CUADES512 — Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief
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What an assessment for CUADES512 must cover
31 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 4 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 9 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Establish design requirements
- 1.1Identify and make contact with required stakeholders for the design project, in addition to the client
- 1.2Identify and source information and references required for design project
- 1.3Undertake critical analysis of sources and extract key information to inform the design project
- 1.4Determine overall objectives and parameters for design project in collaboration with client and other key stakeholders
- 1.5Seek, review and act on information needed to inform constructive communication with client
2 Develop and refine design brief
- 2.1Develop concepts and ideas for inclusion in design brief
- 2.2Undertake own analysis of concept and challenge ideas and approaches taken
- 2.3Present ideas in applicable format/medium and discuss, debate and critically analyse in collaboration with key stakeholders
- 2.4Re-evaluate and refine options based on own analysis and discourse with others
- 2.5Establish and agree on final nature and scope of design brief with client and document details according to organisational policies, procedures and standards
3 Negotiate terms and conditions
- 3.1Negotiate and agree terms and conditions of brief in accordance with applicable organisational and professional standards
- 3.2Clarify, agree and document roles and responsibilities of those involved in the project
- 3.3Confirm agreements in writing in accordance with organisational policies and procedures
- 3.4Identify the need for specialist advice when developing formal agreements or contracts, and seek required assistance
Performance evidence
- develop and finalise at least two different design briefs for a specific industry purpose.
- identify and establish brief requirements with client and key stakeholders.
- determine and include the following information and references to the design brief: legislative and regulatory context, financial and budgetary information, organisational materials, technical reports and data, schedules and timelines
- participate in a discussion to clarify, negotiate and agree on terms and conditions.
Knowledge evidence
- legal issues that affect negotiations and contracts in the applicable work context
- the design process within the specific industry context/design discipline
- scope, nature and potential variations that occur within design briefs applicable to a specific context
- sources of information to assist the development of design concepts within a specific industry context.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Identifies and interprets textual information from various sources
- Writing: Develops different documents using applicable vocabulary, context and formatting for different audiences
- Oral Communication: Participates in discussions and elicits views of others using questions and listening techniques Presents ideas and seeks feedback from others using applicable tone, vocabulary and language structures
- Numeracy: Interprets and applies numeric information applicable to design brief
- Self-management: Identifies and adheres to organisational policies and procedures, industry standards and legislative requirements during planning and design of design solution
- Teamwork: Seeks information from stakeholders using applicable communication conventions and protocols Uses a range of collaborative techniques to clarify and refine ideas and negotiate agreeable outcomes with others Clarifies and refines ideas and negotiates agreeable outcomes with others using different collaborative techniques
- Planning and organising: Sequences and schedules complex activities, monitors implementation, and manages required communication
- Problem-solving: Applies formal problem-solving processes when responding to unpredictable issues and challenges that arise during the testing process
- Initiative and enterprise: Makes different critical and non-critical decisions in complex and non-complex situations, taking client and organisational requirements and possible constraints into account Generates new and innovative ideas and concepts through exploration, analysis and critical thinking
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Questions about assessing CUADES512
What does an assessment tool for CUADES512 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUADES512 needs to address all 31 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 4 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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