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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to

apply some of the latest information technology tools and techniques

evaluate and compare a range of opensource tools and components to use in software development and maintenance

communication skills to

discuss issues with global peers

participate effectively in discussions on a number of information technology issues

participate in volatile communities of interest

initiative and enterprise skills to

apply information technology knowledge and skills in a multidisciplinary environment

participate in opensource projects

literacy skills to

read and interpret complex technical and nontechnical information from a range of sources

write a clearly structured document or update existing documentation

problemsolving skills to choose the best solution for a particular context

research skills to identify and locate possible sources of required information for a target project

technical skills to

build existing software projects from source

create and maintain code

use basic language syntax and layout data structures arrays and standard algorithms

test and debug code at a high level

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge of

debugging and testing techniques

documentation techniques including internal documentation user guides and technical documentation

opensource development methodology

overview knowledge of online project communities

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

provide significant contribution to an opensource project in the form of

program source code changes andor additions

documentation changes or additions

online participation in the project direction

local proof of building of snapshots code modifications and testing

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

software development environment

technical requirements

information repositories

programming languages

groupfacilitation software

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 candidates knowledge of opensource practices opensource software and opensource issues such as distribution compatibility and security

evaluation of candidates

application code test and documentation

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.

Software may include:	commercial software applications customised software in-house software organisation-specific software packaged software.
Online resources may include:	community sites CVS trees FTP sites gopher sites news groups online communities websites.
Documentation may follow:	audit trails International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), and Australian Standards (AS) standards naming standards project management templates report writing principles version control.
Online community may include:	local communities online virtual communities of interest organisational communities main tools for online communities: mailing lists newsgroups web conferencing.
Licensing models may include:	Apache licences Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) General Public License (GPL) Lesser General Public License (LGPL) Mozilla.
Software-development tools may include:	computer language development methodology development tools operating systems target environments version control systems.
Socially acceptable should be:	designed and sent with regard to recipient's: culture ethnicity location race social sensitivities.
Online project may include:	commercial hosting facility hosting community code CVS site FTP site other type of group repository private website.
Community-participation standards may include:	informal or formal rules and regulations used by groups to manage their online projects procedures or guidelines verbal or written policies.