Course Title: Locate, diagnose and rectify faults
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: EEET6970C
Course Title: Locate, diagnose and rectify faults
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4298 - Certificate IV in Telecommunications Networks Technology
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
Eddie Vanda
Telephone: +613 9925 4456
Email: eddie.vanda@rmit.edu.au
Kenneth Falzon
Telephone: +613 9925 4716
Email: kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 50
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
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to locate, diagnose and rectify faults in telecommunications networks. Telecommunications networks include cabling, customer premises equipment (CPE), access, telephony, broadband deployment, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and internet protocol (IP) networks for enterprise and customer systems and installations.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTEN4081A Locate, diagnose and rectify faults |
Element: |
1.Plan to locate and rectify a fault |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1.Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, occupational health and safety (OHS), codes, regulations and standards and identified hazards |
Element: |
2.Locate and diagnose the fault |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1.Conduct appropriate test to identify type of fault |
Element: |
3.Rectify the fault |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1.Determine the options to rectify the fault and present them to the customer |
Element: |
4.Complete documentation and clean up work site |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1.Advise the customer of successful fault clearance and secure sign off |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in a variety of teaching methods including: lectures, tutorials,practicals, audio-visual presentations, and interaction with individuals and groups within the Telecommunications area.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1:
Introduction
Plan to locate and rectify a fault
Legislation, occupational health and safety (OHS), codes, regulations and standards
Week 2:
Site access
Customer fault reporting
Week 3:
Testing tools and equipment and personal protective equipment
Methodical and safe practices suitable for system and problem type
Week 4:
Locate and diagnose the fault
Week 5:
Conduct appropriate test to identify type of fault
Week 6:
Isolate the fault progressively to remove likely variables from assessment
Week 7:
Revision
Week8:
Assignment overview.
Week 9:
Locate the fault
Notify the customer
Week 10:
Rectify the fault
Fault rectification options
Assignment due.
Week 11:
Fault repair costing
Week 12:
Fault repair methods
Week 13:
Unresolved faults resolution or escalation
Fault repair documentation
Week 14:
Advise the customer of successful fault clearance and secure sign off
Complete all records
Week 15:
Practical Test: worksite cleanup and restoration
Week 16:
Revision
Week 17-18:
Closed book Test
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
To successfully complete this course you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks section of Course Guide Part B.
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete the following three assessment tasks:
1. Assignment - Given out on week 8, due on week 10
2. Practical Test - Week 15
3. Closed book Test - Week 17-18
All assessment tasks need to be successfully completed to demonstrate competence.
Your assessment for this course will be marked using the following table:
CA Competency Achieved
NYC Not yet Competent
DNS Did not Submit
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Task | Element |
| Assignment | Element 2 and 4 |
| Practical test | Element 1, 3 and 4 |
| Closed book test | Element 1, 2, 3,and 4 |
Other Information
Study and learning Support:
Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to all RMIT students.
Services offered by SLC to support numeracy and literacy skills of the students are:
- Assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
- Maths and science developmental support and advice
- English language development
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and Learning Support.
Disability Liaison Unit:
Students with disability or long-term medical condition should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete their studies.
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
Late submission:
Students requiring extensions for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. The student will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
Students seeking an extension of more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
Special consideration:
Please refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
Please refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism.
Email Communication:
All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.
Student Directed Hours
* In this course, minimum student directed hours are 16 in addition to 34 scheduled teaching hours.
* Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignment , preparation for practical test and individual student-teacher course-related consultation.
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