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
OHS in relation to operating machinery such as safely switching off machinery before cleaning is started
communication of ideas and information applied by developing style sheets that use the required presentation styles
collecting, analysing and organising information by confirming the different media, display formats and preferred target audience platforms and abilities
planning and organising activities by preparing the source document prior to creating the style sheets
teamwork when maintaining the production process in association with others
mathematical ideas and techniques applied by confirming the style and transformation requirements of the source document
problem-solving skills applied by developing an extensible style sheet free of errors
use of technology applied by using industry software to create an extensible style sheet.
Required knowledge
document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL)
application of DSSSL where it can be used to develop an extensible style sheet
XSL
how Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and XSL differ
intended purpose of XSL
HTML
when to use an extensible mark-up language over HTML and why
Ways to use both with the one set of data
PPML
how Personalised Print Mark-up Language relates to XML
metadata and PRISM
providing a work-based example of the application of Metadata and/or PRISM.
essential differences between these functions.
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.
Advanced styling requirements may include: | headers, footers, page numbers and page number citations and other pagination semantics for print-oriented rendering for a range of measurements. |
Media may include: | screen, paper or voice for example. |
Display formats may include: | HTML, PDF, Braille and typesetting languages. |
Style sheets may include: | this unit does not cover Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). |
Mark-up language may include: | new languages markup languages are becoming available regularly and examples include XML and PPML. This unit does not cover HTML which is covered by another unit ICAWEB429A Create a markup language document to specification. |
Document purpose may include: | electronic publishing, e-commerce, web services, interchange of data amongst different applications, software configuration files. |
Electronic Publishing may include: | electronic publishing in this context does not mean the use of page layout applications but rather the development of content to meet the needs of different audiences and different output devices. |
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