Course Title: Use basic computer applications relevant to a workplace

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: OFFC5195C

Course Title: Use basic computer applications relevant to a workplace

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6085 - Advanced Diploma of Electrical - Technology

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Ganesh Naik

Phone: +61 3 9925 4252

ganesh.naik@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 20

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

Not required

Course Description

This unit covers the use of computer application relevant to
engineering support work functions. It encompasses applying
user preferences, using application menus and tools, entering
and retrieve information, working with groups and transferring
and printing files.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEED001B Use basic computer applications relevant to a workplace

Element:

2.2.20 Computer use basics
2.18.1 Occupational Health and Safety
principles

Performance Criteria:

2.2.20.1 Files are named, arranged, saved and backed up in accordance with enterprise requirements.
2.2.20.2 Computer shutdown procedures


2.18.1.1 Workplace procedures and work instructions for controlling risk are followed accurately
2.18.1.2 Workplace procedures for dealing with accidents, fires and emergencies are followed according to work procedures and scope of responsibility and competencies

Learning Outcomes


     


Details of Learning Activities

This unit shall be demonstrated using MATLAB  and AUTOCAD computational software packages which covers applications in Electrical and Electronics engineering. This unit aims to covers the fundamentals of computer applications and  also enhance students engineering skills using these software package


Teaching Schedule

This course runs in association with ISYS-5662C (Use Engineering Applications Software).  All the teaching elements are taught with ISYS-5662C  under the same cluster. Please refer to course guide of ISYS5662C for teaching Schedule and assessment details.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this unit consists of laboratory exercises, a project and its corresponding written report.


Assessment Tasks

This unit runs in association with ISYS5662C (Use Engineering Application Software) under the same cluster. For assessment task please refer to ISYS5662C course guide.

This course is graded using the following course grades:

80 - 100:   CHD - Competent with High Distinction
70 - 79:     CDI - Competent with Distinction
60 - 69:     CC - Competent with Credit
50 - 59:     CAG - Competency Achieved - Graded
  0 - 49:     NYC - Not Yet Competent
                 DNS - Did Not Submit for Assessment.


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

This course is delivered in a cluster (Engineering Application Software) in conjunction with ISYS5662C and OFFC5195C(’Use Engineeing Applications Software’ and ’Use Basic Computer Applications relevant to a Workplace’ respectively). All the learning and assessment activities will include the components of both competencies UEENEED004B and UEENEED001B.

In this cluster, minimum student directed hours are 24 in addition to 36 scheduled teaching hours.
Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignments, project work, individual student-teacher course-related consultation and writing lab reports.

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