Course Title: Design and produce business documents
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2018
Course Code: BUSM6232C
Course Title: Design and produce business documents
School: 650T Vocational Business Education
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6141 - Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice
Course Contact: Robert Sheen
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5759
Course Contact Email: robert.sheen@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Teacher: Inna Kazakevich
email: inna.kazakevich@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 80
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 unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design and produce various business documents and publications. It includes selecting and using a range of functions on a variety of computer applications.
This unit applies to individuals who possess fundamental skills in computer operations and keyboarding. They may exercise discretion and judgement using appropriate theoretical knowledge of document design and production to provide technical advice and support to a team.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
BSBITU306A Design and produce business documents |
Element: |
1. Select and prepare resources |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1.Select and use appropriate technology and software applications to produce required business documents 1.2.Select layout and style of publication according to information and organisational requirements 1.3.Ensure document design is consistent with company and/or client requirements, using basic design principles 1.4.Discuss and clarify format and style with person requesting document/publication |
Element: |
2. Design document |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1.Identify, open and generate files and records according to task and organisational requirements 2.2.Design document to ensure efficient entry of information and to maximise the presentation and appearance of information 2.3.Use a range of functions to ensure consistency of design and layout 2.4.Operate input devices within designated requirements |
Element: |
3. Produce document |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1.Complete document production within designated time lines according to organisational requirements 3.2.Check document produced to ensure it meets task requirements for style and layout 3.3.Store document appropriately and save document to avoid loss of data 3.4.Use manuals, training booklets and/or help-desks to overcome basic difficulties with document design and production |
Element: |
4. Finalise document |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1.Proofread document for readability, accuracy and consistency in language, style and layout prior to final output 4.2.Make any modifications to document to meet requirements 4.3.Name and store document in accordance with organisational requirements and exit the application without data/loss damage 4.4.Print and present document according to requirements |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
A range of learning activities are planned for this course including self-paced classroom-based activities.
The self-paced activities will be delivered through various technology platforms and may include your contribution to wikis and discussion threads, reflective journals, quizzes and interactive sessions.
We expect you to participate and contribute in all scheduled learning activities.
Teaching Schedule
Prior to training commencement a program level induction session will be conducted that comprises the following:
- Program overview and requirements
- MyRMIT/Canvas
- Overview of assessment requirements
- Pre-Training Review including:
- Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfers
- Assessment of current skills and knowledge
- Competency/Grading Criteria
- Plagiarism
- Appeals
- Extensions
- Feedback
- Privacy
- Submission requirements
- Resubmission policy
- Where to get support
- Student responsibilities
The Teaching Schedule for this course is as follows. (Please note that this schedule is subject to change)
Course Schedule: Design and produce business Documents Semester 1: 2018 | ||||
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Topic |
Readings and Activities |
Assessment |
Elements and Performance Criteria |
Week 1 5 Feb |
Introduction to the course including: Course requirements and support documents/resources Course Blackboard access Accuracy of enrolment Assessment requirements/Cover Sheets Reminder re Plagiarism/Appeals Extensions/Resubmissions Feedback in this course Getting help
Design and produce business documents Topic 1 - Select appropriate technology and software for design & production of bus docs |
Design and produce business documents Read:
Canvas - Topic 1, Topic 2 & Topic 3
Tilde Ch. 1 Selecting & Using Software Tilde Ch. 2 Styling standard bus docs Designing business documents, Normal template, layout, fonts, design
Complete: Canvas activities from Topic 1, 2 & 3 |
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1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 |
WHS Topic 1 – Introduction |
Read: Canvas – Week 1 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 1 |
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Week 2 12 Feb |
Topic 3 – Business Documents Topic 4 – Introduction to MS Word Topic 5 – Create and format business letter |
Read: Canvas - Topic 3, Topic 4 & Topic 5 Complete: Complete Canvas activities from Topics 4 & 5 |
1.1-1.4 2.1 – 2.4 4.1 4.3 |
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WHS Topic 2 – WHS Legislation Topic 3 – Provide WHS Information to Work Teams |
Read: Canvas – Week 2 & Week 3 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 2, Week 3
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1.1 1.2 |
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Week 3 19 Feb |
Design and produce business documents Topic 5 – Create and format document (continue) Tilde Ch. 3 Basic business letters Assessment Task - Quiz |
Read: Canvas - Topic 5 Complete: Canvas activities from Topics 5 Tilde Ch. 3 Basic business letters Book: read pages 19 - 24 Complete Business tasks 4
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Assessment Task – Business Docs Quiz – Due 29/02/2018 |
1.1-1.4 2.1-2.4 4.1 4.3 |
WHS Topic 4 – Identifying Hazards
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Read: Canvas – Week 4 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 4 |
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1.3 |
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Week 4 26 Feb |
Design and produce business documents Topic 6 – Tables and Templates Working on Assessment - Activity 1 |
Read: Canvas - Topic 6 Complete: Complete Canvas activities from Topics 6 Tilde Ch. 4 Document design: tables Tilde Ch. 5 Ensuring consistency: templates
Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 25 – 41 Complete Business tasks 5,6,7,8 |
Assessment – Bus Docs Activity 1 –Contract Letter Due date: 2/03/2018 |
1.1-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4 |
WHS Working on Assessment - WHS Activity 1
