Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: OHTH5467C
Course Title: Ensure a safe workplace
School: 345T Media and Communication
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5218 - Diploma of Interactive Digital Media
Course Contact : Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email:mctafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Nicole McKinnon
Phone: 99254375
Email: nicole.mckinnon@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
The course provides the skills and knowledge required to develop and maintain effective work relationships and networks in preparation for entering the multimedia industry.
This course is co-delivered with Establish Networks BSBREL401A
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBOHS509A Ensure a safe workplace |
Element: |
1.Establish and maintain an OHS system |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Locate and communicate OHS policies which clearly express the organisation's commitment to implement relevant OHS legislation in the enterprise |
Element: |
2.Establish and maintain participative arrangements |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Establish and maintain participative arrangements with employees and their representatives in accordance with relevant OHS legislation |
Element: |
3.Establish and maintain procedures for identifying hazards, and assessing and controlling risks |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Develop procedures for ongoing hazard identification, and assessment and control of associated risks |
Element: |
4.Establish and maintain a quality OHS management |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Develop and provide an OHS induction and training program for all employees as part of the organisation’s training program |
Learning Outcomes
NA
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will consist of:
• in class activities
• out-of-class activities
• peer teaching and class presentations
• online research
• group discussion
• independent project based work
• screenings
• teacher directed group activities/projects
Teaching Schedule
Week |
Class content Note this course is co-delivered with Establish Networks BSBREL401A |
Assessment deadlines | BSBREL401A Elements(3) |
BSBOHS509A Elements(4)
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1 |
Introduction to Establish networks Discussion on establishing networks with industry. Introduction Establish Networks Formative Assignment 1: Create your CV. Review the brief requirements. Introduction and Ensure a safe workplace. Introduction to Worksafe Victoria: http://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/WorkSafe/Home/ |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
2 | Establishing networks with industry – Creating the perfect CV and cover letter. What to include what not to include.
Introducing formative Assignment Task 02: Establish networks. Industry speaker report. Due: week 16 Ensure A Safe Workplace |
1 | 1, 2, 3 | |
3 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 1 (TBA) Industry Networking Discuss Ensure A Safe Workplace |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, | |
4 |
Establish Networks - Industry speaker 2 (TBA) Continue to work on Ensure A Safe Workplace formative Assignment 01: A guide to health and safety in the office poster |
Establish Networks Formative Assignment 1: Create your CV. |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, |
5 |
Industry Networking Presenting Ensure A Safe Workplace Formative Assignment 01: A guide to health and safety in the office poster design Introducing Establish networks Summative Assessment task: 03 Making contact with Industry – Presentation week 13, final submission week 16 - How to find industry contacts |
Formative Assignment 01: A guide to health and safety in the office poster design
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1, 2 | 1, 2, 3 |
6 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 3 (TBA) Industry networking Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workplace. Introducing: Ensure a safe workplace Formative Assignment 02: Setting up your Workstation due: week 16 |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | |
7 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 4 (TBA) - Industry networking Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workstation |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | |
8 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 5 (TBA) Industry networking Discuss: Establish Networks Summative Assessment task: 03 Making contact with Industry – Presentation. Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workstation |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | |
9 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 6 (TBA) Industry networking
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1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3 | |
10 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 7 (TBA)
- Industry networking Discuss: Establish networks Summative Assessment task: 03 Making contact with Industry – Presentation. Due week 13 Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workstation |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
11 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 8 (TBA) Industry networking Discuss Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workstation |
1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
12 | Establish Networks - Industry speaker 9 (TBA) - Industry networking |
1 | 1, 2, 3, 4 | |
13 | Presentations – Making contact with industry presentations
Discuss Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workplace |
Establish Networks Summative Assessment task: 03 Making contact with Industry - Presentation | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
14 | Presentations – Making contact with industry presentations
Discuss Ensure a Safe workplace – setting up your workstation |
Establish Networks Summative Assessment task: 03 Making contact with Industry -Presentation | 1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
15 | Industry speaker report. – finalise
Ensure a Safe workplace – safety on a film shoot. |
Ensure a safe workplace Formative Assignment 02: Setting up your Workstation
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1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
16 | Submit industry speaker report | Establish Networks Formative assessment task 2. Industry speaker report.
Introducing Establish networks Summative Assessment task: 03 Making contact with Industry – Presentation. 13 final submission week 16
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1, 2, 3 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
17 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed texts |
References
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Other Resources
Access to computers.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will involve practical exercises, knowledge assessment tasks and practical group and/ or individual projects.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment tasks in this unit are either ungraded or graded. Ungraded tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered as essential building blocks for more substantial (graded) assessment tasks.
To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.
For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.
Ensure a Safe Workplace
Assignment 01: A guide to health and safety in the office
poster design
Due week 5
For full details: see brief in Ensure a Safe Workplace assessment
task folder
Assignment 02: Setting up your
Workstation
Due week 15
For full details: see brief in Ensure a Safe Workplace
assessment task folder
Ensure a Safe Workplace is subject to Non-Graded Assessment.
CA – Competency Achieved
NYC – Not Yet Competent
DNS – Did Not Submit for Assessment
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration
Other Information
Note this course is co-delivered with Establish Networks BSBREL401A
Attendance
The major learning experience involves studio based exercises, demonstration and production. It is strongly advised that students attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to gain the competency.
Cover Sheet for Submissions
All students must complete a submission cover sheet for each piece of submitted work.
Plagiarism - RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. For more information on this policy go to Academic Integrity
Copyright
All students have access to the myRMIT copyright shell. The myRMIT copyright shell contains information on copyright, plus also examples on how to use copyright works as part of your projects and assignments.
Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension. Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration/online
Course Assessment Committee/Program Advisory Board
These committees promote the early identification of students who are not achieving acceptable academic performance. The Course Assessment Committee provides identified students with assistance and seeks to ensure such students are aware of the range of support services available to them at the University.
Student Feedback
Students are offered opportunities to provide feedback through a variety of mechanisms including online surveys conducted at the end of each course or semester, student complaints and Student Staff Consultative Committees
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