Course Title: Lead assessment validation processes

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2014

Course Code: TCHE5867C

Course Title: Lead assessment validation processes

School: 360T Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5307 - Diploma of Vocational Education and Training

Course Contact: Program Administrative Officer

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4933

Course Contact Email: trainme@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Peter Murphy
ph 99254343
peter.murphy@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 30

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


This course covers the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide leadership in assessment validation processes.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

TAEASS503A Lead assessment validation processes

Element:

1. Monitor assessment practice

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Work with colleagues to systematically monitor assessment practice

1.2 Actively engage with and support other assessors as they work to improve assessment practice

1.3 Analyse assessment records ensuring legal, organisational and ethical requirements are being met and appropriate advice is provided to improve record keeping

Element:

2. Coordinate assessment validation activities

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Initiate validation in line with National Quality Council guidelines and organisational, legal and ethical requirements

2.2 Undertake risk assessment and analysis to determine the purpose, focus and context of validation activities

2.3 Consider and determine approaches to validation

2.4 Determine and confirm participants in validation and organise any materials and resources needed for validation

2.5 Provide guidance to support participants throughout the validation process

2.6 Finalise and process validation documentation in accordance with assessment system, legal and organisational procedures and present to relevant people, within an agreed timeframe

2.7 Identify recommendations from validation processes and forward to the appropriate authority


Learning Outcomes


Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
. monitor assessment practice
. coordinate assessment validation activities


Details of Learning Activities

As part of your program you will be directed to undertake a number of activities. It is important that you complete all such activities in a timely manner as they are an important component of your program. Such activities will include but are not limited to the following:

  • watch and engage with online lectures using communication technologies such as Skype, Collaborate, etc
  • engage in group discussion and activities using a variety of online tools such as discussion boards, wikis, blogs, etc.
  • watch and engage with guest lecturers using a variety of communication technologies
  • reflect upon course presentations and materials using blogs and/or wikis
  • give class presentations using communication technologies
  • undertake research both online and other as required
  • analyse and/or critique suggested reading and other material as directed (eg comment on other students’ posts on a discussion board)
  • do class exercises using online quizzes
  • undertake project-based work in an online environment


Teaching Schedule

February, April, July and September intakes

Sem 2, Weeks 9, 10, 13 & 18

Week 9: Monitor assessment practice

Week 10: Monitor assessment practice

Week 13: Coordinate assessment validation activities

Week 18: Coordinate assessment validation activities

Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on class needs and availability of speakers.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Hill, D., Hill, T. and Perlitz, L. (2013) Professional Training and Assessment, McGraw-Hill Education, Sydney. This is available in both paperback and e-book versions.

9781743076156


References


Other Resources

At the beginning of the course students will be directed to various web-based material and/or
electronic copies of learning resources.

Electronic resources are located on myRMIT Studies.


Overview of Assessment

 

During the program you will complete assessment tasks which are listed, in detail, at the beginning of the course. These tasks include:

 - Workplace based projects
- Contributions to online discussion forums
- A professional conversation

An assessment policy summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures see

http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.


Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course, you need to complete to a satisfactory standard the two assessment tasks outlined below .

1. do Assessment 9.2 (workplace project) as described on pp 304 of the prescribed text
2. do Assessment 9.1 as described on pg 303 of the prescribed text


In completing the above tasks please also follow any extra instructions provided by your facilitator.

Submission deadline:

February intake: November 16, 2014

July intake: May 17, 2015

Grades used in this unit are as follows:


CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit For Assessment


Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrates how the assessment task(s) aligns with the relevant unit
of competency and can be found on pg 305 of the prescribed text.

Other Information

Attendance/Participation
Your course involves participating in all online activities as directed by your facilitator. It is strongly advised that you do participate in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensuring the maximum opportunity to successfully complete this course.


Student Progress
Monitoring academic progress is an important enabling and proactive strategy to assist you to achieve your learning potential. Student program policy
You will be asked to participate in discussions with relevant teachers and your Program Co-ordinator. Such discussions may be conducted in a number of ways eg face-to-face, via telephone, using Skype or Google Hangout, etc. They are an important way of giving you feedback and supporting you by monitoring your academic progress.

Special consideration policy (Late submissions)
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.Extension
Special consideration is an assessment adjustment for unexpected circumstances that are outside your control, which:
• have a significant adverse impact on your performance in assessment or
• prevent you from attempting or submitting the assessment. Special Consideration


Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
RMIT University has a strict policy on plagiarism and academic integrity. Please refer to the Academic Integrity and Plagiarism policy


 

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