Course Title: Assemble shoe by hand

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2021

Course Code: MANU7386C

Course Title: Assemble shoe by hand

School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C4389 - Certificate IV in Custom-Made Footwear

Course Contact: Tallal Khan

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259118

Course Contact Email: tallal.khan@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

MSTFP2001 - Identify materials used in footwear production

Course Description

In this course you will develop and apply the skills and knowledge to assemble shoes. You will have the opportunity to work independently to plan and prepare to assemble your shoes using mainly hand processes.  You will plan and coordinating processes according to set timelines and quality requirements. 

This course addresses the following units and all these units are clustered for delivery but may assessed separately.

MSTFP3002 - Hand last shoe

MSTFP2009 - Perform footwear finishing operations

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	MSTFP3003 Assemble shoe by hand
Element:	1 Determine job requirements
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)   1.2 Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times   1.3 Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs   1.4 Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
Element:	2 Prepare to assemble shoe by hand
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Set up workstation and adjust tools, machines and equipment to suit construction process being used   2.2 Make adjustments to machines to accommodate specific product requirements, according to workplace procedures   2.3 Follow work ticket to collect and sort parts, including last, uppers, insoles, heels and soles   2.4 Prepare and position parts and components appropriate to construction process   2.5 Determine the sequencing of operations to meet job specifications and timeframes
Element:	3 Assemble the shoe
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Position shoe components according to identified construction process   3.2 Attach and assemble shoe components in correct sequence   3.3 Slip shoe from last   3.4 Finish off uppers, heels, edges and soles using appropriate hand and machine operations and materials
Element:	4 Conduct final quality check and despatch work
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Conduct final quality check to ensure work complies with job specifications and workplace quality standards   4.2 Make corrections to product as required to meet specifications   4.3 Despatch work to next stage and maintain records

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Details of Learning Activities

Integrated learning activities in this course consists of theory and practical components carried out in a workshop environment. Throughout the course, you will develop the skills and knowledge to create custom-made footwear products.  You will learn to use and work with a range of materials, suppliers and components used in footwear manufacturing.

Teaching Schedule

   

Course Schedule: Semester 1, 2021
Week	Topic	Activities	Assessment
Week 1	Introduction to course	Class	Week 1 - Week 16 Task 2: 5 Styles = Court, Derby, Oxford x2 Sandals
Week 2	Materials used in Footwear	Workshop
Week 3	Materials used in Footwear	Workshop
Week 4	Materials used in Footwear	Workshop
Week 5	Material Preparation	Workshop
Week 6	Material Preparation	Workshop
Week 7	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 8	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 9	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 10	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 11	Last styles	Class
Week 12	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop	Task 1: 23 Questions
Week 13	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 14	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 15	Last Styles and Bottom stock & finishing ops	Workshop
Week 16	Final class/assessment submission	Workshop	Week 1 - Week 16 Task 2: 5 Styles = Court, Derby, Oxford x2 Sandals

 

 

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

The University Library has extensive resources. The Library has produced a number of subject guides that includes quality online and print resources for your studies. The Library provides guides and subject specialist help via your Liaison Librarians.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment is ongoing throughout the semester and will consist of both theory and practical based exercises, predominantly in class but some out of class research and information formatting is required as well. Feedback will be provided throughout the semester on all assessment tasks.

All assessment tasks must be completed before competency can be achieved. Tasks that have not be authenticated in class as the student’s own work will not be considered for assessment. Regular attendance is encouraged.

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 course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment

Assessment Tasks

Task 1

Summary and Purpose of Assessment

This short-answer assessment task is one of four assessment tasks you need to complete satisfactorily, in order to be deemed competent for this unit. 

This assessment task allows you to demonstrate your knowledge required to:

•  last shoes
•  assemble shoes using mainly hand processes
• completing a sequence of finishing operations on footwear

 

Assessment Instructions

What

• You must satisfactorily answer all 23 questions
• You should answer all questions in the spaces provided, using full sentences, word count and dot points when requested
• All work must be your own

 

Where

This is an online assessment task. You will need to answer all questions on CANVAS.

 

How

The knowledge assessment is accessed through the Canvas shell and you must complete and submit your responses within the allocated assessment timeframe.

 

If you are not able to attend the scheduled assessment timeframe you need to advise your teacher so that an alternative assessment arrangement can be made. This knowledge assessment is an individual assessment task that must be completed with minimal support from your supervisor (allowed support includes further explanation of the task requirements or explanation of assessment criteria etc).

 

Instructions on submitting Knowledge Assessment   

This is an online assessment task. You will need to answer all questions on CANVAS

 

Task 2

Summary and Purpose of Assessment

This practical assessment task is the second of two assessment tasks you need to complete satisfactorily, in order to be deemed competent for this cluster. 

 

This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to:

• Hand last shoe
• Assemble shoe by hand
• Perform footwear finishing operations. 

 

Assessment Instructions

 

What

You are required to complete the hand last, assembly process and finishing operations for five (5) pairs of shoes according to work specification and procedures. 

 

You will make the following pairs of shoes: 

• Derby shoe
• Court shoe
• Oxford shoe
• 2 pairs of sandals

To make each pair of shoes, you will need to complete the following 10 parts:

 

Part 1: Prepare for work and job requirements

Part 2: Prepare to assemble shoes

Part 3: Assemble shoe uppers

Part 4: Quality check, make adjustments and despatch (Assembly)

Part 5: Prepare to hand last shoe

Part 6: Apply hand last processes

Part 7: Quality check, identify faults and complete records (Hand last)

Part 8: Prepare for finishing

Part 9: Finish work

Part 10: Quality check and despatch footwear

 

Where

This assessment will be conducted in the footwear workshop.

How

You will be assessed against the criteria as listed in the observation checklist  and how well you answer the questions asked by your assessor. To achieve a satisfactory result, you will need to address all criteria satisfactorily.

 

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through Program Administration (or Course Coordinator).

Other Information

The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These matrices are available through Program Administration (or Course Coordinator).

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