Course Title: Develop work priorities

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4386 Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation

Course Title: Develop work priorities

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.

Important Information:

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EMPL7077C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2018, Term2 2018, Term1 2019, Term2 2019, Term2 2020, Term1 2021

Course Contact: Allan Maree

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1601

Course Contact Email: allan.maree@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and obtain feedback on own work performance and access learning opportunities for professional development.  
This unit applies to individuals who are required to design their own work schedules and work plans and to establish priorities for their work.  They will typically hold some responsibilities for the work of others and have some autonomy in relation to their own role.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBWOR404 Develop work priorities
Elements:	1. Plan and complete own work schedule 2. Monitor own work performance 3. Co-ordinate professional development

Learning Outcomes

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Overview of Assessment

In order to achieve competency in this unit, you must provide:
Performance Evidence
Evidence of the ability to:
• prepare and communicate own work plan • schedule work objectives and tasks to support the achievement of the workgroup goals • review own work performance against workgroup objectives through self-assessment and seeking and acting on feedback from clients and colleagues • plan and access learning opportunities to extend personal work competencies.
Note: if a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.
Knowledge Evidence
To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, you must:
• explain how business technology applications can be used to schedule tasks and plan work • explain techniques to prepare personal plans and establish priorities • identify methods to identify and prioritise personal learning needs • outline a range of professional development options • explain methods to elicit, analyse and interpret feedback • provide a detailed explanation of methods that can be used to evaluate own performance.
Assessment Conditions
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in the industry capability - workplace effectiveness field of work and include access to:
• workplace documentation including policies and procedures, and benchmarks for work group productivity and performance • workplace equipment and resources • case studies and, where possible, real situations • interaction with others.

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 to obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. You can also email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain further 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.