Course Title: Use laboratory application software

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4397 Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques

Course Title: Use laboratory application software

Portfolio: Vocational Education

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.

Important Information:

 

 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OFFC5338C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2019,
Term1 2020,
Term1 2021,
Term2 2021

OFFC5338C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2022,
Term2 2022,
Term1 2023,
Term2 2023,
Term1 2024

Course Contact: Rauha Quazi

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4277

Course Contact Email: rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge to use and apply computer software for analysing and reporting in the laboratory, field and/or production plants.
This unit of competency applies to technical officers and laboratory technicians in all industry sectors. It describes the application and use of software packages, this software would be for the storage, retrieval, analysis and display of information.
There is no expectation that candidates would be able to customise the software to meet specific needs. 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MSL924004 Use laboratory application software

Elements:

1. Access application software

2. Use software for specified purposes

3. Produce reports of retrieved data and/or processed data

4. Perform simple record housekeeping


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include a folio of work activities, observation of tasks & reports & quizzes