Course Title: Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of products and services used by an organisation or sector

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5379 Diploma of Financial Services

Course Title: Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of products and services used by an organisation or sector

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ACCT5395C

City Campus

TAFE

650T Vocational Business Education

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term2 2018,
Term1 2020,
Term2 2020,
Term1 2021

Course Contact: Doug Gourlay

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5944

Course Contact Email: doug.gourlay@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and maintain an in-depth knowledge of the financial products and services provided by an organisation, or those an organisation uses, and how they may be applied to client needs.


It applies to individuals who work in various financial services industry job roles and with a wide range of financial products or services.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

FNSINC402 Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of products and services used by an organisation or sector

Elements:

1. Identify products and services organisation uses

2. Identify compliance implications of product

3. Determine appropriate users for products and services

4. Maintain product knowledge


Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide

Performance evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

  • develop and use systems to maintain currency of knowledge of financial products, compliance and client characteristics.

Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

  • explain systems that can be accessed to obtain up-to-date information on products, services and competition
  • describe the products and services used by the organisation or sector and their purpose
  • describe products and services used by competitors that are similar to those of the organisation
  • explain different marketing methods and approaches to promoting or selling financial products and services
  • identify organisational policy in terms of promotional and marketing strategies
  • describe ethical and regulatory conditions that must be adhered to in promoting products and services to clients
  • outline general client characteristics and needs for the organisation or sector.

Assessment conditions

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the industry capability field and include access to:

  • common office equipment, technology, software and consumables
  • financial services product information.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions.  You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.