Course Title: Manage business document design and development

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5221

Course Title: Manage business document design and development

Portfolio: BUS

Nominal Hours: 80.0

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUSM6243C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2011, Term2 2011, Term2 2012, Term1 2013, Term2 2013, Term2 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015

Course Contact: Sylvia Baroutis

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5469

Course Contact Email: sylvia.baroutis@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit covers skills and knowledge required to establish standards for the design and production of organisational documents and to manage document design and production processes to ensure agreed standards are met.  Employability Skills are applied where suitable.

It is recommended that you have access to a mobile computing device to allow greater flexibility in terms of where you can work on campus both in and outside class times.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	BSBADM506B Manage business document design and development
Elements:	1. Establish documentation standards
	2. Manage template design and development
	3. Develop standard text for documents
	4. Develop and implement strategies to ensure the use of standard documentation
	5. Develop and implement strategies for maintenance and continuous improvement of standard documentation

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including in-class exercises, problem-solving exeercises, assignments, group or individual projects, work log book, work journal and practical placement.  Activities may include the production of technical requirements such as documents, direct observation of workplace practices and the presentation of a portfolio of evidence.  This portfolio may include documents, photographs, video and/or audio files.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.  Students will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check their progress.