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

MSS405061 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Determine and establish information collection requirements and processes

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Issue Date: April 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS405061 - Determine and establish information collection requirements and processes
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to determine what information is needed to support decision making in a competitive systems and practices environment and then to set about establishing required information collection systems. This would usually be done as part of a team and would require consultation with all key stakeholders.This unit covers the determination of data needs and collection methods for an organisation or specific plant or process. This will typically be done in liaison with a wide range of people, each of whom will have their own specific information requirements. This will need to be balanced and interpreted into a workable set of data to be collected.This unit is primarily focused on those decisions which are non-routine and so need specific collection of data, or for those decisions which are routine, the establishment of a routine data collection protocol to allow for the decisions to be made based on appropriate, reliable data.This unit primarily requires the application of communication and problem solving skills associated with determining information requirements and processes of information collection. Initiative and enterprise, and planning and organising are also required to ensure information targets specific factors. This unit also requires aspects of self-management and learning to ensure feedback and new learning is integrated into the development of processes.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.

The unit should be assessed holistically and the judgement of competence shall be based on a holistic assessment of the evidence.

The collection of performance evidence is best done from a report and/or folio of evidence drawn from:

a single project which provides sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria

multiple smaller projects which together provide sufficient evidence of the requirements of all the elements and performance criteria.

A third-party report, or similar, may be needed to testify to the work done by the individual, particularly when the project has been done as part of a project team.

Assessment should use a real project where the determination of data needs and collection methods for an organisation or specific plant or process occurs in an operational workplace.

Knowledge evidence may be collected concurrently with performance evidence or through an independent process such as workbooks, written assessments or interviews (provided a record is kept).

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.

Foundation skills are integral to competent performance of the unit and should not be assessed separately.

Assessors must satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment as set by the VET regulator.

The assessor must demonstrate both technical competency and currency.

Technical competence can be demonstrated through:

relevant VET or other qualification/Statement of Attainment AND/OR

relevant workplace experience

Currency can be demonstrated through:

performing the competency being assessed as part of current employment OR

having consulted with an organisation providing relevant environmental monitoring, management or technology services about performing the competency being assessed within the last twelve months.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Competitive systems and practices
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: Analyse decisions to be made
  • Identify personnel to be included in the analysis process.
  • Determine the consequences of the decisions in liaison with relevant personnel.
  • Determine the variables which can be controlled.
  • Determine the variables which cannot be controlled.
  • Determine the consequences of a change in these variables in liaison with affected personnel.
       
Element: Define factors which cause variables to change
  • Identify factors which are able to be controlled.
  • Identify factors which are not able to be controlled.
  • Identify means of measuring these factors, or indicators for the values of these factors.
  • Compile a list of measurements/indicators required.
  • Communicate with team members and involve them in development of factors and changes to ensure awareness and facilitate learning.
       
Element: Develop data collection protocols
  • Determine methods of making measurements.
  • Determine methods of quantifying indicators.
  • Determine the benefit/cost of automated (or other) collection of data.
       
Element: Develop systems to produce required information
  • Identify user of information and their needs and abilities.
  • Determine data processing needs to produce required information.
  • Determine information distribution channels.
  • Determine skill development need for recipients of information.
  • Implement systems to produce information.
  • Monitor implementation and make adjustments, as required.
       


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.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Analyse decisions to be made

1.1

Identify personnel to be included in the analysis process.

1.2

Determine the consequences of the decisions in liaison with relevant personnel.

1.3

Determine the variables which can be controlled.

1.4

Determine the variables which cannot be controlled.

1.5

Determine the consequences of a change in these variables in liaison with affected personnel.

2

Define factors which cause variables to change

2.1

Identify factors which are able to be controlled.

2.2

Identify factors which are not able to be controlled.

2.3

Identify means of measuring these factors, or indicators for the values of these factors.

2.4

Compile a list of measurements/indicators required.

2.5

Communicate with team members and involve them in development of factors and changes to ensure awareness and facilitate learning.

3

Develop data collection protocols

3.1

Determine methods of making measurements.

3.2

Determine methods of quantifying indicators.

3.3

Determine the benefit/cost of automated (or other) collection of data.

4

Develop systems to produce required information

4.1

Identify user of information and their needs and abilities.

4.2

Determine data processing needs to produce required information.

4.3

Determine information distribution channels.

4.4

Determine skill development need for recipients of information.

4.5

Implement systems to produce information.

4.6

Monitor implementation and make adjustments, as required.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include the ability, for one (1) or more specific plants or processes, to:

determine relevant data, including variables for decisions

determine factors and variables subject to control

develop strategies for data collection that deliver the greatest overall benefit

implement data collection systems.

Must provide evidence that demonstrates sufficient knowledge to interact with relevant personnel and be able to determine what information is needed to support decision making, including knowledge of:

business needs of the organisation/section

information needs of individuals within the organisation

possible data available/potentially available to the organisation

methods of collecting available data

relationship between data available and information required

methods of converting data into useful information

methods of developing indicators for factors resistant to measurement.

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

(add new lines for each of the assessment tasks)

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.

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1

Analyse decisions to be made

1.1

Identify personnel to be included in the analysis process.

1.2

Determine the consequences of the decisions in liaison with relevant personnel.

1.3

Determine the variables which can be controlled.

1.4

Determine the variables which cannot be controlled.

1.5

Determine the consequences of a change in these variables in liaison with affected personnel.

2

Define factors which cause variables to change

2.1

Identify factors which are able to be controlled.

2.2

Identify factors which are not able to be controlled.

2.3

Identify means of measuring these factors, or indicators for the values of these factors.

2.4

Compile a list of measurements/indicators required.

2.5

Communicate with team members and involve them in development of factors and changes to ensure awareness and facilitate learning.

3

Develop data collection protocols

3.1

Determine methods of making measurements.

3.2

Determine methods of quantifying indicators.

3.3

Determine the benefit/cost of automated (or other) collection of data.

4

Develop systems to produce required information

4.1

Identify user of information and their needs and abilities.

4.2

Determine data processing needs to produce required information.

4.3

Determine information distribution channels.

4.4

Determine skill development need for recipients of information.

4.5

Implement systems to produce information.

4.6

Monitor implementation and make adjustments, as required.

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Competitive systems and practices include one or more of:

lean operations

agile operations

preventative and predictive maintenance approaches

statistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigma

Just in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull-related operations control systems

supply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis

5S

continuous improvement (kaizen)

breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)

cause/effect diagrams

overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

takt time

process mapping

problem solving

run charts

standard procedures

current reality tree.

Variability includes one or more of:

any change which occurs in the job

different times taken to do the same thing

different effort taken to do the same thing

different results from applying the same effort (i.e. variation in quality)

amount of rework required.

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
Identify personnel to be included in the analysis process. 
Determine the consequences of the decisions in liaison with relevant personnel. 
Determine the variables which can be controlled. 
Determine the variables which cannot be controlled. 
Determine the consequences of a change in these variables in liaison with affected personnel. 
Identify factors which are able to be controlled. 
Identify factors which are not able to be controlled. 
Identify means of measuring these factors, or indicators for the values of these factors. 
Compile a list of measurements/indicators required. 
Communicate with team members and involve them in development of factors and changes to ensure awareness and facilitate learning. 
Determine methods of making measurements. 
Determine methods of quantifying indicators. 
Determine the benefit/cost of automated (or other) collection of data. 
Identify user of information and their needs and abilities. 
Determine data processing needs to produce required information. 
Determine information distribution channels. 
Determine skill development need for recipients of information. 
Implement systems to produce information. 
Monitor implementation and make adjustments, as required. 

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