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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

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

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

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 candidates knowledge of design paradigms

review of the candidates 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 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.

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.