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

ICTTEN5038A Mapping and Delivery Guide
Design an electronic system for a telecommunications network

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Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency ICTTEN5038A - Design an electronic system for a telecommunications network
Description This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to design additional telecommunications network equipment and assess compatibility with existing infrastructure. It includes processes for assessing need for additional equipment, such as voice over internet protocol (VoIP), biometric identification, radio frequency identification (RFID) and security system equipment. It involves checking specifications and compatibility with the network.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
Employability Skills This unit contains employability skills.
Learning Outcomes and Application Field officers, technicians or technical supervisors from carriers, contractors or other service providers apply the skills and knowledge in this unit.This unit applies to a switching, transmission or radio network and the various transmission paths including cable, optical fibre, radio, microwave and satellite that support it.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Telecommunications networks engineering
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Evaluate system needs
  • Determine need for additional electronic equipment from telecommunications project plan
  • Specify purpose of equipment and ascertain need for additional network equipment with customer
       
Element: Analyse network and select design option
  • Analyse possible impacts on network and network service requirements
  • Generate options for system design that are realistic for the enterprise and network
  • Evaluate and select preferred option based on enterprise business strategy outcomes, service policy and compliance with relevant legislation
  • Discuss and confirm selected option with customer
       
Element: Assess system compatibility
  • Assess compatibility of each equipment unit and intended use with other installed units from system plans, equipment manuals, installation environment and industry knowledge
  • Modify design accordingly
  • Provide customer with design and obtain sign off
       


Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

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:

evaluate system need for additional electronic equipment and design options

analyse network and design systems

assess system compatibility.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

telecommunications network where additional equipment design may be conducted

relevant regulatory and equipment documentation that impact on electronic system design.

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:

direct observation of the candidate undertaking network analysis and design

review of reports completed by the candidate

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of types of systems and application and compatibility issues.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the oral communication skill level, and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with customers and technical staff to ensure requirements are known and can be met within timeframes

literacy skills to interpret technical specifications and related documentation

planning and organisational skills to plan and prioritise own work

problem solving skills to:

deal with unexpected situations on the basis of safety and specified work outcomes

manage unexpected configuration anomalies

technical skills to:

analyse the impact of additional telecommunications equipment on the network

assess compatibility between existing and additional equipment

determine customer requirements and a design specification

identify the technical requirements, constraints and manageability issues for a given customer network requirement

Required knowledge

electrical and optical properties to be measured

integration, compatibility and interoperability of equipment

legislation and licensing relevant to installation of telecommunications equipment including spectrum allocation

power requirements and electrical safety

transmission type and signals that may be encountered

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.

Determine need may include:

customer requirements

existing infrastructure

network growth forecasts

test results.

Additional electronic equipment may include:

radio networks:

fixed

mobile

switching

various transmission paths:

cable

microwave

optical fibre

radio

satellite

transmission.

Customer may include:

a carrier

customer representative

internal organisational customer.

Possible impacts may relate to:

age and construction

building facility location

distances between units and installations

impacts on existing services and customers

need for outages

ownership of installation site

site type.

Compatibility may relate to:

electrical interfaces

protocols.

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
Determine need for additional electronic equipment from telecommunications project plan 
Specify purpose of equipment and ascertain need for additional network equipment with customer 
Analyse possible impacts on network and network service requirements 
Generate options for system design that are realistic for the enterprise and network 
Evaluate and select preferred option based on enterprise business strategy outcomes, service policy and compliance with relevant legislation 
Discuss and confirm selected option with customer 
Assess compatibility of each equipment unit and intended use with other installed units from system plans, equipment manuals, installation environment and industry knowledge 
Modify design accordingly 
Provide customer with design and obtain sign off 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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