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ICTITU7106B
Manage automated ICT system applications using unix

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Telecommunication engineers apply the skills and knowledge in this unit to manage a range of automated systems within a telecommunications network.

This includes responsibility for managing databases, files systems and user administration.

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply the Unix operating system to system automation in a distributed computing environment as used in telecommunications applications.

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:

use Unix operating system to manage ICT system functions

analyse system functions based on data

produce a report on the system with recommendations for improvement.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

a telecommunications operations site with Unix based system to manage automated functions.

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:

oral or written questioning to assess required knowledge

review of evaluation and configuration reports

direct observation of the candidate performing operational procedures on a Unix based system to manage telecommunications network functions.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

ICTPMG7145B Undertake a telecommunications project

ICTPMG8143B Manage a telecommunications project.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

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

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

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

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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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:

present technical information

liaise with customers and internal team members

literacy skills to prepare reports

planning and organising skills to direct and manage own work

problem solving skills to address operational issues

research skills to gather data and information from ICT systems

technical skills to use automated systems in distributed computing.

Required knowledge

automated systems

communication systems

distributed computing

encoding and programming techniques

network security

networking of infrastructure

realisation of software simulation

Unix commands.

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.

Qualifiers may refer to:

current applications

notifications to users on future applications.

System utilities may include:

df

du

fsck.

Telecommunication applications may include:

directories and network files

network mountable file systems

set permissions on files.

Permission modes may include:

sticky bit

suid.

Regular expressions may include:

grep

sed.

Text utilities may include:

cut

expand

fmt

head

join

nl

paste

pr

sed

sort

split.

Profiles may include:

addresses

level of user login

passwords

type of user login.

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
Modify boot options by operating a Unix system 
Shutdown a Unix system using system commands with qualifiers 
Manage files using file management commands and wildcards and creating disk partitions and other media file systems 
Mount and unmount file systems using system commands 
Verify the integrity of file systems using system utilities 
Configure telecommunication applications by using system commands with special permission modes 
Analyse, evaluate and apply Unix features to a given telecommunications multi-user application using distributed computing 
Use the command line interface to interact with shells and commands to the telecommunications application on distributed computing 
Manage files by applying regular expressions with system functions 
Send text files and output streams through text utilities using commands 
Evaluate and apply Unix system functions to a telecommunications application on distributed computing to create menu options 
Manage user and group accounts to the telecommunications application on distributed computing 
Change user and group profiles to allowed security access level using commands 
Scan log files for activity using commands 
Configure the user environment for setting user and global profiles 
Record the configuration settings 
Automate scheduling using the system ‘cron’ command 
Analyse the need for backup strategy in a telecommunications network application 
Plan a backup strategy to maintain redundancy of the system 
Configure the system to perform scheduled backing up the file system to various media 
Verify integrity of backup operations by restoring system using backup files 
Configure system log files for administration and security needs 
Manage a print server and print files to provide customer service 
Document the configuration backup schedules and system logs 
Produce a project evaluation report on the application of Unix features to a given telecommunications multi-user application using distributed computing with recommendations on improvements to the system 
Produce a report on the management and configuration of user applications and system level functions 

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