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ICAICT503A
Validate quality and completeness of system design specifications

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit applies to individuals working as system designers who are required to validate system design specifications to ensure that they meet the required organisational audit standards.

System quality may refer to the network system, a program or a project.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to check the system specifications against outcomes and quality standards.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

determine audit criteria and conduct audit

review system procedures for non-compliance

specify corrective actions.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

audit tools

documentation guidelines

relevant standards and benchmarks

service level agreement (SLA)

archive policy

acceptance criteria

IT security specifications

live system, including database, system files and designed interface

technical specifications of system.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of candidate undertaking an audit

verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of requirements for identifying audit criteria

review of documented items of non-compliance and proposed corrective action prepared by candidate.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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

communication skills to:

liaise with internal and external personnel on technical and operational matters

present information

literacy skills to:

analyse and evaluate information

write reports

planning and organisational skills to conduct quality audit when reviewing system against contract areas

problem-solving skills to draft acceptance criteria

technical skills to:

create appropriate metrics

explore functionality of the system being tested.

Required knowledge

acceptance criteria

detailed design principles and specification standards

fault tolerance technologies

quality audits

quality levels, both generally and as required by the organisation.

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.

System may include:

active server page (ASP)

applications

databases

gateways

internet service provider (ISP)

operating system

servers.

Quality benchmarks may include:

benchmarks that cover:

cost savings

performance

quality

technical matters

relevant quality standards:

AS3925.1-1994 Software quality assurance - plans

NZS14102:1998 Information technology guideline for evaluation and selection of CASE tools

AS/NZS4258:1994 Software user documentation process

AS/NZS ISO/IEC 12207:1997 Information technology - Software life cycle processes.

Metric may include:

capacity

input

output

performance

quality

value metrics.

Documentation may follow:

audit trails

International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Australian Standards (AS) standards

naming standards

project management templates

report writing principles

version control.

Requirements may refer to:

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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Investigate the system or product for which the quality audit is being performed to understand its functionality 
Determine the objectives to be achieved by the quality audit 
Determine the scope of the quality audit 
Develop a list of audit criteria and quality benchmarks 
Develop a metric to classify the audit criteria 
Determine the audit technique or methodology to be followed 
Examine and detail the resources available to carry out the audit 
Document the objectives, scope, criteria, technique and resources in an audit plan 
Use the audit criteria to collect evidence about the functionality and quality of the final system, including documentation 
Use a checklist to monitor audit progress 
Document audit outcomes as the audit progresses 
Review system contract against audit outcomes 
Compare system functionality against audit outcomes and system contract 
Identify items of noncompliance where audit outcomes do not meet performance targets or fall short of contract requirements 
Review system procedures for corrective action 
Document items of non-compliance and proposed corrective action 

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