Course Title: Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: BUIL6268C
Course Title: Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3312 - Certificate III in Plumbing
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Manager - Warren James
Tel: +61 3 9925 4468
Email: warren.james@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 6
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
CPCPCM2043A Carry out WHS requirements
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to connect irrigation and watering systems from a drinking water supply. It does not include the commissioning of backflow prevention devices or arrangements.
In some jurisdictions, this unit of competency may form part of accreditation, licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCPWT3027A Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply |
Element: |
1. Prepare for work. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Plans and specifications are obtained. |
Element: |
2. Identify installation requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Connection size and hazard rating are determined from plans, specification, relevant Australian standards and/or site inspection using relevant information. |
Element: |
3. Connect and test system. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Excavation is set out and made according to plans and specifications and undertaken with consideration given to existing structures and services. |
Element: |
4. Clean up. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Work area is cleared and materials disposed of, reused or recycled according to legislation, regulations, codes of practice and job specification. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities include in class workbook activities and researching industry practices and standards.
This may include online learning activities.
Students are expected to undertake design, size and documentation to relevant industry standards to include sustainability and WHS principles.
Teaching Schedule
This unit is delivered over 2 sessions
Session Number | Topic | Learning Activities/Resource | Elements/Performance criteria | Assessments |
1 | Theory of - Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply. | Pearsons water supply chap 8. | 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 16. | |
1 cont’d | Swms, Underpinnings, Formative tasks | Students complete Swms, underpinning questions in student recording book | 1.2, 2.1, .2., 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6. | Assessment 1- Submit Swms, work book, underpinning questions. |
2 | Practical task- Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply | Students Connect irrigation systems from drinking water supply using tools and equipment in workshop. Student recording book required for self assessment. | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3. | Assessment 2- Practical installation of task 66, 67. |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
AS3500
Overview of Assessment
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment | |
Task 1 |
Workbook Activities |
Task 2 |
Practical |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Elements/ Performance Criteria Covered |
Task 1
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Task 2
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1.1 |
X |
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1.2 |
X |
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1.3 |
X |
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1.4 |
X |
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1.5 |
X |
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1.6 |
X |
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2.1 |
X |
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2.2 |
X |
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2.3 |
X |
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2.4 |
X |
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2.5 |
X |
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2.6 |
X |
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3.1 |
|
X |
3.2 |
|
X |
3.3 |
|
X |
3.4 |
|
X |
3.5 |
|
X |
3.6 |
|
X |
4.1 |
|
X |
4.2 |
|
X |
4.3 |
|
X |
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Tasks
Students are required to complete 2 different types of assessment tasks
Assessment 1- Submit workbook underpinning questions and completed Swms (weighting 30%)
Assessment 2- Practical installationof task 66. (weighting 70%)
To successfully complete this unit, a student needs to be deemed competent (CA grade) in both assessment tasks.
Grading Criteria:
NYC - Not yet competent
CA - Competence Achieved
DNS - Did not submit assessment
Assessment Matrix
Assessment task | Element/PC | Percentage weighting |
Assessment 1- Written tasks from workbook | 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.2, 2.1, .2., 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6. | 30% |
Assessment 2- Practical installationof 66. | 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3. | 70% |
Other Information
Academic Misconduct
Students are reminded that cheating, whether by fabrication, falsification of data, or plagiarism, is an offence subject to University disciplinary procedures. Plagiarism in oral or written presentations is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person, without appropriate referencing, as though it is one’s own. Plagiarism is not acceptable.
The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct which carry a range of penalties including cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Students are responsible for ensuring that their work is kept in a secure place. It is also a disciplinary offence for students to allow their work to be plagiarized by another student.
Students should be aware of their rights and responsibilities regarding the use of copyright material. It is strongly recommended that students refer to the Guidelines for Students at the RMIT University Homepage.
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