Course Title: Develop and document a learning plan and portfolio with guidance

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C2181

Course Title: Develop and document a learning plan and portfolio with guidance

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 10.0

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

EMPL5563

City Campus

TAFE

360T Education

Face-to-Face

EMPL5564

Brunswick Campus

TAFE

360T Education

Face-to-Face


Course Contact: Soosan Kian

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259494

Course Contact Email: soosan.kian@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This course of a full time integrated program. 

The focus of this unit is to identify and document current skills and plan future skills development with the guidance of an appropriate support person, and to develop and maintain a portfolio. This unit is designed to meet the needs of learners with personal, learning, employment and community participation goals.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBQU117 Develop and document a learning plan and portfolio with guidance

Elements:

1. Clarify learning goals

2. Document an individual learning plan

3. Prepare portfolio of completed work samples

4. Monitor and update the individual learning plan


Learning Outcomes

Learners needs and expectations require a focus on individual learner objectives such as:

  • improved language, literacy and numeracy skills
  • new skills and knowledge


Overview of Assessment

You must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of the competencies in order to be deemed competent. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks. You may be assessed by: 

  • folio of written work,
  • mid semester interviews 
  • other practical class work.


Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.


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 coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.


An assessment charter (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/kh6a3ly2wi2h1.pdf)  summarises your responsibilities as an RMIT student as well as those of your teachers.
Your courses assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced in a single document: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ln1kd66y87rc