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 analyse business requirements
communication skills to:
elicit information from users
liaise with technical and non-technical personnel
literacy skills to produce reports
numeracy skills to perform capacity planning
technical skills to model data processes.
Required knowledge
architecture of the network in which the database resides
Australian Computer Society Code of Ethics
common system hardware related to client, server and database architecture
data modelling
functions and features of databases
OHS principles and responsibilities in regard to self and others.
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.
Database may include: | commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) database packages object-relational databases proprietary databases relational databases. |
Document may include: | audit trails standards, such as: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Australian Standards (AS) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) naming standards project-management templates report writing principles version control. |
Problem may include: | business need or opportunity internal business network people in the organisation system. |
Client may include: | customer employee external organisation individual internal department. |
System may include: | business cabling infrastructure computers database database management system (DBMS) financial system information system management system network equipment software. |
Requirements may include: | business network people in the organisation system. |
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