Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

BSBINS602 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Extend own information literacy skills to locate information

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency BSBINS602 - Extend own information literacy skills to locate information
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to research, analyse and communicate information, ideas and concepts at a complex level, as well as evaluate and continuously improve personal information literacy skills to optimally service requests for information from relevant stakeholders.The unit applies to individuals operating autonomously with limited guidance from others, in any industry sector with particular relevance to those working in the library and information services sectors. It also applies to occupations required to use technology to locate information for relevant stakeholders from information sources.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

relevant tools, equipment, materials and industry software packages.

Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.

Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Apply information literacy skills to meet needs
  • Identify information literacy concepts and what constitutes an information literate person
  • Identify exact nature and extent of information needs
  • Develop effective search strategies and select relevant search tools to locate information from primary, secondary and tertiary sources
  • Assess usefulness and relevance of information resources in relation to relevant information needs
  • Evaluate search results and adjust search strategies to meet information needs
       
Element: Provide relevant stakeholders with search results
  • Assess search results and select relevant information to meet purpose
  • Compile reference lists and bibliographies of relevant information resources according to relevant referencing styles in format according to organisational policies and procedures
  • Select communication methods for presenting information to relevant stakeholders according to nature and purpose of requests and intended audience
  • Communicate with relevant stakeholders in relation to information requests according to organisational policies
  • Acknowledge copyright and licensing issues related to access and use of information
       
Element: Evaluate own work and skills
  • Track development of own information literacy skills in relation to information literacy process
  • Plan and implement strategies and opportunities to support lifelong learning
  • Evaluate own information literacy skills against own career goals
  • Update knowledge of current and emerging technologies that impact information literacy skills
       


Evidence Required

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The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

select, evaluate, and present information resources to meet three workplace information needs.

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

select and refine search strategies and tools

source and present varied complex information, ideas and concepts

evaluate search results and take action to enhance final presentation to customer

implement planned strategies to develop and extend own information literacy skills

use a range of primary, secondary and tertiary sources to provide information in response to customer requests.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

key concepts of information literacy

range of information sources and technologies available to meet information requirements

copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation that impact research, use and distribution of information

information and resources available for development of information literacy skills

key principles of lifelong learning and how they relate to information literacy

role of information literacy in different occupations in relation to lifelong learning.


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify information literacy concepts and what constitutes an information literate person 
Identify exact nature and extent of information needs 
Develop effective search strategies and select relevant search tools to locate information from primary, secondary and tertiary sources 
Assess usefulness and relevance of information resources in relation to relevant information needs 
Evaluate search results and adjust search strategies to meet information needs 
Assess search results and select relevant information to meet purpose 
Compile reference lists and bibliographies of relevant information resources according to relevant referencing styles in format according to organisational policies and procedures 
Select communication methods for presenting information to relevant stakeholders according to nature and purpose of requests and intended audience 
Communicate with relevant stakeholders in relation to information requests according to organisational policies 
Acknowledge copyright and licensing issues related to access and use of information 
Track development of own information literacy skills in relation to information literacy process 
Plan and implement strategies and opportunities to support lifelong learning 
Evaluate own information literacy skills against own career goals 
Update knowledge of current and emerging technologies that impact information literacy skills 

Forms

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