	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Knowledge Evidence
 Legal and ethical considerations for dispensing optical advice to clients:  duty of care  informed consent  privacy, confidentiality and disclosure  records management  work role boundaries – responsibilities and limitations  work health and safety	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 How to interpret and transpose an optical prescription	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Anatomy and physiology of the eyes, including:  common disorders of the eye  structure of the human eye and its physiological functioning  the procedures involved in cataract extraction with intra-ocular lenses, including multifocal and toric IOL and factors that may influence the dispensing process  implant and refractive surgery	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Basic theory of light, including:  basic calculation of angles of incidence, refraction, deviation and critical angles  how light is propagated and how commonly observed effects may occur  various light-induced phenomena	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Ophthalmic prism, including:  effects of ophthalmic prism upon the eyes, and the need for ophthalmic prism in prescriptions  solving by both calculation and graphical methods, a variety of prism problems  the relationship between lens power, decentration and prism  the use of a tangent scale to measure ophthalmic prism	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Effect produced by varying the index, diameter, prismatic specifications, or form of a lens	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 The processes and assessment of vision, colour vision and perception	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Optical calculations and measurements, including measurements to determine the inter-pupillary distance and fitting heights for all lenses	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Features of spherical lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:  concepts of vergence and their use in optical calculations  how to construct diagrams to illustrate image formation using simple ray-tracing techniques  refractive effects of a lens as the sum of its 2 surface powers  refractive properties of spherical lens surfaces	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Features of astigmatic lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:  how to perform calculations related to the application of astigmatic lenses in optical prescriptions  formulae required to calculate the centre and edge thickness of spherical and astigmatic lenses  nature of astigmatism  the difference between cylindrical and sphero-cylindrical for astigmatic conditions  various forms of astigmatic lenses	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Features of contact lenses and their suitability for different customers, including:  acceptable hygiene standards  examples of causes of wearing problems and lens hygiene and the correct procedures for lens maintenance  relevant Quality Assurance Standards  the correct methods of contact lens handling, insertion and removal  the parameters of contact lenses from prescription data supplied  how lenses are manufactured  features and options for multifocal and progressive lenses	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Commonly occurring problems and potential solutions in a dispensing situation	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Requirements of dispensing spectacles to clients with special or complex needs, including:  commonly occurring problems in a dispensing situation and possible solutions  the appropriate action to be taken according to prescription requirements and the special needs of the client  visual screening	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 How to determine criteria influencing dispensing procedures necessary for aspheric lenses	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Referral protocol and procedures	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
 Health fund and rebate requirements	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Foundation Skills
Core Skills from the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) Reading	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Writing	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Oral Communication	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Numeracy	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Learning	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Employability Skills from the Core Skills for Work Framework (CFW)
Navigate the world of work	1a. Manage career and work life	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
1b. Work with roles, rights and protocols	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Interact with others	2a. Communicate for work	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2b. Connect and work with others	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
2c. Recognise and utilize diverse perspectives	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
Get the work done	3a. Plan and organise	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3b. Make decisions	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3c. Identify and solve problems	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3d. Create and innovate	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance
3e. Work in a digital world	Evidence log/ Written tasks	Assignment/Project & Workplace Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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