VU23145 - Investigate wearable objects and app innovations

Unit code: VU23145 | Study level: TAFE
Nominal hours
20
Location
Werribee
Prerequisites
N/A
Overview
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Overview

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to explore current developments in the growing field of
wearable technologies focussing on the more tangible components of this industry – wearable objects and apps design and development.

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:

  • Investigate and report on wearable technology industry trends and career opportunities and reflect on the potential jobs and careers of the future.
  • Identify a real-world problem that can be solved using wearable objects and/or app design and development.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

  • Career opportunities and skills required for the wearable technologies sector, specifically wearable objects and apps across multiple industries sectors
  • Future wearable trends and how these technologies interconnect with the Internet of Things (IoT) such as accessories embedded in clothing or implanted or tattooed on the body
  • Steps and structure of identifying a real problem statement
  • Knowledge of online communities such as GitHub, Raspberry Pi, Apple playgrounds and similar
  • Customisation processes for coding strands, editable apps and editable wearable objects
  • Work health and safety (WHS) requirements and workplace procedures relevant to wearable technologies industry
  • Basic concepts of intellectual property and copyright laws and requirements in relation to existing wearable objects and app coding
  • Legislative and organisational requirements relating to wearable objects and app development sector

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):

Certificate III in Emerging Technologies
22589VIC | Certificate iii | Duration:

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