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 MEM23116A, 'Evaluate programmable logic controller and related control system component applications'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Evaluate programmable logic controller and related control system component applications' 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
1 | Determine scope of evaluation | 1.1 | Confirm and apply safe electrical working practice |
1.2 | Review the currents and voltages present in the PLC applications and check for regulatory requirements and dangerous high currents and voltages, including effects on humans and on application equipment and components | ||
1.3 | Identify WHS and regulatory requirements with particular emphasis on automation safety, codes of practice, standards, risk management and organisational procedures | ||
1.4 | Determine requirement for PLC and related control sytem components | ||
1.5 | Ensure appropriate support, including licensed electrical, technical and professional assistance, is available. | ||
1.6 | Determine software and software techniques for analysis and graphics required by the evaluation task | ||
1.7 | Identify stakeholders to be consulted on evaluation | ||
1.8 | Investigate sustainability implications of PLC applications |
2 | Establish existing features of PLC applications | 2.1 | Review the functions and features of devices, machines and processes controlled by PLCs |
2.2 | Identify features and functions of PLC systems and components | ||
2.3 | Review PLC programming and functions | ||
2.4 | Identify system integrating principles and techniques, signal conditioning and power interfacing | ||
2.5 | Identify networking and system supervision, data acquisition and systems control options |
3 | Evaluate PLC applications | 3.1 | Determine suitability of components of application including sensor/transducers, PLC and output devices, signal conditioning and interfacing |
3.2 | Establish suitablity of controller functions, PLC software and programming | ||
3.3 | Determine suitability of network, system control and data acquisition (SCADA) communications protocols, standards and network topologies, human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) used by applications | ||
3.4 | Evaluate compliance of application with WHS and regulatory requirements, codes of practice, standards and risk management procedures |
4 | Report results | 4.1 | Record results of evaluation |
4.2 | Provide documentation, such as layouts, programs, flow charts, state diagrams and files |