2002 Swinburne TAFE Handbook - Swinburne University of ...

160 I Subject Details
Paperwork for listings.
Closing.
Listing.
ABH527
Selling by Auction
30 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: ABH500, ABH501, ABH510, ABH523, ABH509,
ABH511, ABH522, ABH526
Aims & Objectives
The purpose of this module is to provide participants with the skills and practical
experience to prepare for and conduct an auction, and carry out post auction procedures.
Content
Communicating auction procedures to vendors.
Auction documentation.
Marketing and promotion of auction properties.
Pre-auction conference.
Reserve price.
Conduct of auction.
Referral to vendor.
Auction sales documentation.
Follow-up with bidders.
Post auction procedures.
ABH528
Introduction to Specialised
Property Sales
20 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: ABH500, ABH501, ABH507, ABH511, ABH513,
ABH524, ABH523, ABH525, ABH526
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide participants with the knowledge and practical
experience required to complete documentation related to specialised properties, and
advise vendors and purchasers on matters relating to the sale and purchase of
specialised properties.
Content
Commercial property.
Industrial property.
Retail property.
Rural property.
Broadacre sales.
Project marketing.
AE176 Programmable Controllers 1
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: NE130, NE32
Aims & Objectives
This module aimsto extend students' skills in the area of discrete control and to
introduce the requirements to be employed when installing Programmable Logic
Controllers.
AE177 Programmable Controllers 2
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: AE176
Aims & Objectives
This module aims to extend the student's skills by introducing them to advanced
programmable control concepts, programming techniques, basic hardware and
software fault-finding and software solutions to basic industrial control problems.
AHT001
Introduction to the Horticulture
Industry
10 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: The subject is for students who have specific learning
needs with a focus on intellectual and/or learning disability, have the potential for open
employment and/or further training, and are sixteen years of age or over.
Content
Basic introduction to the amenity horticulture industry, including its scope and
structure, aswell as the rights and responsibilities of employers and employees. It
provides a context for further study and future job and career decisions.
AHT002
Occupational Health &. Safety
10 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: The subject is for students who have specific learning
needs with a focus on intellectual and/or learning disability, have the potential for open
employment and/or further training, and are sixteen years of age or over.
Content
Covers basic skills and knowledge required to ensure maximum safety at all times for
the student, colleagues and the public in a horticulture environment. The module
emphasises both the principles and practice of safety and the integration of safe work
practices across the range of tasks undertaken by workers in the horticulture industry.
AHT006
Introduction to Soils
10 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: The subject is for students who have specific learning
needs with a focus on intellectual and/or learning disability, have the potential for open
employment and/or further training, and are sixteen years of age or over.
Content
Introduces participants to basic concepts in soil types and their characteristics, and also
to fertilisers and soil conditioners.
AHT007
Introduction to the Horticulture
Tools and Machinery
10 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: The subject is for students who have specific learning
needs with a focus on intellectual and/or learning disability, have the potential for open
employment and/or further training, and are sixteen years of age or over.
Content
Introduction to hand and power tools commonly used in most sectors ofthe horticulture
industry, focussing on the correct use, maintenance and storage of hand and power
tools. Basic features of motorised equipment, including types of engines, fuel and
service requirements will also be covered.
AHT009
Garden Maintenance
30 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: The subject is for students who have specific learning
needs with a focus on intellectual and/or learning disability, have the potential for open
employment and/or further training, and are sixteen years of age or over.
Content
Provides basic skills and knowledge required forthe maintenance of planted areas
normally carried out under supervision. Maintenance activities should include all the
major plant categories (eg: trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, ground cover, turf).
AHT014
Production Support - Propogation
20 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: The subject is for students who have specific learning
needs with a focus on intellectual and/or learning disability, have the potential foropen
employment and/or further training, and are sixteen years of age or over.
Content
Provides the skills and knowledge to assist in the propogation of plant materials in a
controlled environment, normally under supervision.
AM006
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Content
Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) A
Introduction to AutoCAO and workstation components and basic 20 drawing, including
the use of commonly used commands. Students will also produce engineering drawings.
AM14 Robotics 1
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Swinburne University of Technology I TAFE Handbook 2002