Course Title: Use laboratory application software
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: COSC6005C
Course Title: Use laboratory application software
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5282 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Biotechnology)
Course Contact: Amberlee Mitton
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8053
Course Contact Email: amber.mitton@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Namrita Kaul
51.04.01
Ph. 99254309
namrita.kaul@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
There are no pre-requisites or co-requisites for this course
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to use and apply computer application software in the laboratory, field and production plants for analysis and reporting.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MSL924002A Use laboratory application software |
Element: |
1. Access application software |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Identify software required for the task |
Element: |
2. Use software for specified purposes |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Input a range of scientific data into a computing system |
Element: |
3. Produce reports of retrieved data and/or processed data |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Analyse data using features of the software package |
Element: |
4. Perform simple record housekeeping |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Backup worked data according to enterprise standard procedures |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
• Lectures
• In class worksheet exercises
• Online learning activities
• Individual and Group presentations by the students to be held during the lectures to enhance the learning of the subject material
Teaching Schedule
| wk. no. | wk. starts on | Topic |
| 1 | 10/2 | Induction/Orientation Session. Computer terminology, getting started with MS Word, creating and saving a document. Disk and file management |
| 2 | 17/2 | Editing and formatting documents, Email a document that details your background knowledge of computers, Printing Manuals. Using in-house software manuals to augment skills and solve operational problems and using scanning to protect documents. |
| 3 | 24/2 | Tables and graphics, Advanced formatting |
| 4 | 3/3 | Creating official documents, Professional memos, faxes etc |
| 5 | 10/3 | Using Mail Merge in Word |
| 6 | 17/3 | Continue from last week, Using mail merge, Create brochures/catalogues |
| 7 | 24/3 | Using Power Point to create presentations, Using Internet and PowerPoint for education and research |
| 8 | 31/3 | Mid Sem Exam(N/A) |
| 9 | 7/4 | Relevant health, safety and environment requirements |
| 10 | 14/4 | Identify various software packages used in laboratories and integrate data from diverse application software units in a report |
| 11 | 21/4 | Student Vacation |
| 12 | 28/4 | Working with documents, Internet research |
| 13 | 5/5 | Recapitulating the work done so far by working in groups/teams and using the skills learnt |
| 14 | 12/5 | Understanding MS Excel, Entering data in a spreadsheet. |
| 15 | 19/5 | Activities based on using computers in a laboratory, backing up electronic storage |
| 16 | 26/5 | Formatting and enhancing a spreadsheet |
| 17 | 2/6 to 30/6 | Sem 1 Exams and Student Vacation(N/A) |
| 1 | 7/7 | Entering formulas in a spreadsheet, Using formulas to perform calculations |
| 2 | 14/7 | Working with spreadsheets, Working with graphs |
| 3 | 21/7 | Working with graphs, enhancing graphs |
| 4 | 28/7 | Integrating word and excel |
| 5 | 4/8 | Applications of excel and graphs in a laboratory |
| 6 | 11/8 | Integrate Word, Excel and PowerPoint |
| 7 | 18/8 | Group Activity based on applying the knowledge achieved in Excel. |
| 8 | 25/8 | Mid Sem Exams |
| 9 | 1/9 | Database and its elements, Types of database models |
| 10 | 8/9 | Open an existing database and Create a new database |
| 11 | 15/9 | Applying different elements of a database(Form, Report, Query) |
| 12 | 22/9 | Student Vacation |
| 13 | 29/9 | Understanding and applying query, Understanding and creating reports and forms |
| 14 | 6/10 | Activities based on creating and understanding the database |
| 15 | 13/10 | Using database in a laboratory, Linking Packages |
| 16 | 20/10 | End of Module Exam |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed text |
|
Handouts during the class |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course typically consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exams
Assessment Tasks
Assessments will include a combination of completing in-class assessments, participation in discussion forums and team work. The assessment tasks will be based on:
1 Creating and Editing Documents, Writing Reports : 10%
2 Using advanced functions like mail merge : 10%
3 Creating a basic spreadsheet: 5%
4 Using formulas and creating graphs in excel: 15%
5 Understanding terminology in MS Access/Creating Database: 20%
6Linking Packages/analysing data- : 30%
7.Ongoing participation 10%
The timeline and details will be provided during class.
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Assessment Information
• To pass the course you need to pass, on average, each type of assessment (exam, worksheets, and assignments etc.). For example, if there are two tests you need to have an average of 50% to pass. But you also need to have passed the other assessments as well. You can’t make up marks from one type of assessment to another (e.g. pass the tests but fail the prac reports).
• Extension of time for submission of assessable work- A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available on the web http://mams.rmit.edu.au/seca86tti4g4z.pdf ) at least the day before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 6, Bdg 51. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for Special Consideration (form available on the Web). For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged at the HUB or online with supporting evidence (eg medical certificate), prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination.
• Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected
• If you miss an assessment task due to unavoidable circumstances, you need to follow the procedure of special consideration and apply within the allowed time frame.
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