Assessment Manual

BSBINM601
Manage knowledge and
information
 BSBINM601 Manage knowledge and information

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION FOR

STUDENTS
Throughout your training we are committed to your learning by providing a training and assessment
framework that ensures the knowledge gained through training is translated into practical on the job
improvements.

You are going to be assessed for:

Your skills and knowledge using written and observation activities that apply to your
workplace.

Your ability to apply your learning.

Your ability to recognise common principles and actively use these on the job.

All of your assessment and training is provided as a positive learning tool. Your assessor will guide
your learning and provide feedback on your responses to the assessment materials until you have
been deemed competent in this unit.

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

The process we follow is known as competency-based assessment. This means that evidence of your
current skills and knowledge will be measured against national standards of best practice, not against
the learning you have undertaken either recently or in the past. Some of the assessment will be
concerned with how you apply your skills and knowledge in your workplace, and some in the training
room as required by each unit.
The assessment tasks have been designed to enable you to demonstrate the required skills and
knowledge and produce the critical evidence to successfully demonstrate competency at the required
standard.
Your assessor will ensure that you are ready for assessment and will explain the assessment process.
Your assessment tasks will outline the evidence to be collected and how it will be collected, for
example; a written activity, case study, or demonstration and observation.
The assessor will also have determined if you have any special needs to be considered during
assessment. Changes can be made to the way assessment is undertaken to account for special needs
and this is called making Reasonable Adjustment.

What happens if your result is Not Yet Competent for one or more assessment tasks?

Our assessment process is designed to answer the question has the desired learning outcome been
achieved yet? If the answer is Not yet, then we work with you to see how we can get there.
In the case that one or more of your assessments has been marked NYC, your trainer will provide you
with the necessary feedback and guidance, in order for you to resubmit your responses.

What if you disagree on the assessment outcome?

You can appeal against a decision made in regards to your assessment. An appeal should only be
made if you have been assessed as Not Yet Competent against a specific unit and you feel you have
sufficient grounds to believe that you are entitled to be assessed as competent. You must be able to

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adequately demonstrate that you have the skills and experience to be able to meet the requirements of
units you are appealing the assessment of.
Your trainer will outline the appeals process, which is available to the student. You can request a form
to make an appeal and submit it to your trainer, the course coordinator, or the administration officer.
The RTO will examine the appeal and you will be advised of the outcome within 14 days. Any
additional information you wish to provide may be attached to the appeal form.

What if I believe I am already competent before training?

If you believe you already have the knowledge and skills to be able to demonstrate competence in this
unit, speak with your trainer, as you may be able to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

Assessor Responsibilities

Assessors need to be aware of their responsibilities and carry them out appropriately. To do this they
need to:
Ensure that participants are assessed fairly based on the outcome of the language, literacy
and numeracy review completed at enrolment.

Ensure that all documentation is signed by the student, trainer, workplace supervisor and
assessor when units and certificates are complete, to ensure that there is no follow-up
required from an administration perspective.

Ensure that their own qualifications are current.

When required, request the manager or supervisor to determine that the student is
satisfactorily demonstrating the requirements for each unit. Satisfactorily means
consistently meeting the standard expected from an experienced operator.

When required, ensure supervisors and students sign off on third party assessment forms
or third party report.

Follow the recommendations from moderation and validation meetings.

How should I format my assessments?

Your assessments should be typed in a 11 or 12 size font for ease of reading. You must include a footer
on each page with the student name, unit code and date. Your assessment needs to be submitted as a
hardcopy or electronic copy as requested by your trainer.

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How long should my answers be?

The length of your answers will be guided by the description in each assessment, for example:
Type of Answer Answer Guidelines

Short Answer 4 typed lines = 50 words, or

5 lines of handwritten text
Long Answer 8 typed lines = 100 words, or
10 lines of handwritten text = 13of a foolscap page
Brief Report 500 words = 1 page typed report, or
50 lines of handwritten text = 112foolscap handwritten pages
Mid Report 1,000 words = 2 page typed report
100 lines of handwritten text = 3 foolscap handwritten pages
Long Report 2,000 words = 4 page typed report
200 lines of handwritten text = 6 foolscap handwritten pages

How should I reference the sources of information I use in my assessments?

Include a reference list at the end of your work on a separate page. You should reference the sources
you have used in your assessments in the Harvard Style. For example:

Website Name Page or Document Name, Retrieved insert the date. Webpage link.

For a book: Author surname, author initial Year of publication, Title of book, Publisher, City, State

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ASSESSMENT GUIDE
The following table shows you how to achieve a satisfactory result against the criteria for each type of
assessment task.

