Course Title: Maintain legal and ethical work practices

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5247

Course Title: Maintain legal and ethical work practices

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 70.0

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)

LAW5177C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban & Social Studies

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2012,
Term2 2012

Course Contact: Anne Fitzpatrick

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4510

Course Contact Email: anne.fitzpatrick@rmit.edu.au


Course Description

This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to maintain the application of legal and ethical work practices by monitoring, coordinating and promoting their importance in providing community services and supporting duty of care requirements.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisite courses required.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCCS502A Maintain legal and ethical work practices

Elements:

 


Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit you will achieve and demonstrate competence in the following elements:

  1. Promote the importance of applying legislation and common law relevant to work role
  2. Monitor application of organisation policies and practices
  3. Monitor ethical work practices
  4. Take corrective action when client rights and interests are not being protected


Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this unit will be through a mix of in-class tasks, workplace based projects and a workplace assessment. An upfront assessment to develop an individual learning plan will occur. An individual assessment appointment will be undertaken once per year with each student to allow students to present and discuss workplace evidence.