Course Title: Participate in workplace communications
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: NONE9694C
Course Title: Participate in workplace communications
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5161 - Diploma of Conservation and Land Management
Course Contact: Bruce Partland
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8323
Course Contact Email: bruce.partland@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Judi McCann Program Co-ordinator
9925 8366
judith.mccann@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 30
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
There are none relevant
Course Description
This competency standard covers the process of effectively participating in workplace communications. It requires the ability to follow simple spoken messages, perform routine workplace duties, follow simple
written notices, obtain and provide information in response to workplace requirements, complete relevant work related documents, and
participate in workplace meetings and discussions. Participating in workplace communications requires an understanding of different modes of communication, basic mathematical processes, and knowledge
of communication procedures and systems and technology relevant to the enterprise and the individual’s work responsibilities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
RTC2801A Participate in workplace communications |
Element: |
1. Follow routine spoken messages |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Required information is gathered by listening, and is correctly |
Learning Outcomes
This is a competency based course
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom instruction, exercises, meetings and debates.
Demonstration and participation in new communication technologies.
Teaching Schedule
Second semester, Third Term, Monday afternoons 1.30-3.30pm
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
NONE |
References
Internet, and Blackboard |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course may include reports and assignments and observation of workplace performance.
Assessment Tasks
Learning activities include participation in mock workplace meetings 20%
Effective participation in a classroom debate 20%
Satisfactory Report from Work Placement supervisor 20%
Report on Workplace Communications in Work Placement 20%
Demonstrated effective use of new technologies (Blogs, Wiki’s etc) 20%
Assessment Matrix
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