Assessment Satisfactory Result Non-Satisfactory Result

Method
You will receive an overall result of Competent or Not Yet Competent for the unit. The assessment process
is made up of a number of assessment methods. You are required to achieve a satisfactory result in each of
these to be deemed competent overall. Your assessment may include the following assessment types.
Questions All questions answered correctly Incorrect answers for one or more
questions
Answers address the question in full; Answers do not address the question in
referring to appropriate sources from full. Does not refer to appropriate or
your workbook and/or workplace correct sources.
Third Party Supervisor or manager observes work Could not demonstrate consistency.
Report performance and confirms that you Could not demonstrate the ability to
consistently meet the standards expected achieve the required standard
from an experienced operator

Written Activity The assessor will mark the activity Does not follow guidelines/instructions
against the detailed
guidelines/instructions
Attachments if requested are attached Requested supplementary items are not
attached
All requirements of the written activity Response does not address the
are addressed/covered. requirements in full; is missing a
response for one or more areas.

Responses must refer to appropriate One or more of the requirements are

sources from your workbook and/or answered incorrectly.
workplace Does not refer to or utilise appropriate
or correct sources of information

Observation All elements, criteria, knowledge and Could not demonstrate elements,
performance evidence and critical criteria, knowledge and performance
aspects of evidence, are demonstrated at evidence and/or critical aspects of
the appropriate AQF level evidence, at the appropriate AQF level
Case Study All comprehension questions answered Lack of demonstrated comprehension of
correctly; demonstrating an application the underpinning knowledge (remove)
of knowledge of the topic case study. required to complete the case study
questions correctly. One or more
questions are answered incorrectly.
Answers address the question in full; Answers do not address the question in
referring to appropriate sources from full; do not refer to appropriate sources.
your workbook and/or workplace

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WRITTEN ACTIVITY
For this assessment you will need to perform the following tasks. These tasks will need to be
completed and submitted in a professional, word processed, format. Each task must be 1000 words
minimum in length.

Task 1

For this task you are to write a report detailing how you could manage knowledge and information in a
business. Your report must include details on the following:

1. How you could obtain information relevant to business issues.

2. How you could analyse information and knowledge

3. How you would ensure decisions were based on identified business issues.

4. How you could disseminate information to the organisation.

Task 2

For this task you must research each of the following topics, and complete a detailed report on your
findings. Use the following questions as a guide to your research:

1. Discuss 2 new technologies and their suitability to knowledge and information

management.

2. Outline what statistical analysis is and discuss three other quantitative method commonly
used in decision making.

3. What are the key features of management information systems and decision support
systems?

4. Discuss your understanding of the term risk management.

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OBSERVATION
For this assessment you will need to perform the following observation in a workplace or simulated
environment. During this task you are required to manage knowledge and information. In order to
demonstrate this you are required to:

1. Source and analyse information for business decisions using appropriate technology which
may include:

a. Identify the business problems and issues and determine the related knowledge
and data requirements

b. Identify and access sources of reliable information

c. Confirm the objectives for analysis of the information you have gathered

d. Applying statistical analysis, sensitivity analysis and other techniques to draw

conclusions relevant to decisions (please discuss with your trainer the types of
techniques you are using and how they relate to the task)

e. Ensure you have collected sufficient valid and reliable information or evidence to
support decisions

f. Use formal and informal networks to source information not held in formal
systems

g. Consult with stakeholders and specialists as required

2. Then you are to use this information to contribute to the decision-making process
including:

a. Accessing and reviewing the risk management plan

b. Utilising the qualitative methods you have determined to assist you

c. Consulting specialists as required

d. At all times ensure your decisions are:

i. Within your level of responsibility

ii. Within your organisational guidelines

iii. Within designated timelines

3. Once decisions are made to are required to disseminate the information to relevant people
making sure you:

a. Document information

b. Update databases

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c. Support the information users/recipients

d. Adhere to legal and organisational requirements

e. Develop and implement a communication plan (please provide this communication

plan to your assessor and discuss the frequency of review and updates of your
plan)

4. Then you are required to design, test and adjust your information system to meet the
needs and objective identified earlier.

a. Please include decision support systems in this design

b. Use appropriate technology to perform this task

c. Discuss your methods of security, storage and retrieval

d. Ensure information is up-to-date

This assessment will need to be performed over time and where evidence cannot be demonstrated you
are required to provide written evidence of your competency in this unit.

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QUESTIONS
The following questions may be answered verbally with your assessor or you may write down your
answers. Please discuss this with your assessor before you commence. Short Answers are required
which is approximately 4 typed lines = 50 words, or 5 lines of handwritten text.

Your assessor will take down dot points as a minimum if you choose to answer them verbally.

Answer the following questions either verbally with your assessor or in writing.

1. How can feedback and performance data be reviewed accurately and effectively?

2. Give a brief explanation of how you would go about disseminating information to

the organisation.

3. What steps might you need to take when analysing information and knowledge?

4. Briefly explain what the best way to take notice of business problems is.

5. How might you use formal and informal networks to gather information

6. Give a brief explanation of both internal and external information relating to

sources and collection methods.

7. Briefly describe how you would go about making decisions on identified business
issues.

8. All businesses face risks and challenges. They are inevitable. There are two types of
risks that any business or entrepreneur faces: internal risk and external risk. What
do each of these include?

9. When making decisions, what information is the most important?

10. Apart from the specific business dynamics, what are some other factors that
determine what type of system a business uses? Give a brief description of each.

11. What are the most useful, frequently used patterns and identifiers?

12. Describe the electronic method of data validation.

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