Course Title: Use laboratory application software
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: OFFC5320C
Course Title: Use laboratory application software
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5363 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Biotechnology)
Course Contact: Namrita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Namrita Kaul
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
This unit of competency has no prerequisite(s).
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to use and apply computer software in the laboratory, field and/or production plants for analysis and reporting.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
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MSL924002 Use laboratory application software |
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1 Access application software |
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2 Use software for specified purposes |
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3 Produce reports of retrieved data and/or processed data |
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4 Perform simple record housekeeping |
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Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
• Lectures
• In class worksheet exercises
• Online learning activities
• Individual and Group discussions
Teaching Schedule
Using Lab Application Software 2018
OFFC5320C (MSL924002)
Schedule for Sem 1, 2018
Week Starting |
Topic |
5th Feb |
Introduction to myRMIT, Canvas, RMIT student email Creating documents, Managing files, Basic formatting , headers & footers |
12th Feb |
Creating spreadsheets in Excel |
19th Feb |
Calculations in Excel |
26th Feb |
Graphs in Excel |
5th March |
Calculations in Spreadsheet |
12th March |
Mail Merge, Applications of Mail Merge |
19th March |
Continue with previous week |
26th March |
Integrating word and excel |
2nd April |
Mid Semester Break |
9th April |
Analysing data using software |
16th April |
Creating a database |
23rd April |
Maintaining a database |
30th April |
Entering data in a database and understanding field properties of a database |
7th May |
Creating reports and linking packages |
14th May |
Introduction to Minitab |
21st May |
End of module assessment |
28th May |
Exam week(no exam for this course) |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Handouts will be provided |
Other Resources
Course handouts will be provided during the classes and also available on Canvas Course shell
Overview of Assessment
Skills tests
In class activities
participation in discussion boards
Assessment Tasks
Task |
Topic |
Released on |
% |
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1
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Creating and Editing Documents, Writing Reports Using advanced functions like mail merge |
19th March During class time in the class room |
20% |
2 |
Creating a basic spreadsheet, Using formulas and creating graphs in excel |
7th May During class time in the class room |
40% |
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3
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Understanding terminology in MS Access/Creating Database |
21st May During class time in the class room |
30% |
4 |
Ongoing participation to be determined by input to activities as required during the class time and on discussion board throughout the semester |
10% |
(The dates are based on the week starting)
More details will be provided during the class
If you have any questions about this assessment process, feel free to email me on namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
This course is graded in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also utilises graded assessment
CHD- Competent with High Distinction (80 – 100%)
CDI- Competent with Distinction (70 – 79%)
CC- Competent with Credit (60 – 69%)
CAG- Competency Achieved – Graded (50 – 59%)
NYC- Not Yet Competent (0 – 49%)
DNS- Did Not Submit for assessment
Assessment information
- All assessment types must be passed (exams, quizzes and assignments etc.). For example, if there are two tests you need to have an average of 50% to pass. You can’t make up marks from one type of assessment to another (e.g. pass the tests but fail the assignment component).
- Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected.
- APPLICATION FOR 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 online http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application form should be emailed to the Program Manager (namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au)
- Students requiring extensions longer than 7 days must apply for Special Consideration (see the ‘Help me’ link in blackboard, via myRMIT studies or http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration) 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 online with supporting evidence (e.g. medical certificate), prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination.
- 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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