Course Title: Management Skills
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: NONE7208L
Course Title: Management Skills
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5165 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Course Contact : Loraine Grant
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9145
Course Contact Email:loraine.grant@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Kelly Pascoe
+61 3 9925 9177
kelly.pascoe@rmit.edu.au
Location:
Building: 511
Level: 1
Room: 7
Nominal Hours: 72
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
To provide learners with skills and knowledge to:
• Collect information from relevant sources to achieve work responsibilities
• Use appropriate methods to communicate ideas and share information
• Obtain valuable input from internal and external sources for developing and refining new ideas and approaches
• Develop trust and confidence by treating people with integrity, respect and empathy
• Use social, ethical and business standards to develop and maintain positive relationships
• Gain and maintain trust and confidence of peers, colleagues, mentors, project managers and industry customers through competent performance
• Build and maintain relationships and networks by providing benefits for the team and organization
• Manage problems, poor performance and difficult situations through guidance, support, negotiation and corrective action to achieve positive outcomes.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSXFMI503A Establish and manage effective workplace relationships |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/01 Gather, convey and receive information and ideas |
Performance Criteria: |
• Information to achieve work responsibilities is collected from appropriate sources. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/01 Gather, convey and receive information and ideas |
Performance Criteria: |
• Information to achieve work responsibilities is collected from appropriate sources. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/02 Develop trust and confidence |
Performance Criteria: |
• People are treated with integrity, respect and empathy. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/02 Develop trust and confidence |
Performance Criteria: |
• People are treated with integrity, respect and empathy. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/03 Build and maintain networks and relationships |
Performance Criteria: |
• Networking is used to identify and build relationships. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/03 Build and maintain networks and relationships |
Performance Criteria: |
• Networking is used to identify and build relationships. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/04 Manage difficulties to achieve positive outcomes |
Performance Criteria: |
• Problems are identified and analysed, and action is taken to rectify the situation with minimal disruption to performance. |
Element: |
BSXFMI503A/04 Manage difficulties to achieve positive outcomes |
Performance Criteria: |
• Problems are identified and analysed, and action is taken to rectify the situation with minimal disruption to performance. |
Element: |
Frontline management plays an important role in developing and maintaining positive relationships in internal and external environments so that customers, suppliers and the organisation achieve planned outputs/outcomes. |
Performance Criteria: |
As above |
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTPDCL05A Dev/Present Des Concpt/s Wthn Specfd Gdlns 04/5 |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/01 Research fashion and garment |
Performance Criteria: |
• Fashion and garment trends are researched and relevant information relating to the design project is obtained, including availability of materials. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/01 Research fashion and garment |
Performance Criteria: |
• Fashion and garment trends are researched and relevant information relating to the design project is obtained, including availability of materials. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/02 Generate and select initial concepts in consultation with others |
Performance Criteria: |
• Concepts are developed to identify the range of possibilities. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/02 Generate and select initial concepts in consultation with others |
Performance Criteria: |
• Concepts are developed to identify the range of possibilities. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/03 Develop design concepts and details in consultation with others |
Performance Criteria: |
• Appropriate styles and trims/accessories are identified. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/03 Develop design concepts and details in consultation with others |
Performance Criteria: |
• Appropriate styles and trims/accessories are identified. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/04 Cost range/garment in conjunction with production area |
Performance Criteria: |
• All items and resources required for the range/garment are checked and confirmed. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/04 Cost range/garment in conjunction with production area |
Performance Criteria: |
• All items and resources required for the range/garment are checked and confirmed. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/05 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
• Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures. |
Element: |
LMTPDCL05A/05 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
• Records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures. |
Element: |
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required for the development and presentation of garment design concepts to the client within specified guidelines in the enterprise. |
Performance Criteria: |
As above |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to other sections of guide
Details of Learning Activities
PLANNED LEARNING EXPERIENCES-
Underpinning skills and knowledge delivered in lectures, tutorials, workshops, case studies,
practical activities, exercises, guest speakers and audio-visuals on the following topics:-
coaching, mentoring, adult learning principles, team building, communication processes (cultural
diversity), leadership styles, conflict management, motivation, performance counselling, goal
setting, managing change, perceptions, values, organisational culture, effective
working relationships and management by objectives.
Teaching Schedule
04/02/07 Project Week
11/02/07 No Formal Classes – Field work
18/02/07 Introduction, Reflection on CIV teamwork
25/02/07 Group Dynamics
03/03/07 Melbourne Fashion Week
10/03/07 Communication Foundation
(IFFTI Conference Brunswick)
17/03/07 Teams/Team Building
24/03/07- 31/03/07 Easter Break
07/04/07 Individual Differences
14/04/07 Leadership Approaches
21/04/07 Decision Making/Problem Solving
28/04/07 Personality/Perceptions
05/05/07 Delegation/Feedback
12/05/07 Delegation/Feedback
19/05/07 Motivation
26/05/07 Managing Conflict
02/06/07 Coaching/Mentoring
09/06/07 Coaching/Mentoring
16/06/07 OHS
23/06/07 OHS
30/06/07– 11/07/07 Term Break
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Essential Learning Resources:
• Cole, Kris. 2005. Management Theory and Practice. Pearson Australia. Frenchs Forest NSW.
Overview of Assessment
(1) Project Journal (Individual)
Reflects:
• Team development
• The building of relationships in the team
• The development of trust and confidence
• Support given to team members
• The coaching and mentoring of team members
Records:
• Personal work goals/diary
• Decisions made in meetings
• Team problems identified and rectified
(2) Project Report which explains: (individual)
• Strategies for creating & facilitating learning
• Strategies and the methods selected for managing poorly performed team members
• Recommendations for improving effective working relationships to achieve team and
project goals.
(3) Training & Development Plan (Group Presentation)
Assessment Tasks
Learners need to demonstrate by means of a range of assessment tasks that they can:
(1) Demonstrate and understanding of the skills and knowledge used in the management of teams by completing three ongoing assessment tasks over the course. (Individual): 30%
(2) Complete a Management Checklist on all aspects of the Project process (individual).
The checklist will be used to reflect, analyse and make recommendations for improvement in each of the different aspects of the managing the Project process. 50%
(3) Produce a Training & Development Plan (Group Presentation). 20%
Learners can make a claim for Approved Prior Learning on entry to the course
Criteria for your results: HD (high distinction – indicative score 80-100%) or DI (distinction – indicative score 70-79%) or CR (credit – indicative score 60-69%) or PA (pass – indicative score 50-59%) or NN (fail – indicative score 0-49%).
Negotiation to vary assessment methods may be made in special circumstances. This is subject to the discretion of the trainer after consideration of the learner’s request and is done on a needs basis.
Assessment Matrix
Not applicable
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