Course Title: Use advanced features of computer applications
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2018
Course Code: OFFC5307C
Course Title: Use advanced features of computer applications
School: 650T Vocational Business Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5371 - Diploma of Business (Public Relations)
Course Contact: Julia Makin
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175
Course Contact Email: Julia.makin@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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
NA
Course Description
This course describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to use computer applications employing advanced features. It involves manipulating data and accessing support resources to solve routine problems.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICAICT308A Use advanced features of computer applications |
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Element: |
1. Manipulate data |
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Performance Criteria: |
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Element: |
2. Access and use support resources |
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Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Solve routine problems using support resources 2.2 Use online help to overcome difficulties with applications 2.3 Solve problems with manuals and training booklets 2.4 Access and apply technical support for system problems, using troubleshooting results and alert messages |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this subjects students will attain the skills use advanced computer applications for the use of a variety of commercial uses.
Details of Learning Activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced and collaborative class room based activities. The self-based activities will be delivered through various technology platforms. The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice skills in a simulated workplace environment.
The collaborative classroom based activities will include group discussion, group problem solving activities and opportunities to practice your skills in a simulated/real workplace environment. We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
The nominal hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete this course. This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Course syllabus
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W/C |
Week |
Topic/activity/assessment |
| 2nd July | 1 |
Introduction to Use Advanced Computer Apps: Social media marketing and Canva |
| 9th July | 2 |
Using advanced features of the internet: |
16th July |
3 |
Mailchimp: How to create emails that are read by the intended audience |
23rd July |
4 |
Assessment 1: Individual Presentation - DUE IN CLASS |
30th July |
5 |
Eventbrite: Assessment 1: Remaining individual presentations (if required) |
6th August |
6 |
Photoshop: Resizing photos for the web, batch resizing Photoshop vs Canva |
13th August |
7 |
Microsoft Word: Cool features of Microsoft Word that you didn’t know existed (it does have some!) |
20th August |
8 |
Class time: Assessment Task 2 |
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NO CLASSES THIS WEEK – MID SEMESTER BREAK |
3rd September |
9 |
Shortcuts, Trello and Slack: Some cool apps, tips and tricks |
10th September |
10 |
Portfolio/how to pitch concepts: Tools to use to when pitching visual concepts |
17th September |
11 |
Assessment Task 2 Due. Due 11.59pm Sunday 23 September 2018 |
24th September |
12 |
Online chat tools and ticketing systems: AI in the digital world |
1st October |
13 |
Macros and Excel functionality |
8th October |
14 |
Revision |
15th October |
15 |
Assessment Task 3 Due. Due in class (YOU MUST ATTEND THIS CLASS) |
22nd October |
16 |
Resubmits |
29th October |
17 |
Grade Entry |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
All learning materials will be provided in CANVAS.
Overview of Assessment
Overview of Assessment
In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:
Required skills
- communication skills to:
- communicate with supervisors and peers
- seek assistance and expert advice
- use online help
- literacy skills to interpret technical documentation, equipment manuals and specifications
- planning and organisational skills to prioritise and monitor own work
- problem-solving skills to solve operational problems as they arise
- research skills to source support resources to solve routine problems
- safety awareness skills to work systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment
- technical skills to:
- apply technical support for system problems
- operate software applications
- use applications features
- use online help.
Required knowledge
- basic knowledge of operating systems software and system tools
- vendor product directions in computer applications
- vendor applications and their features.
Assessment Conditions
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
- use at least three computer applications employing advanced features and import and export capacities for efficiency and productivity purposes
- solve routine problems using support resources.
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
Feedback
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.
You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1
As this is the first stage of the Use Advanced Features of Computer Applications course, you will be assessed on your ability to present and your general knowledge of the application. This assessment task is one of three required to demonstrate competency for this unit.
This assessment is designed to demonstrate your:
- Ability to present on a existing computer / mobile application
- To convince the audience on the merit of the application
- To evaluate its use and to explain why the app’s intended target audience would want to use it and who is its main competition
- Discuss any legal and ethical obligations that the app must consider
- Explain key information about the app, such as who owns it (company structure, financial data, popularity)
- Explain how it is promoted and perceived in the marketplace by the media
- Your overall rating of the app out of 5 and how can the app be improved on.
- Your presentation must be between 5-7 minutes long. Students will be assessed on their ability to meet this timeframe.
Assessment Task 2
You work for a PR consulting firm and you have been tasked with the promotion and event management of a large scale event. The event will have a minimum of 200 guests in attendance, including VIPs (celebrities, government officials and others).
You will be provided with a list of organisations to choose from in week 3. Working with your team members, it is up to you to decide what type of event will most be appropriate.
You need to document how advanced computer/mobile applications will help with event promotion, as well as event management pre-during and post event.
This assessment task is the second of three required to demonstrate competency for this unit.
You have been asked to develop an event proposal for your client.
