Course Title: Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: COSC5981C

Course Title: Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6098 - Advanced Diploma of Spatial Information Services

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

Trent Rhodes
trent.rhodes@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 35

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

Nil.

Course Description

This unit relates to the management of application architecture

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	LGAPLEM607A Develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems
Element:	1. Develop applications
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Council needs and constraints in relation to GIS are identified 1.2 Feasibility of new application is determined in consultation with relevant personnel 1.3 Input is provided into the evaluation of options and tender applications 1.4 Pilot applications are tested and production systems implemented in consultation with relevant personnel 1.5 Contribution is made to customising applications to meet the needs of Council personnel
Element:	2. Monitor effectiveness of applications
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Applications are monitored and evaluated against Council and user requirements 2.2 Applications are modified as appropriate to meet Council and user requirements
Element:	3. Customise processes to improve the efficiency of GIS environments
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Appropriate macros and scripts are designed to customise software applications to meet Council needs 3.2 Customisations are automated where appropriate to level of usage 3.3 Graphical user interfaces are created and customised to meet requirements of Council users
Element:	4. Manage and store spatial data sets
Performance Criteria:	4.1 New source data is updated and inserted into a digital base using appropriate hardware/software 4.2 Appropriate links are created between spatial and textual data bases 4.3 Spatial and attribute data is interrogated

Learning Outcomes

Details of Learning Activities

Teacher led :

Classroom &/or tutorial instruction in the outcomes required to develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems and tasks associated with the elements above including the use of computers and relevant software/s, capabilities of survey methodologies and technologies in a simulated workplace environment.

Student managed:

Develop data management strategies to develop, monitor and maintain geographic information systems to industry standards.
Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises.
Individual exercises carrying out research, computations, data compilation and appraisal.

Teaching Schedule

The teaching schedule is available in the Distributed Learning System (Blackboard). Refer to it for any changes or announcements.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Refer to: http://rmit.libguides.com/spatial

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment of this unit will involve completion of the simulated workplace project and the Evaluation of portfolio, using a checklist, of the performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard including collection methods and techniques related to the project objectives.

Observation, using a skills checklist, of performance of elements of competence as designated for this unit to the required standard during practical fieldwork exercises within a simulated workplace project.

Assessment will require demonstration of:

• Consistence performance of each element of the unit across a representative range of applications, autonomously and to requirements
• Performance criteria for each element of competence
• Underpinning knowledge and skills specified.

Assessment Matrix

The Assessment and Assessment Matrix are available in the Distributed Learning System (Blackboard). Refer to it for any changes or announcements.

Other Information

This is a new course in 2010.

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