Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2024

Course Code: GEDU6201C

Course Title: Lead and facilitate a team

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 

 

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 

School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5402 - Diploma of Information Technology

Course Contact: Jyoti Sharma

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4448

Course Contact Email: jyoti.sharma2@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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

In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to effectively lead and facilitate a team in a workplace within any industry.

This course is delivered and assessed with the following course ICTPMG505 - Manage ICT projects

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	BSBXTW401 Lead and facilitate a team
Element:	1. Plan team outcomes
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify common objectives of workplace team, responsibilities and required outcome(s) 1.2 Use performance plans to establish expected outcomes, goals, and behaviours for individual team members in accordance with team objective and relevant policies 1.3 Select appropriate strategies to ensure team members are accountable for their roles and responsibilities 1.4 Plan for contingencies that could impact the team
Element:	2. Coordinate team and individuals
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Communicate common team objectives and responsibilities to team members 2.2 Allocate tasks to team members based on staff expertise or development potential and provide appropriate instructions 2.3 Facilitate open and respectful communication and collaboration between team members, considering the needs of those from diverse backgrounds 2.4 Identify opportunities for cross collaboration amongst external and internal teams and individuals
Element:	3. Support team
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Provide coaching to staff to enhance workplace culture 3.2 Support individuals according to organisational requirements to work towards common team goals 3.3 Facilitate team to identify, brainstorm, report and resolve task related issues and inefficiencies 3.4 Use problem solving skills to deal with any team, task or individual challenges
Element:	4. Monitor team performance
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Measure team member performance against agreed work plans 4.2 Provide timely and constructive performance feedback to team members according to expected organisational standards 4.3 Identify specific learning and development opportunities to improve team and individual performance and behaviours 4.4 Implement action plans to address individual and team training needs

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements

Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to effectively lead and facilitate a team in a workplace within any industry.

 

This unit has a specific focus on the teamwork skills required for team leader or supervisor level (depending on organisational structure) workers with responsibility for others or teams.

Teaching Schedule

Semester 1, 2024
Week	Topic	Learning Materials and Activities	Assessment/Learning Activities
1	Course Introduction Project management concepts, methods and tools	Introduction to the course Project management concepts, methods and tools Organisational project governance policy and processes
2	Project initiation	Project initiation Business problem or opportunity Objectives and benefits analysis Estimation and cost analysis Technology solutions Scope statement	Assessment 2 - Stage 1 and 2 Released
3	Project initiation	Scope statement Prepare a business case Develop the project charter	Task 3 - Released
4	Project initiation	Prepare a business case Develop the project charter Opportunity to obtain authorised approval	Knowledge Test - Task 1 Released
5	Project planning	Prepare the plan Systems Analysis and modelling techniques Communication styles Information gathering techniques Requirements, constraints and risks Systems development life-cycle Work breakdown structures	Knowledge Test - Task 2 Released
6	Project planning	Prepare the plan Scheduling Budget and cash flow Monitoring the team
7	Project planning	Prepare the plan Communication strategies Opportunity to obtain authorised approval
MID – SEMESTER BREAK		29 March - 5 April 2024
8	Establish the project team	Establish the project team  Allocate team members and duties Characteristics of leaders and technical teams
9	Establish the project team	Training and support needs of the team Team values and behaviours
10	Project execution	Monitoring and controlling project execution Monitoring the cash flow Delivery and acceptance of work activities Monitor quality Monitor for scope changes, risks and issues Testing	Assessment 2 - Stage 1 (Part A, B and C)   Due on 26 April 2024 - 5.30 pm
11	Assessment Discussion
12	Project closure	Performance Appraisals Support documentation Disaster recovery System testing and handover Project review and lessons learned
13	Project closure	Validation and sign off Opportunity to obtain authorised approval	Assessment 3 -  Due on 17 May 2024- 5.30 pm Part D - Presentation
14	Assessment		Knowledge Test - Task 1   Due on 24 May 2024 - 5.30 pm Part D - Presentation
15	Assessment		Knowledge Test - Task 2  Due on 31 May 2024 - 5.30 pm Assessment 2 - Stage 2 (Part D and E)   Due on 31 May 2024 - 5.30 pm Part D Presentation - Mandatory
16	Assessment (if required)	Course & assessment feedback. Re-submission of assessment work if required	Re-submissions as required
17			Re-submissions as required
18			Re-submissions as required

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

N/A

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS

Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1 Knowledge Test - Task 1

Assessment 1 Knowledge Test - Task 2

Assessment 2 

Assessment 3 

Assessment Matrix

Element	Performance criteria
		Assessment 1: Knowledge Test (Task 1 & Task 2)	Assessment 2: Organise, implement & close ICT project	Assessment 3: Lead & facilitate a team
1. Plan team outcomes	1.1 Identify common objectives of workplace team, responsibilities and required outcome(s)			X
1.2 Use performance plans to establish expected outcomes, goals, and behaviours for individual team members in accordance with team objective and relevant policies			X
1.3 Select appropriate strategies to ensure team members are accountable for their roles and responsibilities			X
1.4 Plan for contingencies that could impact the team			X
2. Coordinate team and individuals	2.1 Communicate common team objectives and responsibilities to team members			X
2.2 Allocate tasks to team members based on staff expertise or development potential and provide appropriate instructions		X
2.3 Facilitate open and respectful communication and collaboration between team members, considering the needs of those from diverse backgrounds			X
2.4 Identify opportunities for cross collaboration amongst external and internal teams and individuals			X
3. Support team	3.1 Provide coaching to staff to enhance workplace culture			X
3.2 Support individuals according to organisational requirements to work towards common team goals			X
3.3 Facilitate team to identify, brainstorm, report and resolve task related issues and inefficiencies			X
3.4 Use problem solving skills to deal with any team, task or individual challenges			X
4. Monitor team performance	4.1 Measure team member performance against agreed work plans			X
4.2 Provide timely and constructive performance feedback to team members according to expected organisational standards			X
4.3 Identify specific learning and development opportunities to improve team and individual performance and behaviours			X
4.4 Implement action plans to address individual and team training needs			X

Other Information

Assessments
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required
of this course and must achieve a satisfactory standard in each assessment. Assessment
methods have been designed to measure student's competency in each course over multiple
tasks.
Resubmissions
For each assessment submitted by the due date in this course students will be given feedback
within 2 weeks of the assessment submission. If you do not submit your assessment by the
due date or if your first attempt is not satisfactory you will be allowed a single resubmission
attempt for each assessment in this course. You will be provided with a new due date by your
teacher for your resubmission attempt if a resubmission is required.
Due dates
All assessment tasks will have a due date provided and published in Canvas. Assessments
submitted after the due date will not be accepted unless an extension has been provided or
special consideration has been granted.
Extensions
If you will not be able to meet the due date for an assessment you may apply to your teacher
for an extension of up to seven days by completing the Application of Time to Submit
Assessment Work Form at
https://www.rmit.edu.au/content/dam/rmit/documents/Students/Student_forms/Application-
for-extension-of-time-to-submit-work.pdf Applications for an extension of time must be
received before the due date for an assessment.
Special Consideration
If unforeseen circumstances beyond your control prevent you from submitting your work on
time you may be eligible to apply for special consideration. For further information regarding
special consideration, please refer to the RMIT Special Consideration page at
https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-results/special-
consideration

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