Course Title: Global Operations A
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2007
Course Code: GRAP5117L
Course Title: Global Operations A
School: 350T Fashion & Textiles
Campus: Brunswick Campus
Program: C5115 - Diploma of Textiles Clothing and Footwear
Course Contact : Rhonda Ingwersen
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9214
Course Contact Email:rhonda.ingwersen@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Arnold Andrew arnold.andrew@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 course covers the skills and knowledge required to provide support to local and international production and/or marketing operations in a TCF enterprise operating in local, national and/or global contexts
The course will include:
Collecting and analysing information about global markets and/or production, including how to source the correct equipment, materials and staff in consultation with overseas contacts. This will include how quality standards and safe work practices are monitored.
Classes and student research into the outcomes of global marketing and the opportunities for improvement in global marketing strategies.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
LMTPRGN14A Provide global operations support |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/01 Identify requirements for efficient global production/marketing |
Performance Criteria: |
· Information on global markets and/or global production operations is gathered and analysed in accordance with workplace procedures |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/02 Implement requirements for efficient global production |
Performance Criteria: |
· Requirements for efficient global production are identified and specified in collaboration with Australian and overseas contacts |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/03 Monitor global production operations |
Performance Criteria: |
· Compliance of global production operations with specified requirements is checked in collaboration with overseas contacts |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/04 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global production operations |
Performance Criteria: |
· Opportunities for corrective or preventative action to improve global production are identified using outcomes of monitoring activity or feedback from overseas production staff |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/05 Interpret global marketing data |
Performance Criteria: |
· Outcomes of research and analysis of global marketing data is interpreted and recommendations are made on global marketing opportunities and strategies |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/06 Assist in the implementation of improvements to global marketing operations |
Performance Criteria: |
· Assistance is provided to marketing managers in Australia and overseas in the implementation of enterprise global marketing strategies and policies |
Element: |
LMTPRGN14A/07 Maintain records |
Performance Criteria: |
· Global production/marketing coordination and monitoring records are maintained and reports prepared, where necessary, in accordance with enterprise procedures |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Part B of the guide.
Details of Learning Activities
The training and assessment will be based on the medium of a “Folio Assessment Manual” this will cover the all Element/Outcomes and must cover the Student Activities/tasks/projects listed below: The major tasks for assessment are Task 3; 7; and the Final Task. The others, although not optional, develop an understanding to enable Students to share the competency abilities.
Based on this assumption that class-time will be a combination of “Providing Information” and “Student Activities/tasks/projects” and “Report of what you found”: the mix of groups and individuals will enable students to progress (they will not need to cope with the pressure of team-work, but rather use it as a tool in their development). Initially they will work in groups of three, or as an individual, developing your own preferences through your own “Assessment Feedback Sheet or Memorandum”. In which, each student will provide their understanding of their development by means of a “Feedback Sheet”: That allows the student to record “what was learned”, “what short-falls encountered” and “what they would do differently next-time”.
Teaching Schedule
The teaching schedule will be made available in class.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
A CD containing all text and references on Day One of the Module. Plus, in BlackBoard & WebBoard
Overview of Assessment
The training and assessment will be based on the medium of a “Folio Assessment Manual” .
Assessment Tasks
Student Activities/tasks/projects
Task 1 Introduction to the Scope and Frustrations of Global Operations 5%
Task 2 Global Operations Web-References 5%
Task 3 Concept of Globalisation and its impact on the Australian workplace and market. 25%
Task 4 Text Reading: Logistics view of Global Operations 5%
Task 5 Report on out of class learning at Industry and Exhibition Visits 5%
Task 6 Product Costing: Compare Local with Overseas supply 5%
Task 7 Collect and Analyse Data. Major Project 25%
Out of Class select 40 garments in various Retail outlets and complete the Check-list requirement: Country of origin; fabric; quality; price; branding; and an other criteria of your own. From your DATA or other sources, select an Australian Company producing off-shore and investigate a raft of relevant information. Thereafter, present your finding and conclusions to a group of relevant people.
Task 8 Consider the Impact of Global Operations issues on other modules currently being studied within you course. 5%
Task 9 Develop and maintain Web-Linkage (WebBoard): Major Project 10%
Final Task Summarise your Learning experience and Present Folio folder for Assessment 10%
Individually, summarise the tasks and learning’s into an “Executive Summary” of what you have gained and applied in this module. Note: Consider the time you are writing this from the initial class, and if you can visualise your next five years; how will it assist you.
Prepare a report, and presentation, to ones’ peers and possible visitors’ to Class/Student presentations
Competency/Skills:
Communicate ideas and information
Plan and organise activities
Solve problems
Collect, analyse and organise information
Use technology
Team-work
Assessment Matrix
not applicable
Other Information
A web-linking Project is used to stimulate and motivate Students in Researching and Communicating with Students within their study area, and overseas.
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