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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to review user requirements system architecture and security plan

communication skills to liaise with user

literacy skills to

produce database reports

review user feedback

problemsolving skills to develop technical solutions

technical skills to evaluate identify and determine database requirements using database modelling

Required knowledge

broad knowledge of

database design

general features and capabilities of current industryaccepted hardware and software products

quality assurance practices

client business domain

current principles of databases

detailed technical knowledge of database requirements

Evidence Required

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

analyse client requirements

identify technical considerations affecting the physical design of a database

produce a security plan for the database

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

userbusiness requirements

technical documentation defining architecture platform and operating system specifications

databasesupplier technical specifications and manuals

database package

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

review of the final database specifying business rules agreed budget and timeframe

evaluation of documentation detailing

database directories

calculation of space requirements for tables

additional space requirements

design of node groups

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 nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

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

Range Statement

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.

Requirements may relate to:	business network people in the organisation system.
User may include:	department within the organisation person within a department third party.
System architecture may include:	configuration: large memory model requests per second small memory model database software: DB2 Informix Ingres Microsoft Structured Query Language (MS SQL) server Mini SQL (mSQL) MySQL Oracle Sybase operating system: Novell NetWare multi-user ability Linux Mac Windows.
Database may include:	commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) database packages object-relational databases proprietary databases relational databases.
Database-management systems may include:	distributed or centralised online partitioned geographically thematically distributed.
Acceptance criteria may include:	cost implications logistical considerations technical timeframe.
System may include:	business computers financial system information system management system network software.