Course Title: Set up a business or records system for a small office

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4223

Course Title: Set up a business or records system for a small office

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 40.0

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)
OFFC5203C	City Campus	TAFE	650T TAFE Business	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2011, Term1 2012, Term1 2013, Term2 2009, Term2 2011, Term2 2012, Term2 2013

Course Contact: Hazel Sims

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1315

Course Contact Email: hazel.sims@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to research, develop and implement business or records systems for a small office.  Students will learn to incorporate some theoretical recordkeeping concepts.  The course addresses the less formal recordkeeping requirements of micro or small businesses or branches and technical operations centres of larger organisations.  The student will learn about the development and implementation of business or records systems including allowing for the training of users of the system.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBRKG403B Set up a business or records system for a small office
Elements:	1. Determine recordkeeping requirements
	2. Devise an appropriate recordkeeping system
	3. Develop business rules and procedures to support operations

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate all elements of competency through a variety of methods showing their understanding of elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent.

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievements of each competency in a flexible manner.  Assessments will incorporate a variety of methods: analysis of responses to case studies and scenarios, demonstration of techniques, review of documentation outlining procedures developed for the use of the system as demonstrated in the Records Consultant’s report, oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of general principles and processes of recordkeeping systems.  Independent and group based research in the Virtual Enterprise will develop competency including the underpinning skills and knowledge.

In addition to the assessments, formative and timely feedback is provided to the students throughout the duration of the course.