Course Title: Meet information needs of the community

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5248

Course Title: Meet information needs of the community

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 70.0

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)

HWSS5463C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace


Course Contact: Anne Fitzpatrick

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4510

Course Contact Email: anne.fitzpatrick@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to work with the community and individuals to identify and address their information needs.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisite courses required.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCINF407C Meet information needs of the community

Elements:

 


Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit you will achieve and demonstrate competence in the following elements:

  1.  Identify information requirements
  2. Address information requirements




Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this unit will be through a mix of in-class tasks, workplace based projects and a workplace assessment. An upfront assessment to develop an individual learning plan will occur. An individual assessment appointment will be undertaken once per year with each student to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence.