NEW SOUTH WALES TECHNICAL AND FURTHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
STUDENT ASSESSMENT GUIDE - UNIT
Unit Name: Undertake sampling & testing of soil
Unit No : NSWTEMT501A
Unit Purpose:
Upon successful completion of this module the learner will have developed the
skills and knowledge required to analyse soil for physical and chemical
characteristics, and to assess the soil for its quality.
This unit builds on the skills and knowledge contained in the unit 9977B
Environmental Chemistry and 9978E Environmental Instrumentation.
After completing this unit the learner will be able to:
1. Describe soil formation and degradation processes.
2. Sample soils for physical and chemical analysis.
3. Test physical characteristics of soil samples.
4. Analyse chemical characteristics of soil samples.
5. Assess soil suitability for specific purpose.
6. Recognise forms of soil degradation and discuss appropriate land
management practices.
Unit Assessment:
The assessment for this unit/ module is recorded as a Class Mark.
All assessment events used to determine your result will be locally set and
locally marked.
Your results will be reported as DISTINCTION, CREDIT, PASS or FAIL.
To receive a particular grade you must get at least the mark shown below:
Grade Class mark
DISTINCTION 83%
CREDIT 70%
PASS 50%
All other cases FAIL.
(Grade Code 72)
In addition to an overall pass, you must pass each assessment event where there
is a "yes" in the "must pass" column.
Wgt Must
Assessment ComponentAssessment Event Name % Pass
CLASS MARK ASSIGNMENT(S) 10
WRITTEN TEST 1. 25
WRITTEN TEST 2 25 YES
PRACTICAL REPORTS 40 YES
LOG BOOK 0 YES
Additional Assessment Information:
To complete the unit the learner must satisfy all assessment criteria.
Learners must submit the following formative assessment instruments:
- logbook exercises
- written assignment
and satisfactorily complete the following summative instruments:
- two written tests
- a minimum of SIX practical reports.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
The laws protecting the Health and Safety of people at work apply to students
who attend TAFE Colleges, either part time or full time. These laws emphasise
the need to take reasonable steps to eliminate or control risk at work (this
includes a TAFECollege). TAFE NSW has the responsibility for the control, and
where possible, the elimination of health and safety risk at the college. You
are encouraged to help in eliminating hazards by reporting to your teacher or
other College staff, anything that you think may be a risk to you or other
people.
Your teacher will encourage you to assist in hazard identification and
elimination, and to devise control measures for any risks to yourself and other
people that may arise during practical exercises. The OHS Act 2000 and OHS
Regulation 2001 require that teachers and students take reasonable steps to
control and monitor risk in the classroom, workshop or workplace.
YOU MUST COMPLETE RISK ASSESSMENTS INDIVIDUALLY FOR EACH PRACTICAL EXERCISE AND HAVE THEM SUBMITTED TO YOUR TEACHER TO BE SIGNED OFF PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF EACH PRACTICAL SESSION. SIGNED OFF RISK ASSESSMENTS ARE TO BE HANDED BACK WITH EACH PRAC REPORT.
Pre-requisites Information :
PREREQUISITES are subjects which you must have successfully completed before
you are allowed to enrol in this subject. Most subjects do not have
prerequisites and you may enrol in them without having done any other subjects.
Teachers and trainers must ensure that any learner participating in laboratory
exercises has attained appropriate levels of safety awareness and skills.
Learners should have completed Environmental Instrumentation, Environmental Chemistry, and Laboratory Tests & Procedures or have equivalent knowledge and skills by prior learning.
More About Assessment:
For information about assessment in TAFE please see "Every Student's Guide to
Assessment in TAFE NSW" which is available on the TAFE internet site at:
(C) NSW TAFE Commission 2009 Unit No.: NSWTEMT501A Date: 12/06/2018
This guide is for use by students commencing study in this unit on/after 1-Jul-2002 Page: 1