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 clarify requirements
literacy skills to read and understand client requirements
research skills to gather information on the internet
technical skills to:
open, edit, save, organise and back up files appropriately
operate a computer
troubleshoot basic hardware and software issues.
Required knowledge
OHS requirements relevant to the IT industry
overview knowledge of industry standards and copyright legislation
sustainability concepts, such as energy and resource conservation.
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.
Client may include: | external organisation individual internal department. |
Appropriate sources may include: | CD collections of unrestricted use, copyright and royalty free images images taken by candidate internet collections of unrestricted use, copyright and royalty free images. |
Copyright restrictions may include: | authorised use of images copyright law use of images that are public domain. |
Industry-standard image editing software may include: | Fireworks GIMP Illustrator PaintShop Pro Photoshop. |
Web applications may include: | blogs business website content management system e-commerce site forums image gallery informational website learning management system multimedia production personal web pages promotional product social networking sites wikis. |
Appropriate formats may include: | for client needs: eps portable document format (pdf) file psd psp for web display: gif jpg png. |
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