Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
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
numeracy skills to create simple queries
problem-solving skills to address inconsistencies in data and issues in database
technical skills to create a simple database.
Required knowledge
basic database design
forms, reports and queries for retrieving and displaying information
relationships between tables (cardinality)
purpose, use and function of database software.
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.
Design principles may include: | data layout formatting naming conventions. |
Attributes may include: | data type name size. |
Relationship may be: | one-to-one one-to-many many-to-many. |
Storage areamay include: | CD DVD external hard drive, such as universal serial bus (USB) flash drive internal hard drive web area. |
Page layout may include: | landscape portrait. |
Toolbars may contain: | buttons menus a combination of both. |
Font may include: | combination of typeface and other attributes: pitch size spacing character symbol. |
Appropriate person may include: | authorised business representative client supervisor. |
Objects may include: | buttons checkboxes drop down lists option buttons text boxes. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist