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 MSS405024, 'Apply the theory of constraints'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Apply the theory of constraints' 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
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Identify the system constraint and throughput | 1.1 | Identify goals and objectives of the organisation. |
1.2 | Identify systems, processes and products to be examined. | ||
1.3 | Determine throughput of steps within the system. | ||
1.4 | Identify the capacity constrained process. | ||
1.5 | Determine optimum throughput of capacity constrained process (drum). | ||
1.6 | Determine maximum system throughput based on the capacity constrained process. | ||
2 | Optimise constraint throughput | 2.1 | Determine optimum accumulation (buffer) before capacity constrained process. |
2.2 | Determine appropriate supply schedule and trigger (rope) for buffer. | ||
2.3 | Implement buffer and rope to match drum. | ||
2.4 | Monitor capacity constrained process and system to ensure optimum throughput. | ||
2.5 | Take required actions to minimise non-productive rate at capacity constrained process. | ||
3 | Prioritise processes and resources to maximising output at the constraint | 3.1 | Ensure operations and individuals in non-constrained locations protect buffers and prevent build-up of work in process except at buffer locations. |
3.2 | Identify operations that conflict with maximising constraint performance and replace with measures that help maximise throughput. | ||
4 | Determine strategy to reduce capacity constraint | 4.1 | Examine causes of the constrained capacity. |
4.2 | Develop possible ways of increasing system capacity. | ||
4.3 | Analyse and rank possible alternatives for increasing capacity. | ||
4.4 | Draft a strategy for increasing capacity of system. | ||
4.5 | Obtain required approval for response strategy. | ||
5 | Implement a process of on-going improvement as appropriate | 5.1 | Develop an implementation plan appropriate to the organisation. |
5.2 | Implement plan, as appropriate. | ||
5.3 | Monitor implementation. | ||
5.4 | Modify implementation plan, as appropriate. | ||
5.5 | Identify next capacity constrained process and take action. | ||