ICTICT315 - Implement system software changes
Nominal hours
Location
Online
Sunshine
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to apply system software changes and deliver modified systems to a variety of operational areas.
The unit applies to individuals who may work in roles such as digital maintenance technicians who monitor operating systems on client computers and conduct various technology fixes.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
•complete at least two different types of system software changes.
•test and evaluate the impact of system software changes
•consult with required personnel and users from impacted organisational areas
•hand over system software changes with instructions and updated documentation to organisational areas
•configure computers to accept new or upgraded application software
•apply required organisational policies and procedures.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• functions and features of:
- basic software applications in relation to computer systems
- roll-back paths in the event of system failure
- maintenance methodologies
•methods to monitor system software updates and advances
•impact of software changes, updates and advances on computer systems
•types of technical data required for making changes to software
•configuration instructions, plans and techniques for software updates
•types of initialisation and configuration files
•methods to update repositories after software updates and changes occur
•types of organisational documents and formats used to record system software updates and changes
•functions and features of change management systems
•types of operational areas that may be impacted by software changes
•methods to facilitate the handover of modified systems
•testing procedures for computer systems
•organisational scheduling requirements
•industry-accepted hardware and software products
•vendor software service specifications regarding system software changes
•organisational policies and procedures, and legislative requirements relating to work tasks.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):