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ICAPRG416A
Manage a software component reuse library

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


This unit applies to individuals in a software development area who are required to manage a library that contains reusable code.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to store, document and maintain IT components for reuse.

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:

reuse libraries and manage components within the library structure

store, document and improve the quality of reuse components for efficient retrieval and use

organise and communicate library contents.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

software development environment

technical requirements

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment 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:

verbal or written questioning to assess candidate’s knowledge of design paradigms

review of the candidate’s library structure

evaluation of the library components added.

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

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Required skills

analytical skills to:

classify data structures

determine the quality of reuse components for efficient retrieval and use

evaluate components to allow for greater flexibility or use

communication skills to liaise with users

literacy skills to provide technical documents

planning and organisational skills to:

manage own work priorities

produce a logical library structure

technical skills to:

provide example code to demonstrate functionality

use simple test programs to prove the functionality of the library.

Required knowledge

abstraction of code module interfaces

component libraries

design paradigms

patterns, frameworks and idioms

reuse components and metrics

reuse libraries content and structure.

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.

Component may include:

classes

code

design

documents

metadata

methods

modules

test cases.

Reuse components may include:

code

design patterns

metadata

requirements

specifications.

Project may include:

business improvement process

business involved in a total organisational change

ebusiness solution involving the total organisation or part of the organisation

systems-only change.

Development environment may include:

computer language used

development methodology

development tools

operating systems

target environments

version control systems.

User may include:

department within the organisation

person within a department

third party.

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
Determine component suitability for reuse by checking its quality and uses 
Review the size and complexity of reuse components for generalisation and remove project-specific refinements 
Evaluate components, including patterns, clusters and frameworks, and break down into smaller components for greater flexibility or use 
Review components for duplication and remove duplicates 
Document components internally and externally to ensure efficient retrieval 
Document public constants, data structures, component interfaces and limitations 
Document possible relationships between data structures or objects 
Provide example code, demonstrating the use of components within the documentation 
Document development environment configuration 
Provide simple test programs to prove the functionality of the library 
Classify data structures or objects in a consistent and logical manner 
Ensure that library has a logical structure so that the user is aware of library contents and can understand the logic of how the functionality may be used by another developer 
Develop the structure in a manner that avoids redundancy within the library 
Configure development environment to automate build of reuse components and library 
Take action to ensure interfaces to library components are consistent and abstracted 
Add, update and remove reuse components as development is undertaken 

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