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Assessment – WHS Activity 1 Due 2/03/2018 |
1.1-1.3 |
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Week 5 5 March |
Design and produce business documents
Topic 7 – Create Business report Tilde Ch. 6 Ensuring consistency: styles
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Read: Canvas - Topic 7 & Topic 8 Complete: Complete Canvas activities from Topics 7 and Topic 8 Tilde Ch. 6 Ensuring consistency: styles Read pages 42 – 49 Complete Business tasks 9-11 |
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1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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WHS Topic 5 – Participative arrangements Consultations
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Read: Canvas – Week 5 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 5 |
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2.1 2.2 |
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Week 6 12 March |
Design and produce business
Topic 7 – Create Business report Tilde Ch. 6 Ensuring consistency: Table of contents, index. |
Read: Canvas - Topic 7 & Topic 8 Complete Canvas activities from Topics 7 and Topic 8 Tilde Ch. 6 Ensuring consistency: styles Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 50 – 59 Complete Business tasks 12-15
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1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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WHS Topic 6 – Participative arrangements – Employee engagement
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Read: Canvas – Week 6 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 6 |
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2.3 2.4 |
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Week 7 19 March |
Design and produce business documents
Topic 9 - Ms Excel Tilde Ch. 7 Analysing Data for reports Absolute cell references |
Read: Canvas - Topic 9 Complete: Complete Canvas activities from Topic 9 Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 60-67 Complete Business tasks 16, 17 |
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1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4 |
WHS Topic 7 – WHS Training
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Canvas – Week 7 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 7 |
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3.1- 3.3 |
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Week 8A 26 March |
Design and produce business documents Topic 9 – Ms Excel Tilde Ch. 7 Analysing Data for reports ( chart)
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Read: Canvas - Topic 9 Complete: Complete Canvas activities from Topic 9 Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 68-72 Complete Business task 18 |
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1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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WHS Working on Assessment - WHS Activity 2
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Canvas materials, internet research |
Assessment – WHS Activity 2 Due 6/04/2018 |
2.1-3.3 |
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Week 9 9 Apr |
Design and produce business documents
Topic 12 – Sharing Data |
Read: Tilde Ch. 10: Sharing Data Complete: Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 101-104 Complete Business tasks 26 |
Assessment – Business Docs Activity 2 – Business report Due date: 13/04/2018 |
2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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WHS Topic 8 – Participate in identifying hazards
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Read: Canvas – Week 8 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 8
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4.1 |
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Week 10 16 Apr |
Design and produce business documents Topic 10– Create Assess Database |
Canvas – Week 8 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 8 Read: Tilde Ch. 8: Maintaining Data Complete: Business tasks 19-23
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1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4
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WHS Topic 9 – Risk Assessment Topic 10 – Hazards Control
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Canvas – Week 9 & Week 10 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 9 & Week 10 |
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4.2 4.3 |
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Week 11 23 Apr |
Design and produce business documents
Topic 11– Mail Merge Topic 12 – Sharing Data |
Read: Canvas - Topic 10, Topic 12 Complete: Canvas activities from Topic 10 Tilde Ch. 9: Merging Data Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 93 – 100 Complete Business tasks 23-25 |
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1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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WHS Topic 11 – Maintain WHS Records Working on Assessment Task - Report
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Canvas – Week 11 Complete: Canvas activities from Week 11 |
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4.4 |
Week 12 30 Apr |
Design and produce business documents
Topic 13– Power Point
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Read: Canvas - Topic 11 Complete Canvas activities from Topic 11 Tilde Ch. 11: Presenting Report Book: Read materials and complete all exercises, pages 107 – 118 Complete Business tasks 28-31 |
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1.1-1.4 2.1-2.4
3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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Week 13 7 May |
Design and produce business documents WHS Working on Portfolio assessment task |
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Week 14 14 May |
Design and produce business documents WHS Working on Portfolio assessment task |
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Assessment task – Portfolio (including WHS Report) – due 21/05/2018 |
1.2-1.4 2.1-2.4 3.1-3.4 4.1-4.4
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Week 15 21 May |
Resubmissions |
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Week 16 28 May |
Resubmissions and Feedback |
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The nominal hours associated with this are a guide only and represent the total teaching time and student effort required to successfully complete this course. This may include not only scheduled classes but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Getting Results when Designing and Producing Business Documents – Office Integration Skills, Office 2013, Tilde Publisher |
978-0-7346-0862-8 |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
In order to demonstrate competency in this unit, you must provide evidence of:
* designing and producing a minimum of 3 completed business documents, using at least 2 software applications in the production of each document
* using appropriate data storage options
* knowledge of the functions and features of contemporary computer applications.
