Research and Review Hardware Technology Options for Organisations

ICTICT501 - Research and review hardware technology
options for organisations
Assessment
ICT50115 - Diploma of Information Technology

College Details
Ransford College Pty Ltd T/A AAAR Institute
of Business & Technology
230 Church Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Australia
T: 1300 198 775
T: [phone]
www.ransford.edu.au
[e-mail]
ABN 86 606 260 404
ACN 606 260 404
CRICOS 03614A
RTO Number 45178
Your Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) at Ransford College
1. It is your duty to inform staff at Ransford College if you see, hear or come across any
incident, situation or hazard that might require immediate attention
2. In case of an emergency evacuation, you are required to follow the instructions
provided by your trainer. While exiting the building, keep calm and walk alongside the
hand rails.
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The Assessment Process
Why are assessment tasks important?
To complete your qualification, you are required to apply the ideas you have been learning from this
unit of competence.
The assessment activities are an important part of your training program as they provide an
opportunity to apply what you have been learning and they give both you and your trainer feedback
on your progress.
How will you be assessed?
You will be required to complete a variety of written and practical exercises. Instructions for how to
complete the assessments are provided within each assessment task in this booklet.
What is required for successful completion?
Please read this section carefully before commencing the assessment tasks. You must carefully
complete EVERY task in this booklet. You must achieve a ‘Satisfactory’ mark for all assessment tasks
to be deemed Competent for the unit. If you are assessed as Not Competent, you will be given some
suggestions for improvement and asked to redo your assessment.
At the successful completion of the assessment tasks, you will have demonstrated your competence
against all of the requirements of the unit.
Submission of assessments
Your trainer will advise you when to commence the assessments in this booklet.
You are required to complete the written assessments on a separate document. You have access to
desktops which are equipped with 2010 Microsoft suite of products. You will also have access to the
internet at the College to assist with research and resources. Assessment responses should be typed;
however, handwritten submissions will be accepted if they are clear and legible.
On the document please include:
o Your name
o The date
o The Assessment Number and Task Number.
For example:
o John Smith
o 10 August 2015
o Assessment 1 - Question 1 (Record your answer).
Please note that some assessments require additional documentation, such as a form or a
procedure, which must be included with your submission.
Make sure you check your material before submission. You must keep a copy of all work submitted.
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Access and equity
A student’s access to the assessment process should not be affected by restrictions placed on the
location or context of assessment beyond the requirements specified in the training package.
Reasonable adjustments can be made to ensure equity in assessment for people with disabilities,
including language and literacy. Adjustments include any changes to the assessment process or
context that meet the individual needs of the person with a disability, but do not change
competency outcomes. If you believe you have a disability that may affect the completion of these
assessment tasks please speak to your trainer.
Assessment outcomes
Your assessment submission will be assessed and you will be given feedback. Each assessment task
will be marked as either Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory and once all assessments have been marked
you will be given an outcome of Competent or Not Competent for the unit of competence.
What can you do if you don’t agree with the assessment result?
If you do not think the assessment process is valid, disagree with the assessment outcome, or
believe that you have been treated unfairly, you can appeal.
The first step is to discuss the matter with your trainer. If you still do not agree, you are able to
request a re-assessment. It is possible to have your assessment submission assessed by a different
assessor.
If you remain dissatisfied after the re-assessment, you should contact your trainer. Full details of the
appeals process are contained in your Student Handbook.
Declaration of Authenticity
You are required to sign a Declaration of Authenticity for every written assessment submission. The
Declaration is a signed statement from you stating that the assessment submission is your own
work.
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Scenario
You are working as an IT Manager at Ransford College. The student numbers are growing
really fast and your CEO decided to change location due to the number of students the
college will intake for the next term. One of the strategic goals of the company was to go
paperless, which means that the college will need to provide desktops to every student, so
they can complete their studies.
Ransford currently owns 38 desktops and 6 laptops that students and trainers can use on
the college premises. These desktops were in the common area to be accessible by
everyone and the laptops were set up on the trainers’ desks connected to projectors in each
classroom.
The goal for the next term is to equip each classroom with at least 30 desktops, one for
every student and laptops connected to projectors for every classroom on trainers’ desks.
The new building will have 10 classrooms.
Your goal is to ensure the college is fully equipped with desktops, laptops and projectors
within the next 10 weeks. Your budget is $130,000.
You can locate the organisational policies and procedures at https://ransford.edu.au/
Your assessor will play the role of your CEO for the purposes of this assessment.
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Task 1 - Determine organisational needs
Your first task is to identify Ranford College’s organisational needs. In order to do that you
will need to:
I. Read carefully the information provided in the scenario above
II. Organise and conduct a meeting with your CEO (trainer) to
a. Discuss the selection criteria of the new technology (windows version, MS
office requirements, memory, hard drive specifications etc.)
b. Review the strategic goals of Ransford
c. Determine organisation’s future requirements.
d. Discuss physical infrastructure and financial parameters against Ransford’s
strategic goals
You will need to take notes in the “meeting notes” template provided below.
Meeting Notes
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III. After the meeting you will need to develop a plan regarding the resources
needed based on the project’s requirements and the notes of your meeting. To
draft your plan, use the table provided below.
Plan
Number Estimate cost per unit Estimate total cost Comments
300 Laptop 20,000 60,00000
30 Desktops 25,000 750000
30 Projectors 40,000 12,00000
Requirements (e.g. version, memory, battery life etc.)
Laptops
Intel core i3 (6th gen), 2GHz processor clock speed, 4 GB
RAM, Intel HD Graphics 520, battery life Upto 5 hours, OS
Linux.
Desktops
Intel Celeron Dual Core, RAM 4GB DDR3, 2.48 GHz processor
frequency, OS DOS, Battery life upto 6 hours.
Projectors
Resolution: WXGA – 1280 x 800, Image Contrast
Ratio: 15,000:1, Brightness: 3,000 lumen,
Connections: HDMI, VGA
Deliveries and Timeframes (when and how should the equipment be delivered to allow time for
setting up)
30 desktops, 300 laptops and 30 projectors must delivered within 25 days from the order
date. As these equipment needs setup thus it will take a while to provide the student
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best services.
Marking Guide – Task 1
Did the student: Yes No
Establish organisational needs and selection criteria for new
technology
Review strategic goals and determine future requirements
Assess physical infrastructure and financial parameters against
strategic goals
Outcome S NYS
Is resubmission required Yes No
Trainer signature
Student signature
Comments
Declaration of Authenticity – Task 1
Student Name
Student ID Term
I declare that all work completed in this assessment is my own
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