Course Title: Prepare reports
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: ENVI5051C
Course Title: Prepare reports
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5161 - Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
Course Contact: Geraldine Walton
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4932
Course Contact Email: geraldine.walton@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Geraldine Walton
geraldine.walton@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None.
Course Description
This competency standard covers the process of preparing comprehensive reports for a rural, horticultural or land management setting. It requires the ability to research material, evaluate information, produce a document, and deliver an oral presentation. Preparing reports requires knowledge of information and research sources, report structure and presentation, and public presentation techniques and approaches.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
RTC5914A Prepare reports |
Element: |
01. Research material |
Performance Criteria: |
Topic of the report is identified and described. |
Element: |
02. Evaluate information |
Performance Criteria: |
Information collected is relevant and sufficient to provide a full report. |
Element: |
03. Produce a document |
Performance Criteria: |
Language is applicable to the task and audience. |
Element: |
04. Deliver an oral presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
Language is applicable to the task and audience. |
Learning Outcomes
The ability to:
- Research material
- Evaluate information
- Produce a document
- Deliver an oral presentation
Details of Learning Activities
Lectures
In-class discussions
In-class worksheets
In-class group activities/presentations
Teaching Schedule
Week | Date (week starting) |
Topic |
1 | 6/2/12 |
Introduction to course Library Orientation |
2 | 13/2/12 |
Referencing Summarising, Paraphrasing & Quoting |
3 | 20/2/12 |
Sentence Structure Punctuation |
4 | 27/2/2 |
Paragraph structure |
5 | 5/3/12 |
CAMP (No Class) |
6 | 12/3/12 |
Writing Reports and Workplace Documents |
7 | 19/3/12 |
Writing Reports and Technical Documents |
8 | 26/3/12 |
Using Graphics and Tables in a Report |
9 | 2/4/12 |
Writing a Progress/Status Report |
10 | 9/4/12 |
MID-SEMESTER BREAK |
11 | 16/4/12 |
Writing a Progress/Status Report |
12 | 23/4/12 |
Planning and Presenting an Oral Presentation |
13 | 30/4/12 |
Writing a Feasibility Report |
14 | 7/5/12 |
Oral Presentation |
15 | 14/5/12 |
Oral Presentation |
16 | 21/5/12 |
Writing a Funding Proposal – Group Project |
17 | 28/5/12 |
Writing a Funding Proposal – Group Project |
18 | 4/6/12 |
Writing a Funding Proposal – Group Project |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course includes:
In-class Worksheets
Written Report
Oral Presentation
Assessment Tasks
Written Progress/Status Report 25%
Written Recommendation/Feasibility Report 25%
Written Proposal (Request for Funding) – Group Project 25%
Oral Report 25%
Assessment Matrix
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