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Evidence Guide: ICAICT102A - Operate word-processing applications

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ICAICT102A - Operate word-processing applications

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Apply OHS practices

  1. Use workplace ergonomic work practices and strategies
  2. Organise work area ensuring an ergonomic work environment
Use workplace ergonomic work practices and strategies

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Organise work area ensuring an ergonomic work environment

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Create documents

  1. Open word-processing application, create document and add data according to information requirements
  2. Use document templates as required
  3. Use simple formatting tools when creating the document
  4. Save document to directory
Open word-processing application, create document and add data according to information requirements

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Use document templates as required

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Use simple formatting tools when creating the document

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Save document to directory

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Customise basic settings to meet page layout conventions

  1. Adjust page layout to meet information requirements
  2. Open and view different toolbars
  3. Change font format to suit the purpose of the document
  4. Change alignment and line spacing according to document information requirements
  5. Modify margins to suit the purpose of the document
  6. Open and switch between several documents
Adjust page layout to meet information requirements

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Open and view different toolbars

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Change font format to suit the purpose of the document

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Change alignment and line spacing according to document information requirements

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Modify margins to suit the purpose of the document

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Open and switch between several documents

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Format documents

  1. Use formatting features and styles as required
  2. Highlight and copy text from another area in the document or from another active document
  3. Insert headers and footers to incorporate necessary data
  4. Save document in another file format
  5. Save and close document to a storage device
Use formatting features and styles as required

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Highlight and copy text from another area in the document or from another active document

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Insert headers and footers to incorporate necessary data

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Save document in another file format

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Save and close document to a storage device

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Create tables

  1. Insert standard table into document
  2. Change cells to meet information requirements
  3. Insert and delete columns and rows as necessary
  4. Use formatting tools according to style requirements
Insert standard table into document

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Change cells to meet information requirements

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Insert and delete columns and rows as necessary

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Use formatting tools according to style requirements

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Add images

  1. Insert appropriate images into document and customise as necessary
  2. Position and resize images to meet document formatting needs
Insert appropriate images into document and customise as necessary

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Position and resize images to meet document formatting needs

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Print documents

  1. Preview document in print preview mode
  2. Select basic print settings
  3. Print document or part of document from printer
Preview document in print preview mode

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Select basic print settings

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Print document or part of document from printer

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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:

follow OHS requirements

create, open and retrieve documents

customise basic settings

format documents

create tables

add text, objects and images

save and print documents.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

personal computer and printer

word-processing software currently used in industry

documents detailing organisational style guide or policy and OHS requirements

data suitable for use with word-processing packages

appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified 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 candidate’s knowledge of word-processing operations

direct observation of candidate creating and formatting documents

review of documents prepared by candidate demonstrating word-processing skills, including formatting, tables and images.

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 non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to:

communicate with peers and supervisors

seek assistance and expert advice

literacy skills to:

interpret user manuals and help functions

read and write basic workplace documents

problem-solving skills to address common operational problems when using word-processing applications

technical skills to:

operate a personal computer (PC)

use a keyboard to enter text and numerical data.

Required knowledge

formatting styles and their effect on formatting, readability and appearance of documents

organisational requirements for ergonomics, such as work periods and breaks

organisational style guide

purpose, use and function of word-processing software.

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.

Ergonomic work practices may include:

pause exercises

personal strategies:

chair height

footrests

monitor and keyboard alignment

monitor reflection angle

task and postural variety.

Ergonomic work environment may relate to:

air quality

furniture and storage

lighting

noise

temperature.

Information requirements may include:

agendas

letters

memos

minutes

other business documents required by the organisation.

Formatting tools may include:

menu commands within the application:

borders

copy, cut and paste

help

find and replace

shading

spell check

undo.

Font format may include:

combination of typeface and other attributes:

pitch and spacing

size.

Formatting features may include:

bold

hyphenation

italics

underline.

File format may include:

CSV files

doc files

HTML pages

PDF files

SXW (star office) files

RTF files

text files.

Storage device may include:

CD

DVD

external hard drive, including universal serial bus (USB) flash drive

internal hard drive

web storage space.

Images may include:

clip art

graphics

pictures.

Print settings may include:

layout

number of copies

orientation

paper size

sides.