Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

CUASTA401 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Operate show control systems

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Issue Date: March 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency CUASTA401 - Operate show control systems
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to program and operate show control systems that store, play back and control audio, video, digital images and other inputs in a programmed sequence.Individuals who apply these skills work autonomously in a team environment as they take responsibility for ensuring that technical elements of shows, presentations or installations deliver the desired effect.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of typical activities experienced in creative arts industry environments. The assessment environment must include access to show control systems used for performances, presentations or installations.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational educational and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Prepare for show control operations
  • Liaise with relevant personnel to confirm timelines and show control requirements
  • Assess capabilities of available show control systems and reach agreement on ways to overcome shortcomings as required
  • Document plans that specify how show control requirements will be programmed to meet timelines
  • Discuss plans with relevant personnel and amend as required
       
Element: Input sources
  • Establish file paths for video and audio cues using appropriate file formats
  • Set musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) or similar device cues
  • Set trigger points for cues
  • Test and confirm external connections
  • Review settings to ensure that show requirements have been met and amend cues as required
       
Element: Undertake show control activities
  • Participate in technical run-throughs to test show control operations
  • Modify programming of show control systems to take account of faults identified during technical run-throughs
  • Confirm cues are executed at appropriate points during shows, presentations or installations
  • Monitor equipment for correct operation and resolve problems as required
       
Element: Complete post-show operations
  • Identify and complete necessary equipment adjustments, including maintenance and re-setting if required, in preparation for the next performance
  • Amend documentation as required
  • Identify problems with show control systems, take appropriate action and report to relevant personnel as required
  • In consultation with relevant personnel, evaluate effectiveness of show control operations and note areas for future improvement
       


Evidence Required

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Elements

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance Criteria

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for show control operations

1.1 Liaise with relevant personnel to confirm timelines and show control requirements

1.2 Assess capabilities of available show control systems and reach agreement on ways to overcome shortcomings as required

1.3 Document plans that specify how show control requirements will be programmed to meet timelines

1.4 Discuss plans with relevant personnel and amend as required

2. Input sources

2.1 Establish file paths for video and audio cues using appropriate file formats

2.2 Set musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) or similar device cues

2.3 Set trigger points for cues

2.4 Test and confirm external connections

2.5 Review settings to ensure that show requirements have been met and amend cues as required

3. Undertake show control activities

3.1 Participate in technical run-throughs to test show control operations

3.2 Modify programming of show control systems to take account of faults identified during technical run-throughs

3.3 Confirm cues are executed at appropriate points during shows, presentations or installations

3.4 Monitor equipment for correct operation and resolve problems as required

4. Complete post-show operations

4.1 Identify and complete necessary equipment adjustments, including maintenance and re-setting if required, in preparation for the next performance

4.2 Amend documentation as required

4.3 Identify problems with show control systems, take appropriate action and report to relevant personnel as required

4.4 In consultation with relevant personnel, evaluate effectiveness of show control operations and note areas for future improvement

Evidence of the ability to:

program and operate a show control system to create the sound, vision and movement effects required in a show, presentation or installation on at least two occasions

work collaboratively.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

explain features of, and process for selecting, files in standard show control systems

describe issues and challenges that typically arise when setting up and operating show control systems, along with solutions to address them

explain musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) and show-based protocols and control mediums.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

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Elements

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance Criteria

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare for show control operations

1.1 Liaise with relevant personnel to confirm timelines and show control requirements

1.2 Assess capabilities of available show control systems and reach agreement on ways to overcome shortcomings as required

1.3 Document plans that specify how show control requirements will be programmed to meet timelines

1.4 Discuss plans with relevant personnel and amend as required

2. Input sources

2.1 Establish file paths for video and audio cues using appropriate file formats

2.2 Set musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) or similar device cues

2.3 Set trigger points for cues

2.4 Test and confirm external connections

2.5 Review settings to ensure that show requirements have been met and amend cues as required

3. Undertake show control activities

3.1 Participate in technical run-throughs to test show control operations

3.2 Modify programming of show control systems to take account of faults identified during technical run-throughs

3.3 Confirm cues are executed at appropriate points during shows, presentations or installations

3.4 Monitor equipment for correct operation and resolve problems as required

4. Complete post-show operations

4.1 Identify and complete necessary equipment adjustments, including maintenance and re-setting if required, in preparation for the next performance

4.2 Amend documentation as required

4.3 Identify problems with show control systems, take appropriate action and report to relevant personnel as required

4.4 In consultation with relevant personnel, evaluate effectiveness of show control operations and note areas for future improvement

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
Liaise with relevant personnel to confirm timelines and show control requirements 
Assess capabilities of available show control systems and reach agreement on ways to overcome shortcomings as required 
Document plans that specify how show control requirements will be programmed to meet timelines 
Discuss plans with relevant personnel and amend as required 
Establish file paths for video and audio cues using appropriate file formats 
Set musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) or similar device cues 
Set trigger points for cues 
Test and confirm external connections 
Review settings to ensure that show requirements have been met and amend cues as required 
Participate in technical run-throughs to test show control operations 
Modify programming of show control systems to take account of faults identified during technical run-throughs 
Confirm cues are executed at appropriate points during shows, presentations or installations 
Monitor equipment for correct operation and resolve problems as required 
Identify and complete necessary equipment adjustments, including maintenance and re-setting if required, in preparation for the next performance 
Amend documentation as required 
Identify problems with show control systems, take appropriate action and report to relevant personnel as required 
In consultation with relevant personnel, evaluate effectiveness of show control operations and note areas for future improvement 

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