Context for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
* access to an actual workplace or simulated environment
* access to office equipment and resources
* access to examples of style guides and organisational procedures.
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.
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.
Assessment Tasks
The assessment tasks will ensure that you are able to demonstrate the following:
- Designing and producing a minimum of 3 completed business documents, using at least 2 software applications in the production of each document
- Using appropriate data storage options
- Knowledge of the functions and features of contemporary computer applications
- Quiz - will be an online questionnaire to be completed in class to assess knowledge of selecting and preparing resources to produce business documents according to organisational requirements.
- Business Document Activities– This assessment consists of the 2 activities. In activity 1 students will design a letter template and produce letter from template using RMIT Legal Practice Style Guide. In Activity 2 students will format report and share Excel data in the report.
- Portfolio Assessment – Students will create Workplace Health and Safety report, format report according to RMIT Legal Practice Style Guide, create Mail Merge and Power Point presentation. Students will focus on the practical component of developing and using a range of advanced functions within MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint to design, produce and finalise documents.
You must satisfactorily complete all assessment tasks to achieve competency.
Assessment Matrix
The assessment matrix that maps all the assessment is available on CANVAS
Other Information
Submission Requirements
You should:
Late Submission Procedures You are required to submit assessment items and/or ensure performance based assessment is completed by the due dates. If you are prevented from submitting an assessment item on time, by circumstances outside your control, you may apply in advance to your teacher for an extension to the due date of up to seven calendar days. More Information: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/extensions-of-time-for-submission-of-assessable-work Where an extension of greater than seven days is needed, you must apply for Special Consideration. Applications for special consideration must be submitted no later than two working days after the assessment task deadline or scheduled examination. More Information:https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/assessment-and-exams/assessment/special-consideration Resubmissions (VET Programs): If you are found to be unsuccessful in a particular Course Assessment Task (or you do not submit/attend) you will be allowed one resubmission. Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission. If you are still not meeting the assessment requirements you must apply to your Program Manager in writing outlining the steps you will take to demonstrate competence in your course. Your submission will be considered by the Program Team and you will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible. Grading & re-submissions Successful re-submissions will contribute a CAG only (Competency Achieved Grading) result to your overall grade for the course. Adjustments to Assessment In certain circumstances students may be eligible for an assessment adjustment. For more information about the circumstances under which the assessment arrangements might be granted please access the following website:
Marking Guide (Competency):
You must demonstrate that you have all the required skills/knowledge/elements in the unit of competency you are studying.
You will receive feedback on each assessment task that will inform you about your progress and how well you are performing.
Marking Guide (Grading)
After achieving competency we then grade your performance in the unit and you will achieve one of the following grades: Final Grades table: | |||
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CHD |
Competent with High Distinction |
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CDI |
Competent with Distinction |
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CC |
Competent with Credit |
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CAG |
Competency Achieved – Graded |
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CA |
Competency Achieved – Not Graded |
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NYC |
Not Yet Competent |
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DNS |
Did Not Submit for assessment |
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Further information regarding the application of the grading criteria will be provided by your teacher.
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