Course Title: Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5180

Course Title: Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 30.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

SOSK5182C

City Campus

TAFE

650T TAFE Business

Face-to-Face

Term1 2011

Course Contact: Jenny Wotzko

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5701

Course Contact Email: jennifer.wotzko@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit covers the fundamental skills needed for employment and the application of industry and company procedures, guidelines, policies and standards in a daily work context within the conveyancing industry.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

LAW5170C Establish, Manage and Administer Trust Accounts



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

FNSICIND401B Apply principles of professional practice to work in the financial services industry

Elements:

1. Identify the scope, sectors and responsibilities of the industry

2. Identify and apply financial services industry guidelines, procedures and legislation

3. Manage information

4. Plan work to be completed taking into consideration time, resources and other constraints

5. Develop and maintain personal competency


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit a student will be able to demonstrate the application of an understanding of the conveyancing industry and the way it operates to the work carried out by the employee. They will have developed  a working knowledge of company policy and procedures required to undertake day to day tasks.


Overview of Assessment

This competency is assessed through a combination of two open book quizzes and one comprehensive case study which aim to duplicate, as far as possible in the classroom, the issues and problems encountered by conveyancers in the workplace.