Course Title: Process and manage optical appliance orders

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: OPSC5063C

Course Title: Process and manage optical appliance orders

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

Ralph Richter: ralph.richter@rmit.edu.au

Timothy Haigh: timothy.haigh@rmit.edu.au

Leigh Robinson: leigh.robinson@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

None

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use specialised optical knowledge to place, check and service orders for spectacle frames and lenses.
 
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:

HLTOPD005 Process and manage optical appliance orders

Element:

1. Place optical appliance orders

Performance Criteria:

  1. Place optical appliance orders 1.1 Interpret and transpose optical prescriptions 1.2 Identify and follow up on discrepancies 1.3 Complete ordering procedures using correct optical terminology and documentation 1.4 Respond to technical queries about optical appliance orders.

Element:

2. Check optical appliance orders

Performance Criteria:

2. Check optical appliance orders 2.1 Verify details of order received against client record 2.2 Organise required equipment and materials 2.3 Check the spectacles on the focimeter to identify and verify powers, axes and centration 2.4 Determine any axis or centring error and apply Australian standards tolerances 2.5 Check lens surface for scratching and aberrations 2.6 Adjust frames to standard alignment and check for strain as appropriate 2.7 Clean spectacles using cleaning agents suited to the material 2.8 Fit appliances from checked orders to client.

Element:

3. Service optical orders

Performance Criteria:

3. Service optical appliance orders 3.1 Identify maintenance and adjustment requirements for optical appliances 3.2 Make minor repairs and identify when work needs to be referred to specialist frame repairer 3.3 Make standard frame adjustments to optical appliances 3.4 Fit and edge lenses according to scope of own job role and organisation requirements

Element:

4. Maintain equipment

Performance Criteria:

4. Maintain equipment 4.1 Clean equipment and attachments in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and infection control procedures 4.2 Complete routine maintenance procedures on equipment in accordance with manufacturer's requirements 4.3 Store equipment and attachments in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations and organisation policies and procedures

Learning Outcomes


See elements above


Details of Learning Activities

A combination of activities will support students learning in this course, such as:


• Face to face and 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), during simulations and classroom based learning
• Observations of performance in the workplace and industry placement or simulated environment 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 discussion and activities support you to collaborate with other students in your course and debate and debate and discuss ideas
• Self directed study time 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
 

 


Teaching Schedule

 

FT19 Full time group

Semester 1

Week 11 to Week 18

Thursdays and Fridays afternoons, 2.00pm until 5.00pm

Commencing on 3rd May, 2019. 

 

Semester 2

Week 1 to Week 7

Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, 2.00pm until 5.00pm

Week 8 to Week 11

Thursday afternoons


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

  • System for Ophthalmic Dispensing by C Brooks & I Borish
    (Online resource available through Blackboard)

  • Essentials of Ophthalmic Lens Finishing by Clifford W. Brooks
    (Online resource available through Blackboard)
  • PowerPoint Summary

  • Additional learning materials available through CANVAS

  • 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

 

Assessment Task 1: Quiz

Assessment Task 2: Workplace evidence Log Book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Assessment Tasks

 

Assessment task 1: 2 Case study. Due date 23/10/19

 

Assessment task 2: Online quiz. Due date 25/10/19

 

Assessment task 3: Evidence Log. Due date 18/10/19


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview