Course Title: Use laboratory application software

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: OFFC5338C

Course Title: Use laboratory application software

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4397 - Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques

Course Contact: Amber Mitton

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8053

Course Contact Email: amber.mitton@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Namrita Kaul

 namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au

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 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. 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MSL924004 Use laboratory application software

Element:

1. Access application software

Performance Criteria:

1.1

Identify software required for the task

1.2

Open software from a personal computer or network terminal

1.3

Use information sources to locate details of software features and instructions for its use

Element:

2. Use software for specified purposes

Performance Criteria:

2.1

Input a range of scientific data into a computing system

2.2

Conduct searches for the retrieval of required data

2.3

Use application features for efficient computation

2.4

Construct data sets and databases for numerical and graphical analyses

Element:

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

Performance Criteria:

3.1

Analyse data using features of the software package

3.2

Select options for constructing data reports

3.3

Print the results of data analyses using features of the software package

3.4

Integrate data from diverse application software units in a report

3.5

Report the outcomes and rationale for database searches

3.6

Reference data sources according to the style requirements of the workplace

Element:

4. Perform simple record housekeeping

Performance Criteria:

4.1

Maintain archived data according to workplace standard procedures

4.2

Maintain hard copy data according to workplace standard procedures


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

• Lectures
• In class worksheet exercises
• Online learning activities
• Individual and Group discussions 


 


Teaching Schedule

 

 

Schedule for Sem 1, 2019

11th Feb
  • Introduction to  myRMIT, Canvas, RMIT student email
  • Creating documents, Managing files, Basic formatting, headers & footers

18th Feb
  • Identify and use a software
  • Creating spreadsheets in Excel
  • Using Word and Excel to create documents

25th Feb
  • Calculations and Graphs in Excel
  • Creating reports

4th March
  • Integrating word and excel

11th March
  • More on Calculations and Graphs in Excel
  • Creating reports using software

18th March
  • Mail Merge, Applications of Mail Merge

25th March
  • Continue with previous week
  • Terminology used/Workplace standard procedures
  • Legal, ethical and WHS requirements
  • Importance of antivirus software and standard quarantine procedures

1st April

Mid Sem Assessment Week(N/A), Catch up class

8th April

Creating a database

15th April

Analysing data using software

22nd April

Mid Semester Break

29rd April

Maintaining a database

6th May

Creating reports and linking packages

13th May
  • Terminology associated with software packages
  • Summary of application of software package features to laboratory tasks relevant to a job role

20th May
  • Data Protocol and file storage of data
  •  General file and record maintenance

27st May
  • Maintain archived data according to workplace standard procedures
  • Maintain hard copy data according to workplace standard procedures

3rd June

Assessment/Additional assessment week 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Course handouts will be provided during the classes and also available on Canvas Course shell


Overview of Assessment

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


Assessment Tasks

 

No

Name of Assessment Task

Method of Assessment

Date

Task 1

Using Software Packages

In class assessment

Week 6

Task 2

Managing Databases

Ongoing activities to be completed during weeks 8 to 13

Weeks 8-13

Task 3

Knowledge Assessment

Written Test in the class room

Week 16

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment

CA Competency Achieved  
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment

To pass the course you need achieve a satisfactory result for all assessments. Students may be given additional opportunities to demonstrate competence. 

Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.

APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application should be emailed to the program Coordinator (amber.mitton @rmit.edu.au). Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.

• For missed assessments you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 5 days of the scheduled time of the assessment http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration

• Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentation. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. It also occurs through enabling plagiarism, which is the act of assisting or allowing another person to plagiarise or to copy your own work. Please make sure you consider this carefully in completing all your work and assessments in this course and if you are unsure about whether you might have plagiarised, seek help from your teacher.

 

NOTE: This course is equivalent to OFFC5320C (MSL924002 Use laboratory application software)

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