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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to

read and interpret program specifications

undertake user testing

communication skills to deal with clients and colleagues

initiative and enterprise skills to produce a solution to the programming requirement

literacy skills to

follow organisational guidelines

produce documentation required for the chosen methodology

problemsolving skills to debug problems with objectoriented code

technical skills to

apply a programming methodology to a project or scenario

interpret program specifications

translate from problem space to machine space

use a range of debugging tools

use an integrated development environment

use programcoding techniques

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge of

dynamic variables

mediumsize application development

standard array and file handling algorithms

userdefined data structures

limited range of development methodologies and their application

limited knowledge of language development

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

design and build application programs to a problem scenario and program specification

generate code documentation and test it to confirm that created application meets original specification and solves original problem

produce technical documentation for the application program

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

dynamic variables

modular programming

evaluation of candidates application

review of candidates technical 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.

Data types may include:	language-provided data types standard data types database management system (DBMS)-specific data types.
Integrated development environment may include:	Borland C++ Code Warrior Eclipse Visual C++ Visual Studio suite.
Organisational guidelines may include:	communication methods content of emails dispute resolution document procedures and templates downloading information and accessing particular websites financial control mechanisms opening mail with attachments personal use of emails and internet access virus risk.
Coding standard may include:	ANSI C GNU.
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 version control.
Language may include:	C C++ Java Small Talk VB VB.NET.