- An understanding of the event, including its context, potential risks and objectives
- A description of the relevant stakeholders and audiences, and their interests as well as an overview of how you would engage with them pre, during and post event
- An overview of your suggested communication approach (communication strategies and tactics) to effectively promote the event
- An explanation as to how the advanced computer/mobile application will be utilised to assist in improving the promotion of the event, the actual event itself and post event communications/analytics
- A portfolio of works embedded into the document showcasing any creative concepts you have developed, outlining the computer/mobile apps you have used and demonstrating their benefits in promoting and managing the event
- A contingency plan if the advanced computer/mobile application fails
- A brief training manual on how to use one of the advanced computer/mobile applications (as an appendix)
- The expected outcomes of your approach (your event objectives)
Assessment Task 3
Based on your second assessment, you are required to deliver a 12-15 minute presentation to the class about your creative campaign using a visual presentation. Students must use aids such as diagrams, posters or handouts. This is a visual presentation, therefore visuals and mock-ups of the creative concept is a must.
This assessment must be completed in groups of two or three.
This assessment task is the third of three required to demonstrate competency for this unit.
You will be assessed on your oral presentation/delivery as well as the content of your presentation which must be submitted as a hard copy at the end of the presentation.
The presentation should include:
- A brief overview of your situational analysis, which provides the background to the issue/event and showcases your in-depth understanding of the situation and the client.
- Strategy Approach: an outline and discussion of your proposed public relations strategy in dealing with the situation including its objectives.
- Monitoring: How you propose to monitor the strategy and activities. How often you will be reporting into the client and how you plan to take action to rectify anything that has the potential to impact negatively on activities.
- A portfolio of works: How will the creative campaign look, how will it be rolled out across different media outlets and how it will look in-situ
- Technology: How computer/mobile applications will be utilised to assist in improving the overall reputation of the organisation
- Evaluation: When you will be evaluating and an example of the type of reports the organisation can expect to see throughout the strategy implementation stages.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix that maps all the assessment is available on CANVAS.
Submission Requirements
You should:
- Ensure that you submit assessments on or before the due date.
- Always retain a copy of your assessment tasks. (hard copy and soft copy)
- When you submit work for assessment at RMIT University you need to use the Assessment task document that includes a declaration and statement of authorship.
- Each page of your assessment should include footer with your name, student number, the title of the assessment, unit code and title and page numbers.
Other Information
Late Submission Procedures
You are required to submit assessment items and/or ensure performance based assessment is completed by the due dates.
If you are prevented from submitting an assessment item on time, by circumstances outside your control, you may apply in advance to your teacher for an extension to the due date of up to seven calendar days.
More Information: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work
Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for Special Consideration. Applications for special consideration must be submitted no later than two working days after the assessment task deadline or scheduled examination.
More Information: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration
Resubmissions:
If you are found to be unsuccessful in a particular Course Assessment Task (or you do not submit/attend) you will be allowed one resubmission. Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission.
If you are still not meeting the assessment requirements you must apply to your Program Manager in writing outlining the steps you will take to demonstrate competence in your course. Your submission will be considered by the Program Team and you will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible.
Grading & re-submissions
Successful re-submissions will contribute a CAG only (Competency Achieved Grading) result to your overall grade for the course.
Adjustments to Assessment
In certain circumstances students may be eligible for an assessment adjustment. For more information about the circumstances under which the assessment arrangements might be granted please access the following website:
Marking Guide (Competency):
You must demonstrate that you have all the required skills/knowledge/elements in the unit of competency you are studying.
You will receive feedback on each assessment task that will inform you about your progress and how well you are performing.
Marking Guide (Grading)
After achieving competency we then grade your performance in the unit and you will achieve one of the following grades:
Final Grades table:
CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competency Achieved – Graded
CA Competency Achieved – Not Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for assessment
Further information regarding the application of the grading criteria will be provided by your teacher.
Other Information:
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a form of cheating in assessment and may occur in oral, written or visual presentations. It is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is your own.
The penalties for cheating in assessment are severe, whether the cheating involves plagiarism, fabrication, falsification of data, copyright infringement or some other method. Penalties can include charges of academic misconduct, cancellation of results and exclusion from your course. It is also a disciplinary offence for you to allow your work to be plagiarised by another student.
Referencing
RMIT Business produce their own referencing guidelines entitled written reports and essays: guidelines for referencing and presentation in RMIT Business which all Business students should use.
RMIT Business referencing guidelines (RTF, 1,286 KB, 52 pages); A supporting Referencing website has been developed for the RMIT Business guidelines.You can find out more about Academic Integrity at RMIT’s Academic Integrity webpage.
Group Assessment
A number of your assessments will rely upon group work. This is a critical part of your program as in the workplace you will be regularly required to work in a team environment. Teamwork is also one of the key employability skills for this qualification.
The key to being successful in group work is getting to know your classmates and finding out what they want to achieve. You should seek to find a team which shares your key interests and drivers.
If you are facing issues with your group, the key is to resolve them quickly well before assessments are due. If you need to you can seek support from your teacher.
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