Course Title: Write simple documents

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4435 Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping

Course Title: Write simple documents

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 30

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)

OFFC5366C

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 plan, draft and finalise a simple document.

The unit applies to individuals who administer a broad range of competencies in various work contexts and may exercise some discretion and judgement to produce a range of simple documents.

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:

BSBWRT311 Write simple documents

Elements:

1. Plan simple document

2. Draft simple document

3. Finalise simple document

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, draft and finalise three different simple documents that accurately convey the required basic information in a format suitable for the intended audience and purpose according to organisational policies and procedures for document production.

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:

  • processes for checking:
  • basic readability, grammar, spelling, sentence and paragraph sequencing and structure, and punctuation
  • suitability of document for audience, purpose, and format
  • organisational policies and procedures relating to written communication
  • written communication methods, including:
  • general emails
  • procedures
  • business letters
  • meeting agendas
  • different formats, styles and structures for documents.

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:

  • office equipment and resources to assist in the production of documents
  • organisational policies and procedures
  • examples of documents to review.

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.