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 ACMATE507, 'Manage the parturition of transgenic mice or rats'.
- Google Links
- links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
- Books
- Reference books for 'Manage the parturition of transgenic mice or rats' 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. Prepare for procedures and maintain documentation | 1.1 Comply with institutional protocols, policies and procedures as set down by the Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) and relevant legislative requirements, including WHS, at all times 1.2 Identify regulatory and project documentation requirements 1.3 Verify project reproductive and breeding program objectives 1.4 Revise, review, maintain and update records according to institutional policies and procedures |
2. Monitor natural birth of transgenic offspring | 2.1 Identify signs of parturition 2.2 Monitor birth and make decision to foster pups or leave with birth mother 2.3 House and monitor mother and offspring to minimise stress to animals |
3. Perform caesarean procedures | 3.1 Justify need for caesarean section and confirm AEC approval 3.2 Prepare equipment, including personal protective equipment and medications 3.3 Euthanase female by cervical dislocation or sedate and euthanase 3.4 Conduct caesarean procedure 3.5 Collect, identify, check and monitor pups 3.6 Euthanase birth mother (if not previously) and dispose of carcass according to legislative requirements |
4. Foster pups onto clean mother | 4.1 Verify clean or dirty status of the mother and separate handling and treatment areas of each group according to biosecurity requirements 4.2 Select and prepare foster mother prior to caesarean surgery of birth mother 4.3 Select and prepare area for fostering to ensure minimal stress to foster mother and pups 4.4 Allocate pups to foster mother and monitor bonding |