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 and comprehend interdependencies between data fields
examine and define system requirements for data
review requirements and determine the availability of information
communication skills to:
interact with developer to determine data requirement
interact with end user personnel to determine data requirement
liaise with management on report and result matters
literacy skills to:
produce basic ad hoc report
read and interpret specifications developed by business and technical experts
numeracy skills to:
make basic calculations involving basic arithmetic operations
make estimates and comparisons involving date and time data
problem-solving skills to:
address common problems in operating a computer system
perform basic debugging, such as defining simple problems, locating source of the problems, and providing solutions to problems
technical skills to:
perform basic data-management operations, such as insert, update and delete operations
perform basic operations of a computer system.
Required knowledge
broad knowledge of:
information gathering methods
data analysis
data mining
characteristics of data source
features of information system
typical systems and procedures.
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.
Terminologies may include: | attribute command data item expressions item type statement. |
Data source may include: | arrays databases entities enumerable classes objects text files eXtensible markup language (XML). |
Query language may include: | abstract object query language (AOQL) XML Google base query language (GBQL) Java persistence query language (JPQL) language integrated query (LINQ) structured query language (SQL) xQuery. |
Tools may include: | application programming interface (API) class libraries database engine integrated development environment (IDE) programming language. |
Expression may include: | function operator statement. |
Unit may include: | node object result set table. |
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