Course Title: Lead assessment validation processes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2019
Course Code: TCHE5913C
Course Title: Lead assessment validation processes
Important Information:
In order to successfully undertake assessment of this unit you need access to a workplace.
School: 360T Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5354 - Diploma of Training Design and Development
Course Contact: Program Administrative Officer
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254933
Course Contact Email: trainme@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Facilitators Peter Murphy ph 9925 4343 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 unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide leadership in assessment validation processes.
It applies to experienced practitioners who work under limited supervision and who are responsible for the validation of assessment processes, both internally and externally.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAEASS503 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 Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) 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
This course is online. Activities may include but not limited to:
- 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
For students who commenced their Diploma study in February 2019
This course is taught over 3 sessions in semester 2 2019
Note: While your teacher will cover all the material in this schedule, the order is subject to change depending on student needs.
Session 1 - August 19:
Work with colleagues to systematically monitor assessment practice; actively engage with, and support, other assessors as they work to improve assessment practice; analyse assessment records ensuring legal, organisational and ethical requirements are being met, and appropriate advice is provided to improve record keeping
Session 2 - August 26:
Initiate validation in line with Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) guidelines and organisational, legal and ethical requirements; undertake risk assessment and analysis to determine the purpose, focus and context of validation activities; consider and determine approaches to validation.
Session 3 - September 9:
Determine and confirm participants in validation, and organise any materials and resources needed for validation; provide guidance to support participants throughout the validation process; finalise and process validation documentation in accordance with assessment system, legal and organisational procedures, and present to relevant people, within an agreed timeframe; identify recommendations from validation processes, and forward to the appropriate authority
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
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 the Canvas LMS
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
- Online assessment (eg discussion forum, blog, wiki, quiz)
- Professional conversation
- Third-party reports
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 manager or the Equitable Learning Services 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.
Task 1: Lead validation/moderation (Case Study)
Provide evidence of how you have taken responsibility for initiating, organising, leading and facilitating assessment validation/moderation on one occasion. Demonstrate how the outcomes of validation/moderation and appeals were used to improve assessment practice. This assessment task will be based on a Case Study supplied by your facilitator.
Task 2: Conduct validation/moderation on 2 more occasions
Provide evidence of how you have taken responsibility for initiating, organising and facilitating assessment validation/moderation on two more occasions. Demonstrate how the outcomes of validation/moderation and appeals were used to improve assessment practice. One validation must be based on a Unit of Competency from a National Training Package, the second validation can be based on an Enterprise Benchmark/Standard or a Unit of Competency from a National Training Package
Task 3: Knowledge Questions
You will be asked to answer a series of Knowledge Questions relating to TAEASS503 Lead Assessment Validation Processes
Further details of the above assessment tasks will be provided in session 1 of semester 2 via the Canvas LMS
It is a requirement of the Diploma of Training Design & Development (TAE50216) program that all assessment work be submitted electronically via Canvas. 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 deadlines:
Task 1: needs to be submitted by midnight Sunday September 8 2019
Task 2: needs to be submitted by midnight Friday October 4 2019
Task 3: needs to be submitted by midnight Friday October 4 2019
Grades used in this unit are as follows:
SA Satisfactory
NYS Not Yet Satisfactory
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit For Assessment
Assessment Matrix
An assessment matrix will be available the week prior to the first session of semester 2 via the Canvas LMS
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
Appeals
RMIT appeals process is available on the Appeals webpage www.rmit.edu.au/students/appeals
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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