Course Title: Plan or review administration systems
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2011
Course Code: BUSM6242C
Course Title: Plan or review administration systems
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5221 - Diploma of Business Administration
Course Contact : Sylvia Baroutis
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5469
Course Contact Email:sylvia.baroutis@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to plan or review the requirements of effective administration systems and procedures for implementing, monitoring and reviewing the system. Employability Skills are applied where suitable.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBADM504B Plan or review administration systems |
Element: |
1. Plan or review administration systems |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify requirements of, or modifications to, administration system through consultation with |
Element: |
2. Implement new or modified administration system |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and develop implementation strategies in consultation with staff |
Element: |
3. Monitor administration system |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Monitor system for usage, security and output in accordance with organisational requirements |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learners will experience a two week practical placement where they will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in planning and reviewing administration systems and procedures. Their class activities, self-directed learning and application of employability skills will focus on documenting requirements or modifications to administration system, developing appropriate activities to support system implementation and working with staff to identify system improvements. Learning activities will include in-class discussions, review of business case studies, exercises based on theory and experience, Internet research, quizzes and group activities.
Teaching Schedule
| Mid-semester break 29 Aug - 2 Sep 2011 | Elements addressed each week for these two units | |||
| WEEK | CONTENT | BUSM6242C Plan or review administration systems | BUSM6243C Manage business document design and development | ASSESSMENTS |
| 1 |
Overview of courses Assessments |
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| 2 |
Review - Set up business records Introduction Create a resource folder Techniques: Reading and responding to a case study |
1.1 | 1.1, 1.2 | |
| 3 |
Project management Organisational needs and planning a system |
1.1 | 1.2 - 1.4 | |
| 4 |
Contact suppliers/developers Budgets and problem solving Getting to know policies and procedures |
1.2, 1.3 | 2.1 - 2.3 | |
| 5 | Implementing the system, training and consultation with system users | 2.1, 2.2 | 3.1, 3.2 | |
| 6 | Managing staff through the implementation phase | 2.2, 2.3 | 3.1 - 3.3 | |
| 7 |
Communicating procedures, ongoing training and support TNA |
2.4, 2.5 | 4.1 - 4.3 | Compile planning tools to use at Practical Placement |
| 8 | Contingencies, document the system and set up for ongoing monitoring | 2.6 | 4.3 | Compile planning tools to use at Practical Placement |
| 9 |
Practical Placement Refer to relevant marking criteria forms on myRMIT Studies |
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| 10 |
Practical Placement Refer to relevant marking criteria forms on myRMIT Studies |
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| 11 |
Monitoring the system, usage, security and output Modifications for continuous improvement |
3.1, 3.2 | 5.1, 5.2 | |
| 12 |
Notifying users and their training needs Course Review Quiz |
3.3, 3.4 | All | |
| 13 | Respond to a case study | All | All | Demonstration of Techniques - Case Study Assessment |
| 14 |
Theory class online Work on Integrated Project Conference participation |
All |
All | |
| 15 | Finalise Integrated Project | All | All | |
| 16 |
Theory class online
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All | Submit: Integrated Project and Document Files |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
BSBADM503B Plan or review administration systems, Software Publications, 2010 |
1921657049 |
References
Other Resources
Admin Toolbox 3 - accessible through myRMIT Studies
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in-class exercises, written and practical assessments, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work based or course activities.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Assessment Tasks
Refer to the relevant marking criteria forms on myRMIT Studies
Demonstration of Techniques - Case Study
In order to demonstrate competency in this unit students must complete, in-class a demonstration of techniques in response to a case study and must attempt all answers under supervised conditions within the allocated timeframe. This is an open book demonstration. Students may use paper dictionaries, textbooks and handwritten notes.
Integrated Project
This integrated project is co-assessed with BUSM6243C (BSBADM506B) Manage business document design and development. Students will experience a two week practical placement where they will demonstrate their knowledge and skills in planning and reviewing administration systems and procedures suitable for the placement organisation. The project will aim to document requirements or modifications to an administration system of the students’ choice develop appropriate activities to support system implementation and working with staff to identify system improvements for the future.
Please note: You must achieve competence in all elements before a pass grade can be achieved for this course. Due to the complex nature of this unit, you may be required to demonstrate competency more than once.
Assessments submitted late will attract a DNS/NYC grade. Refer to Student Diary for Special Consideration/Extension of Time procedure.
N.B: Students, who have been granted special consideration or are required to resubmit, will be able to submit/sit their assessment by arrangement with the class teacher during the scheduled class time in weeks 17 or 18.
Assessment Matrix
| BSBADM504B Plan or review administration systems | Case Study | Integrated Project |
| Critical aspects | ||
| 1. Plan or review administration systems | x | x |
| 2. Implement new or modified administration systems | x | x |
| 3. Moinitor administration system | x | x |
| BUSM6243C Manage business document design and development | ||
| Critcal aspects | ||
| 1. Establish documentation standards | x | |
| 2. Manage template design and development | x | |
| 3. Develop standard text for documents | x | |
| 4. Develop and implement strategies to ensure the use of standard documentation | x | |
| 5. Develop and implement strageies for maintendance and continuous improvement of standard documentation | x |
Grading
| CHD | CD | CC | CA | DNS/NYC |
| Competent High Distinction | Competent with Distinction | Competent with Credit | Competency Achieved - Graded | Did Not Submit/Not Yet Competent |
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