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 PUAFIR608, 'Investigate fatal fires'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Investigate fatal fires' 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 | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA | ||
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Assess impact of fire on human remains | 1.1 | Presence of human remains is identified and confirmed at the scene and is processed, in accordance with coronial and organisational requirements |
1.2 | Appropriate notifications to coronial services and police are made, in accordance with statutory and organisational procedures | ||
1.3 | Effect of fire heat range on human remains is assessed | ||
1.4 | Visible burn patterns and injuries on human remains are identified, assessed and documented | ||
1.5 | Proximity of human remains to fire is assessed | ||
1.6 | Origin and cause determination theories for fire are assessed | ||
2 | Examine factors impacting on origin and cause of death | 2.1 | Human factors that may have prevented occupants escaping the fire and products of combustion are examined and recorded |
2.2 | Effectiveness and operation of early warning detection and suppression systems are assessed | ||
2.3 | Observations regarding deceased's clothing are made and recorded | ||
2.4 | Observations of human behaviour before, during and after the fire are recorded | ||
2.5 | Effects of environmental conditions are assessed and recorded | ||
3 | Implement procedures for recovery of human remains and report findings | 3.1 | Disaster victim identification procedures are implemented, in accordance with organisational procedures |
3.2 | Methods of protecting human remains prior to removal from a fire scene are implemented | ||
3.3 | Consequential damage to human remains are recorded and reported to the appropriate authorities | ||
3.4 | Human remains collected from a fire scene are recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||
3.5 | Techniques to minimise evidence deterioration are followed, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||
3.6 | Techniques and equipment are used for scene analysis, reconstruction and testing of hypothesis, in accordance with organisational procedures | ||
3.7 | Investigation report is completed and forwarded to appropriate authorities and stakeholders | ||