Simulating an on the job experience

Providing a close to Real World Experience The evidence of learning will be a performance task in which they will first need to interview a customer (me) to verify an installation need for telecommunications circuits in a residence. The student will then identify the supplies they need, acquire them, run associated cables and terminate them per codes and standards in a mock installation.

Questions What are the new technologies that I might want to incorporate in the installation? What supplies do I need do the job? What are the costs involved? What building codes might I have to follow? How do I make sure that things get installed at the right time during the project?

The Interview – customer interaction Step 1. The students will have to do a mock interview with a customer who needs to have their new home wired for telephone and data circuits. I will play the role of the customer. This will define the needs.

Define supplies Step 2. Once the needs have been identified the student will have to figure out what supplies they will need for the project. Costs will need to be considered when deciding what products to use..

Assembling supplies Step 3. The students will collect the items needed to complete the job, perform a mock installation including running of cables, install electrical boxes, and terminate the cable with the proper jacks. The workmanship will need to meet local codes and standards.

Using Test Equipment Step 4. Using appropriate test equipment The student will have to show passing test results of the circuits installed.

Demo working circuits Step 5. The students will then activate the circuits and demonstrate a working installation.

4 The students ask for the details of the customer’s needs, listens intently, echoes back the requested needs of the project accurately The student identifies the codes and standards that apply to the running of cable in a residence. Accurately identifies the installation heights of jacks. Plans for routing the cable from the demarcation point to the desired locations are well thought out, exterior walls are avoided, electrical and mechanical installations are unaffected. The terminations are done to standards. Cables are tested and pass all appropriate parameters. Workmanship is neat, little waste of supplies is evident, jacks are straight and flush with the wall. 3 The students ask for the details of the customer’s needs, listens to the customer’s requests, echoes back most of the requested needs of the project The student identifies some of the codes and standards that apply to the running of cable in a residence. Accurately identifies the installation heights of jacks. Plans for routing the cable from the demarcation point to the desired locations are thought out, exterior walls are avoided, and electrical and/or mechanical installations are not identified in the plan. The terminations are done to standards. Cables are tested and pass all appropriate parameters. Workmanship is a little rough, some waste of cable is evident, jacks are straight and flush with the wall. 2 The students ask for the details of the customer’s needs, half heartily listens, can only repeat a part of the requested needs of the project The student cannot identify the codes however, can identify some of standards that apply to the running of cable in a residence. Accurately identifies the installation heights of jacks. Plans for routing the cable from the demarcation point to the desired locations are a little vague, wall penetrations are not planned out, electrical and/or mechanical installations are not identified in the plan. The terminations are done and pass all appropriate test parameters. Cable jackets may be improperly stripped and receded from terminations. Workmanship is a little sloppy, some waste of cable is evident, jacks are not straight and flush with the wall. 1The students ask for the details of the customer’s needs, doesn’t seem to pay attention to the customer and cannot accurately describe the needs of the project The student cannot identify the codes or standards that apply to the running of cable in a residence or accurately identify the installation heights of jacks. Little to no planning has occurred for routing the cable from the demarcation point to the desired locations. Exterior walls are verbally identified as possible routes and the student cannot explain the methods for routing the cable. The terminations are done improperly and not all parameters pass associated tests. Cable jackets may be improperly stripped and receding from terminations. Workmanship is a sloppy, waste of cable and other items are evident, jacks are not straight and flush with the wall. Rubric The Rubric will be provided to the student via a wiki site

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