Course Title: Provide technical leadership in the workplace
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2008
Course Code: BUSM6135C
Course Title: Provide technical leadership in the workplace
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6040 - Advanced Diploma of Electronics Engineering
Course Contact: William Lau Program Coordinator
Course Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4703
Course Contact Email: william.lau@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Brian Quigley 9925 4468
brian.quigley@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 36
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
This course contains some of the underpinning knowledge of a program, which designed for a person to be able to undertake design, select, install, commission, maintain and carry out repairs on advanced electronic equipment and systems.
The Knowledge and skills addressed in this course include report writing & presentation skills, job seeking skills, team building and working effectively in a team, and industrial investigation and research
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UTENES008A Provide technical leadership in the workplace |
Element: |
Demonstrate standards of performance |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Work demonstrated follows OH&S policies and procedures with the work is appropriately sequenced in accordance with requirements |
Element: |
Maintain personal competence |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Personal competence is assessed against requirements to |
Element: |
Organise personal work priorities |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Work priorities are organised in accordance with established |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
1. Participate in individual and team problem solving scenarios/role plays/ case studies dealing with a range of practical exercises related to:
• Basic personal development skills, which involves job search, working in team, technical and workplace writing, research and presentation skills
2. Participate in simulated workplace environment activities, including:
• Work simulation projects focus in technical leadership activities, which include: team building, identify team member’s work task, clear and concise dissemination of ideas and information, planning and organizing work to meet quality standards, time-line, personnel requirements and contingencies.
• Demonstration of leadership characteristic, such as: conflict resolution and problem solving, ability to conduct and participate in meetings, keeping records and documenting tasks or the activities may be negotiated to suit a workplace based application
Teaching Schedule
Available from Student Shared network drive (S:\\ )
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
N/A |
References
Other Resources
1. Lecture notes and handouts
2. www.businessballs.com
Overview of Assessment
This is a progressive assessment, the underpinning knowledge will be assessed on the completion of each course, but the competency itself will not be signed off until further courses related to the competency are completed and the student is deemed competent.
The students are required to undertake summative assessments as follows:
• Progress Written Assessments
• Work Simulation Case Studies
Assessment Tasks
1. 2 written assignment tasks 35%
2. Oral presentation & report 50%
3. Role playing assignment 15%
To pass this course, student must pass all assessment tasks.
Assessment Matrix
Item | Elements of competency | Related underpinning knowledge | Assessment method | Due week |
1 | Demonstrate standards of performance | As per learning activity | Written assignments Role playing assignment |
Week 7,10 & 12 |
2 | Maintain personal competence | As per learning activity | Role playing assignments Oral presentation |
Week 12, 17 & 18 |
3 | Organise personal work priorities | As per learning activity | Oral presentation & report | Week 17 & 18 |
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