Formats and tools
- Unit Description
- Reconstruct the unit from the xml and display it as an HTML page.
- Assessment Tool
- an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
- Assessment Template
- generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
- Assessment Matrix
- a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
- Wiki Markup
- mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
- Evidence Guide
- create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
- Competency Mapping Template
- Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
- Observation Checklist
- create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)
- Self Assessment Survey
- A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
- Moodle Outcomes
- Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
- Registered Training Organisations
- Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver MEM14062A, 'Plan and design mechatronic engineering projects'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Plan and design mechatronic engineering projects' on fishpond.com.au. This online store has a huge range of books, pretty reasonable prices, free delivery in Australia *and* they give a small commission to ntisthis.com for every purchase, so go nuts :)
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Research and report the context and parameters of the planning and design process for mechatronic engineering applications | 1.1. Research and report on the context and parameters of the planning and design process for engineering applications. 1.2. Identify, and report on the market and industrial context and parameters of the planning and design process for a significant and particular mechatronic engineering application. Parameters may include performance, financial, legal, resource and scheduling. |
2. Interpret the brief and clarify client's requirements | 2.1. Interpret the client's requirements for an application in an engineering environment. 2.2. Develop the design requirements and parameters with client. |
3. Prepare concept proposal | 3.1. A range of different, innovative and creative approaches to achieve design requirements is generated. 3.2. Check feasibility of a range of design solutions against design parameters. Assess opportunities for concurrent design activities. Assess design solutions for conformity to OHS&E requirements. 3.3. Seek opinions of colleagues and a range of creative and technical experts/specialists. 3.4. Prepare plan and design concept proposal that includes results of feasibility study consideration of expert opinion, initial calculations and modelling and the use of judgment and discretion. 3.5. Concept proposal reviewed with client to improve outcomes and overcome possible problems. |
4. Implement the planning and design process for particular applications | 4.1. Select and manage resources and processes to develop the plan or design. 4.2. Document management processes. 4.3. Appropriate components and systems have been incorporated in the planning and design process. 4.4. Perform engineering activities and manage self to implement the planning and design process. 4.5. Appropriate calculations and assumptions are used in implementing the planning and design process. 4.6. Appropriate computing hardware and software and programming techniques have been implemented in the planning and design process. 4.7. Appropriate scientific principles are applied to implement planning and design process. 4.8. Appropriate materials properties knowledge is implemented in the planning and design process. 4.9. Appropriate engineering methods and processes knowledge is implemented in the planning and design process. 4.10. Where elective competencies have been used in the planning and design process, implementation is appropriate and efficiently carried out in the planning and design process. |
5. Review the design and implementation plan | 5.1. Review the design and implementation plan to ensure conformity with current specification, contract and organisational procedures, OHS&E and regulatory standards, that it addresses feedback from stakeholders and meets client expectation. 5.2. Client acceptance of the design is achieved and documented. |
6. Maintain design documentation | 6.1. All design documentation is completed in accordance with organisational requirements. |
7. Review design outcomes | 7.1. Design outcomes are reviewed in terms of the intended and actual use. |