Course Title: Apply cost factors to work practices
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: BUSM5837C
Course Title: Apply cost factors to work practices
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C3227 - Certificate III in Clothing Production
Course Contact : Peter Bonnell
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99259171
Course Contact Email:peter.bonnell@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
None
Course Description
In a typical scenario, a person is required to contribute to and be involved in the assessment of cost factors in their work. This may be done individually or in a team environment.
The person is able to assess the relative costs of the alternatives and use this as one of the key factors in making decisions. Decisions are made within the scope of the employee’s authority and according to procedures. Typical decisions include those that contribute to the efficient organisation of own work and the improvement of production time and cycle times.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MCMT230A Apply cost factors to work practices |
Element: |
1. Identify in own work area major cost components of product |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Identify cost components in the product or process in own work |
Element: |
2. Identify constraints to cost efficiency |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify required production/process rate and major costs |
Element: |
3. Apply cost efficient work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Express the implications of possible actions/changes to improve cost |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the participant will be able to identify in their own work area major cost components of product or process and also identify the constraints to cost efficiency and apply cost efficient work practices.
Details of Learning Activities
In general your training is contextualised according to the company’s production processes undertaken as a part of the trainees normal work duties.
Your tasks are selected for training and explanation of the task to be undertaken is given by the trainer and the correct procedure discussed. The task is demonstrated by the trainer and underpinning skills and knowledge are developed.
When the trainer is confident you are capable of undertaking the task safely you will then do the task. During this time your work would be monitored by the trainer and questioning and further instruction given.
You will also be given workplace based tasks and activities to complete and practice between visits. Any activities and work performed between visits are reviewed and further training is undertaken accordingly.
RMIT University learning resources are used to support your training
Teaching Schedule
In general you will be taught over 5 means within a workplace training context as follows:
1 Introduction and overview of course. Basics of skills required and course content 2 hours
2 Use of learning resources and basic skills development 2 hours
3 Complete manuals 4 hours
4 Supervised skill development to competency 30 hours
5 Consolidation of skills and assessment 2 hours
You will practice skills and understanding as a part of your workplace duties between sessions. Activities and work performed between visits are reviewed in the following session and further training is undertaken accordingly.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Not Applicable |
References
Not Applicable |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will be in the form of observation a and your ability to identify major cost components of product or process and also identify the constraints to cost efficiency and apply cost efficient work practices. Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Tasks
You will be assessed by observation as you identify major cost components of product or process and also identify the constraints to cost efficiency and apply cost efficient work practices (you can check the performance criteria above fore more details of these skills). Also by questioning for underpinning knowledge.
Assessment Matrix
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