Course Title: Ensure privacy for users

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: COSC5323C

Course Title: Ensure privacy for users

School: 650T TAFE Business

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5194 - Diploma of Information Technology (General)

Course Contact : Nawal Shomali

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5826

Course Contact Email:nawal.shomali@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Contact: Nawal Shomali
Phone: +61 3 9925 5826
Email: nawal.shomali@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 20

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

This course is delivered and assessed holistically along with three (3) other competencies: (ICAA5158A) COSC 5321C Translate Business Needs into Technical Requirements; (ICAP5039A) COSC 5322C Match IT needs with the strategic directions of the enterprise and (PSPPM502B) BUSM 7779C Manage Complex Projects

Course Description

This unit defines the competency required to ensure IT services meet current and future internal operational enterprise requirements.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICAS5202A Ensure privacy for users

Element:

1. Review privacy policy in relation to legislation

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Investigate and become conversant with current privacy legislation
1.2 Review organisational privacy policy and procedures
1.3 Identify and document relevance of privacy legislation to organisational outcomes

Element:

2. Determine policy shortfalls

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Compare organisation’s policies and procedures with privacy legislation
2.2 Identify discrepancies between privacy legislation and organisational practice
2.3 Document discrepancies and submit to appropriate person for review

Element:

3. Update and review policies

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Update policies and procedures to ensure they align with privacy legislation
3.2 Distribute new policies and procedures to all personnel
3.3 Coordinate training of all personnel in privacy policy and procedures
3.4 Implement new work practices
3.5 Review work practices to ensure correct application of privacy policies and procedures


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Theory sessions, practical lab sessions, tutorial sessions, assignments and homework.


Teaching Schedule

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course will include all planned activities. This may incorporate face-to-face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; wherever possible workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning. The total scheduled hours includes the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.

All elements for this competency are covered every week (Elements 1-4)

Week  Week commencing  Topic/Learning Activities  Assessment Tasks  National Codes
 1  04/07/2011  Introduction to PM & Process groups  Teacher handouts in-class exercises  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A

 2

 11/07/2011  Problem solving and Systems Development Life Cycle.
 Meeting Program Needs
Class exercises/projects  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 3  18/07/2011

 Project Management Knowledge Areas

 Class exercises / projects

Project is Handed out

 ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 4  25/07/2011  Project Management Knowledge Areas  Class exercises / projects  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 5  01/08/2011  Project Management Knowledge Areas
 Form project teams
 Class exercises / projects  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 6  08/08/2011  Teamwork & Project Planning  Class exercises / projects  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 7  15/08/2011  Project planning contd. &
 commence Project Implementation
 Client interview and team contract due (10%)  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 8  22/08/2011  Project Work - PM  Class exercises projects  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
                                                                        VACATION: Mid-semester break: 29th Aug – 2nd Sep
 9  05/09/2011  Project Work - PM  Project investigation documentation due (10%)  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 10 12/09/2011  Project Work - PM  Class exercises projects  ICAS5202A
 ICAP5039A
 PSPPM502B
 ICAA5158A
 11  19/09/2011  Project Work - PM

 Project reports Due (20%)

 ICAS5202A
ICAP5039A
PSPPM502B
ICAA5158A
12 26/09/2011 Project Work - PM Class exercises projects ICAS5202A
ICAP5039A
PSPPM502B
ICAA5158A
13 3/10/2011 Project Work - PM Class exercises projects
ICAS5202A
ICAP5039A
PSPPM502B
ICAA5158A
 14  10/10/2011 Project Closure Project management portfolio Due (20%) ICAS5202A
ICAP5039A
PSPPM502B
ICAA5158A
 15  17/10/2011 The product – Presentation (20%) ICAS5202A
ICAP5039A
PSPPM502B
ICAA5158A
16 24/10/2011 Final graded assessment (20%)
ICAS5202A
ICAP5039A
PSPPM502B
ICAA5158A

Students who have been granted special consideration or are required to resubmit, will be able to submit/sit their assessment by arrangement with the class teacher in weeks 17 or 18.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Schwalbe, K. 2011, Information Technology Project Management, 6th ed. Revised Thomson Course Technology, Boston, Mass.

9781111221751


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will include an integrated group project work, a portfolio and a presentation.
You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. You will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check your progress.


Assessment Tasks

 Task 1. Client Interview & Team contract Week 7 CA / NYC – 10%


Assessment Description


Compile business needs
Determine technical requirements
Evaluate current business strategy
Evaluate impact of changes
Task 2. Project investigation Week 9 CA / NYC – 10%


Assessment Description


Develop action plans
Secure sign off for technical requirements and solutions
Task 3. Project reports Week 11 CA / NYC – 20%


Status report s
Progress reports
Other necessary reports

Task 4. Project management portfolio Week 14 CA / NYC – 20%


1. Manage start-up activities
2. Manage project implementation
3. Manage project integration

Task 5. The product – Presentation Week 15 CA / NYC – 20%


Coordinate project follow-up activities
Review privacy policy in relation to legislation
Determine policy shortfalls
Update and review policies

Task 6. Final Graded Assessment Week 16


This assessment is a graded assessment where learners can demonstrate a higher level of understanding. CA/NYC – 20%




Assessment Matrix

PSPPM502B -
Manage Complex Projects
Assessment 1
(CA / NYC)
(10%)
Assessment 2
(CA / NYC)
(10%)
Assessment 3
(CA / NYC)
(20%)
Assessment 4
Privacy Recommendation
Report
(CA/NYC)
(20%)
Assessment 5
Final Project reports
and Presentations
(CA/NYC)
(20%)

Assessment 6
(CA/NYC)

(20%)

Element 1:
Manage start-up activities
    V  
Element 2:
Manage project implementation
     V V V
Element 3:
Manage project integration
     V V  
Element 4:
Coordinate project follow-up activities
       V V
 

Other Information

Competency and grading requirements
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of each competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
All assessments for this course must be completed to achieve CA (Competency Achieved) grade.
Each assessment task will also carry a numerical weighting to be used for grading purposes. The grade applied to this weighting will only be awarded if a CA has been achieved in all compulsory assessment tasks.
If a student has been marked NYC (Not Yet Competent) in any of the assessment tasks, the weighting will carry no value until the student has obtained CA.
If a CA is achieved on re-assessment then a maximum mark of 50% of the original weighting will be granted for that assessment.
Reassessments will only be granted to students who were either unsuccessful in the first attempt or have an approved special consideration application.
An final graded assessment worth 20% will be offered to students who have achieved CA

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