Course Title: Apply research to training and assessment practice

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: TCHE5900C

Course Title: Apply research to training and assessment practice

School: 360T Education

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5321 - Diploma of Training Design and Development

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

All enquiries:
Course coordinator
Mark Mossuto
ph 99254929
mark.mossuto@rmit.edu.au

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

Nominal Hours: 70

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 undertake research into educational theory and apply this research to improve current training and assessment practice.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	TAERES501A Apply research to training and assessment practice
Element:	1. Prepare research brief relating to training and assessment practice
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify purpose of research to be conducted according to the current and future needs of the organisation around training and assessment practice 1.2 Identify and report on rationale for research and proposed research procedures and methodology to be used 1.3 Define activities to be undertaken in conducting the research, timeframe, resource required and expected outcomes in line with organisational practice 1.4 Develop process and criteria to evaluate achievement of the outcomes 1.5 Prepare budget and timelines for the research in line with organisational requirements and constraints 1.6 Present research proposal to relevant personnel for approval, in line with organisational procedures
Element:	2. Conduct research in training and assessment practice
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Manage and conduct research activities using effective techniques for project management, implementation and data collection 2.2 Collect data and record appropriate project activities in line with the research proposal 2.3 Analyse data from research in relation to its application to improving current and future training and assessment practice
Element:	3. Investigate and apply educational theory to the research
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Identify appropriate sources of information to identify relevant educational theory 3.2 Apply appropriate educational theories to the outcomes of the training and assessment research 3.3 Make recommendations for training and assessment development and improvement in line with the identified current and future needs of the organisation
Element:	4. Report on application of educational theory to training and assessment practice
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Prepare relevant documentation on research findings using academic referencing and citation protocols, for presentation to key personnel 4.2 Make recommendations for action to improve current and future training and assessment practice based on the research findings and present to relevant personnel for approval 4.3 Establish criteria to monitor and evaluate new practices based on the research recommendations and recommend monitoring and evaluation processes
Element:	5. Review entire process
Performance Criteria:	5.1 Design a process to review the research procedures, methodologies, data collection, analysis and reporting 5.2 Conduct the review in consultation with key personnel 5.3 Make recommendations for further research based on the review

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

1. Prepare research brief relating to training and assessment practice
2. Conduct research in training and assessment practice
3. Investigate and apply educational theory to the research
4. Report on application of educational theory to training and assessment practice
5. Review entire process
 

Details of Learning Activities

This course is online. Activities include:

• blog/wiki discussion and participation
• participation in online discussion boards/threads and Collaborate sessions or other webinar-type activities
• keeping an online reflective journal
• analysis/critique of relevant reading material
• individual or group projects conducted through electronic media
• peer teaching and workshop presentations
• online research

Teaching Schedule

This is a standalone course delivered over 4 sessions in semester 2. While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on student needs.

Session 1: Prepare research brief relating to training and assessment practice

Session 2: Conduct research in training and assessment practice

Session 3: Investigate and apply educational theory to the research

Session 4: Report on application of educational theory to training and assessment practice / Review entire process
 

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

"Professional Training and Assessment" by Dan Hill, Terry Hill and Lee Perlitz, McGraw-Hill, 2013 will be the prescribed text for this course.

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, myStudies.

Overview of Assessment

During the program you will complete assessment tasks which are listed, in detail, at the beginning of the course. These tasks may 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 will need to complete all of the following tasks to a satisfactory standard.
You will receive written feedback on all assessment tasks.

For students who commenced February or July 2015:

Task 1: complete at least one research project including a review of the project.

Task 2: Online discussion boards

Contribute to online discussion boards. You will be evaluated using the following criteria:

frequency of reading messages and posting responses;
keeping to the topic with pertinent quality posts;
engaging in critical dialogue through responding to other student’s posts and comments

Further details of the above assessment tasks will be provided in session 1 of semester 1 via myRMIT>myStudies.

It is a requirement of the Dip TD&D (TAE50211) program that all assessment work be submitted electronically through the program shell in myRMIT>myStudies. You are asked to submit any workplace projects as a single Word or PDF file which must include a signed RMIT Cover Sheet; multiple project files will not be accepted.

Submission deadline:

For students who commenced February 2015: Tasks 1-2 need to be submitted/completed by midnight Sunday October 4, 2015

For students who commenced July 2015: Tasks 1-2 need to be submitted/completed by midnight Sunday May 9, 2016

Grades used in this unit are as follows:

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

Assessment Matrix

An assessment matrix will be available in week 1 of semester 1 via myRMIT>my Studies.

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