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Identify and evaluate new telecommunications technologies, systems,
or procedures
Level
7
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who currently are, or will be, involved in the
identification and evaluation of new telecommunications technologies,
systems, or procedures.
People assessed as competent in this unit standard are able to identify new
technologies, systems, or procedures; evaluate their effectiveness; and
specify their future use.
Subfield
Telecommunications
Domain
Telecommunications - Provide Goods and Services
Status
Registered
Status date
28 July 1995
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Bachelor of Engineering or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0003
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Special notes
General Range
Technologies: wireless communications, crimp technologies, multiplexing structures,
modulation schemes, network structure and management, systems technologies, radio,
electronic, high speed optical communication, hardware, software, mechanical, differential
control, fuzzy logic;
Systems: transmission systems, switching, manufacturing (inert gas, soldering), cable,
fluidics, networks, asynchronous transfer mode;
Procedures: standards – quality, design, manufacturing, industrial, implementation,
installation, operational, maintenance.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify new telecommunications technologies, systems, or procedures.
Performance criteria
1.1
Need for new technologies, systems, or procedures is established and is clear,
accurate, and agreed with relevant parties.
Range
1.2
management, customers, marketing.
Sources of new technologies, systems, or procedures are identified and are
accurate and complete.
Range
national, international; vendors, customers, publications,
universities, polytechnics, technical transfer agreements, Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers forums, PhD forums,
conferences, seminars, advanced technical centres, Original
Equipment Manufactured agreements, literature search.
1.3
Information on new telecommunications technologies, systems, or procedures
is gathered from identified sources by the agreed time and is valid, current, and
cost-effective.
1.4
Communication with relevant parties is maintained throughout the identification
process including recommendations for new technologies, systems, or
procedures and updates on research findings.
Range
1.5
positive, negative.
Information on new technologies, systems, or procedures is documented and
filed in the correct place by the agreed time and is available to authorised users.
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Element 2
Evaluate new telecommunication technologies, systems, or procedures.
Performance criteria
2.1
New technologies, systems, or procedures are relevant to the agreed or
required purpose and are available for use.
2.2
New technologies, systems, or procedures are evaluated against existing or
known benchmarks.
Range
2.3
standards, models.
New technologies, systems, or procedures are evaluated against agreed needs
using relevant methodologies.
Range
global, macro, micro climate.
2.4
Where evaluation of new technologies, systems, or procedures identifies gaps
in the information, further information is gathered and evaluated.
2.5
Evaluation of new technologies, systems, or procedures is cost effective to
customers and the organisation and is completed by the agreed time.
2.6
Recommendations on new technologies, systems, or procedures are made to
relevant parties in the agreed format, by the agreed time, and are supported by
valid evidence and reasoned argument.
Range
management, customers, marketing.
Element 3
Specify new telecommunications technologies, systems, or procedures.
Performance criteria
3.1
Specifications for new technologies, systems, or procedures include relevant
characteristics and requirements, are accurate, and meet the needs of the
customer.
Range
internal, external.
3.2
Specifications identify existing technologies, systems, or procedures and
integrate new technologies, systems, or procedures into these where
compatible.
3.3
Specifications comply with enterprise’s organisational policies and procedures
and external regulations.
Range
statutory obligations, standards, codes of practice.
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3.4
Specifications for new technologies, systems, or procedures are documented in
the agreed format, reflect priorities for customer requirements and agreed
outcomes, and are available to authorised personnel by the agreed time.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ElectroTechnology Industry Training Organisation
reviewcomments@etito.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit
standard.
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