Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
analytical skills to determine data objects required, data structures and business requirements
communication skills to liaise with clients
literacy skills to:
produce database documentation
produce models
numeracy skills to calculate field lengths, table and database estimated size
planning and organisational skills to undertake business analysis
problem-solving skills to solve normalisation problems
technical skills to undertake data modelling and structured query language (SQL) programming.
Required knowledge
data analysis, particularly in determining data types and data structures and query and report design
data modelling related to developing the conceptual data model
data redundancy
database management system (DBMS) fundamentals, particularly during the design phase
encryption and authentication as they apply to database security features
function and features of data types and data structures
functions and features of databases
logical design concepts, particularly related to designing data structures, queries screens and reports
object model design concepts, particularly related to designing data structures, queries, screens and reports
scalability of databases.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Client may include: | employees external organisations individuals internal departments. |
Database may include: | commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) database packages object-relational databases proprietary databases relational databases. |
Technical requirements may relate to: | business database network people in the organisation platform system. |
Documentation may include: | audit trails data dictionaries entity-relationship diagrams International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS) standards naming standards project management templates and report writing principles version control. |
Database management system may include: | distributed or centralised online partitioned geographically or thematically distributed. |
Requirements may relate to: | business database network people in the organisation platform system. |
Security plan may include: | authentication authorisation and integrity privacy security objectives of the organisation. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist