Course Title: Source and apply design industry knowledge

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4158

Course Title: Source and apply design industry knowledge

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 15.0

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)
GRAP9424C	Brunswick Campus	TAFE	320T Design (TAFE)	Face-to-Face	Term1 2007, Term1 2008

Course Contact: Annette Cook

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9438

Course Contact Email: annette.cook@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to source, apply and update a general knowledge of the design industry, including industry structure and operation, employment obligations and the impact of new technology. This knowledge underpins effective performance in all work roles within the design industry.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CUVDSP01A Source and apply design industry knowledge
Elements:	Apply information on ethical and legal work practices
	Seek information on new technology
	Source and apply information on the structure and operation of the design industry
	Source and apply knowledge on industry employment obligations and opportunities
	Update industry knowledge

Learning Outcomes

1 Source and apply information on the structure and operation of the design industry
2 Source and apply knowledge on industry employment obligations and opportunities
3 Seek information on new technology
4 Update industry knowledge
5 Apply information on ethical and legal work practices

Overview of Assessment

The assessment breakdown will be as follows:
1 x Journal 50%
1 x Test 30%
1 x Exercise 20%

Students will be tutored with a verbal and/or written evaluation of their progress when the projects/exercises are assessed after submission.

A final assessment of Competency Achieved or Not Yet Competent will be given at the end of the course. A graded assessment will also occur for this course.

To be deemed competent in the course students must demonstrate competence in all Elements and related Performance Criteria.
This unit is delivered in the INDUSTRY FOCUS STUDIO in combination with ’Health, safety and security’.