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

MSS015044 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Design sustainable product or process

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MSS015044 - Design sustainable product or process
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
Slides
PPT
Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Negotiate product parameters for low sustainability impact
  • Consult with customer to determine apparent need and desired function and features of product
  • Determine customer expectations in relation to sustainability impact of product
  • Identify market, expected time to market and cost constraints of product and production process
  • Identify desired functions and features likely to generate significant sustainability impacts throughout life of product
  • Source and analyse specialist advice, stakeholder input and other information to identify alternatives with lower sustainability impacts
  • Provide rationale and negotiate with stakeholders to refine product functions and features to reduce sustainability impacts
  • Develop and document agreed initial product parameters
       
Element: Develop sustainable product design and production design options
  • Identify resource options suitable for product parameters
  • Identify production processes suitable for product parameters
  • Evaluate immediate and long-term benefits, costs, risks and impacts for different combinations of resources and production processes
  • Investigate alternatives with lower sustainability impact and evaluate against product parameters and cost, benefit and risk factors
  • Identify product parameters which generate significant sustainability impacts and determine alternatives to improve sustainability
  • Present low sustainability impact options for product and production design and alternative product parameters to stakeholders
  • Negotiate with stakeholders to confirm final product parameters
       
Element: Develop product and production design
  • Develop product design specifications with input from specialists and other stakeholders
  • Confirm sustainability impacts throughout expected life of process, product or service
  • Review designs against product parameters
  • Obtain confirmation and/or authorisations from customer and other stakeholders
  • Document design specifications according to organisation requirements
       

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
Consult with customer to determine apparent need and desired function and features of product 
Determine customer expectations in relation to sustainability impact of product 
Identify market, expected time to market and cost constraints of product and production process 
Identify desired functions and features likely to generate significant sustainability impacts throughout life of product 
Source and analyse specialist advice, stakeholder input and other information to identify alternatives with lower sustainability impacts 
Provide rationale and negotiate with stakeholders to refine product functions and features to reduce sustainability impacts 
Develop and document agreed initial product parameters 
Identify resource options suitable for product parameters 
Identify production processes suitable for product parameters 
Evaluate immediate and long-term benefits, costs, risks and impacts for different combinations of resources and production processes 
Investigate alternatives with lower sustainability impact and evaluate against product parameters and cost, benefit and risk factors 
Identify product parameters which generate significant sustainability impacts and determine alternatives to improve sustainability 
Present low sustainability impact options for product and production design and alternative product parameters to stakeholders 
Negotiate with stakeholders to confirm final product parameters 
Develop product design specifications with input from specialists and other stakeholders 
Confirm sustainability impacts throughout expected life of process, product or service 
Review designs against product parameters 
Obtain confirmation and/or authorisations from customer and other stakeholders 
Document design specifications according to organisation requirements 

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