Course Title: Use laboratory application software

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2020

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: Kirsten Balding

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4283

Course Contact Email: kirsten.balding@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

 

 

2020 teaching schedule for Use Lab Application software

MSL924004

Week

Week starting

Topic

Comment

1

10th Feb

Introduction to  myRMIT, Canvas, RMIT student email

Creating documents, Managing files, Basic formatting, headers & footers

 

2

17th Feb

Identify and use a software

Creating spreadsheets in Excel

Using Word and Excel to create documents

Maintain hard copies and archived data

 

3

24th Feb

Calculations and Graphs in Excel

Creating reports

Referencing data sources according to workplace requirements

 

4

2nd  Mar

Continue with previous week 

Integrating word and excel

 

 

5

9th Mar

 

More on Calculations and Graphs in Excel

Creating reports using software

 

6

16th Mar

Mail Merge, Applications of Mail Merge

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

 

7

23rd  Mar

Continue with previous week

Terminology used/Workplace standard procedures

Legal, ethical and WHS requirements

Importance of antivirus software and standard quarantine procedures

 

8

30th Mar

Creating a database

 

9

6th Apr

 Mid sem break(9th to 15th April)

 

9

13th Apr

Analysing data using software

 

10

20th Apr

·         Continue with previous week

 

11

27th Apr

·         Maintaining a database

 

12

4th May

Creating reports and linking packages

 

13

11th May

Terminology associated with software packages

Summary of application of specific software package features to lab oratory tasks relevant to job role

 

14

18th May

Data Protocol and file storage of data

General file and record maintenance

 

15

25th May

Maintain archived data according to workplace standard procedures

Maintain hard copy data according to workplace standard procedures

 

16

1st June

Assessment week /Additional Assessment

 

 


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

 

 

Assessment:

No

Name of Assessment Task

Method of Assessment

Task 1

Week starting 16th March

Using Software Packages

An activity will be conducted during the class time in the class room.

Task 2

week starting 11th  May

Managing Databases

An ongoing activity to be completed during weeks 8 and 14

Task 3

week starting 1st June

Knowledge Test

Written Test

To be competent, the student needs to achieve satisfactory in each of the above three tasks.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

This is a competency based course and is not graded.

The results schedule is:

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

To pass the course you need achieve a satisfactory result for every assessment.
You will be given only two attempts for each assessment to demonstrate you have the required skills.

A third attempt can only be offered after discussions between the teacher and the Program Coordinator and is not automatic.

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.

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