Course Title: Develop and manage public relations strategies

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5335 Diploma of Business (Public Relations)

Course Title: Develop and manage public relations strategies

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.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
MKTG7883C	City Campus	TAFE	650T Vocational Business Education	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term2 2015, Term1 2016, Term2 2016

Course Contact: Sally Parrott

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5175

Course Contact Email: sally.parrott@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course covers the development and maintenance of positive community relations in the resources and infrastructure industries. It includes establishing community relationship strategies, developing and maintaining community relationships, representing the organisation in the community, and maintaining and improving ongoing community relationships. Licensing, legislative, regulatory and certification requirements that apply to this unit can vary between states, territories, and industry sectors.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CUVPUB501A Develop and manage public relations strategies
Elements:	1 Generate organisational identity consistent with organisation's vision 2 Prepare public relations plan or strategy 3 Manage the implementation of the public relations plan . 4 Evaluate and review the public relations plan .

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including technical requirements documentation, homework, assignments, group and/or individual projects, in class exercises, written and practical assessments, problem solving exercises, presentations, direct observation of actual and simulated work practice, presentation of a portfolio of evidence which may comprise documents, and/or photographs and/or video and audio files, review of products produced through work-based or course activities.

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.