refrigeration and air conditioning engineering specification development, including: refrigeration and air conditioning engineering specifications encompassing: purpose and nature of specification performance-based specifications prescriptive specifications acceptable evidence of compliance additional service required with the supply of equipment dealing with suppliers and manufacturers encompassing: documenting specification customer/client relations: importance of customer/client relations interpersonal skills that enhance customer/client dispute resolution customer/client relations strategies using basic computers functions encompassing: starting up selecting application entering information saving printing research skills encompassing: terminology - terminology used in a research workplace and terminology used in research-specific literature theory – reasons for conducting research, the history of research, past research successes, past research failures, research protocols and research practices the research environment - the research work environment; standard research practices; industrial, legal, ethical, political and market environment considerations; legislation and regulation; and contractual obligations of all parties planning to conduct research - concept development and/or research brief analysis; research objectives; research deliverables; research project plan; literature reviews; methodology development, including experimental design, technology selection and information management system selection clients - identifying client viewpoints and stake in project; identifying client requirements and parameters; determining research budgets, timelines, milestones and quality attributes with clients research, development and commercialisation - research and development goals versus commercialisation goals and realities, and research and development to inspire a commercialisation process project management principles, including: process for amending specifications relevant manufacturer specifications relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements relevant workplace policies and procedures research methodologies. |