Course Title: Measure up and calculate fabric quantities for window coverings

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5396 Diploma of Interior Design

Course Title: Measure up and calculate fabric quantities for window coverings

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 56

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. 

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 


Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

MANU7433C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term2 2020,
Term1 2021,
Term2 2021

MANU7433C

City Campus

TAFE

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2022,
Term2 2022,
Term1 2023

Course Contact: Jenny Crowley

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4759

Course Contact Email: jenny.crowley@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency covers measuring up and calculating fabric and tracking quantities for window coverings during a site visit for subsequent use in job specifications and quotes/tenders. 

Licensing, legislative or certification requirements may apply to this unit and relevant state/territory and local government agencies should be consulted to determine any necessary certification or licensing for undertaking windows coverings work. Access to construction sites requires certification of general induction training specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work (ASCC 2007)

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

none



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MSFSF3008 Measure up and calculate fabric quantities for window coverings

Elements:

1. Prepare for calculations

2. Measure windows and calculate drape fabric requirements

3. Calculate lining and interlining quantities

4  Complete documentation


Learning Outcomes

Refer to the elements of this unit for learning outcomes.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this unit will be project based.