Course Title: Design and produce spreadsheets

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4435 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Course Title: Design and produce spreadsheets

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 35

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:

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


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

OFFC5352C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2024

Course Contact: Nick Reynolds

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0791

Course Contact Email: nick.reynolds@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop spreadsheets through the use of spreadsheet applications.

The unit applies to individuals employed in a range of environments who tend to be personally responsible for designing and working with spreadsheets under minimal supervision. These individuals are generally required to have intermediate knowledge and understanding of a number of spreadsheet applications.

No licensing, legislative 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:

BSBTEC302 Design and produce spreadsheets

Elements:

1. Select and prepare resources

2. Plan spreadsheet design

3. Create spreadsheet

4. Produce charts

5. Finalise and present spreadsheets

Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

  • plan, design, produce and finalise a spreadsheet on at least four occasions.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

  • produce spreadsheet documents that align to document purpose and appropriate to target audience
  • design spreadsheets using:
  • formulas and functions with:
  • addition, subtraction, division, multiplication
  • brackets
  • design spreadsheets that address a range of data and organisational requirements
  • use software functions to create spreadsheets that adhere to organisational requirements relating to style and presentation
  • use relevant help functions to rectify document issues
  • produce spreadsheet document in appropriate format for review, including ability to create and modify intermediate-level charts that analyse the dataset.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

  • key elements of formatting of spreadsheets appropriate to workplace documents, including the ability to calculate:
  • sum totals
  • averages
  • counts of values
  • key features of spreadsheet applications, both cloud-based and non-cloud based
  • key features of organisational guidelines on spreadsheet design and use
  • organisational requirements for ergonomics, work periods and breaks, and sustainability in relation to spreadsheet production.

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

  • industry software/applications for producing spreadsheets
  • digital device user information
  • relevant legislation and codes of practice
  • relevant organisational policies and procedures
  • workplace documentation and resources, including style guide.

 

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

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. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more 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.