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AURLTD004 Diagnose and repair light vehicle steering systems

Assessment 1 – Questioning – Written Assessment

Student Name

Student ID Number

Unit Start Date

Unit End Date

Assessment Due Date

Date Submitted

This cover sheet is to be completed by the student and assessor and used as a record to determine student competency in this assessment task

The assessment process and tasks were fully explained.

Yes / No

I am aware of which evidence will be collected and how.

Yes / No

I am aware of my right to appeal an assessment decision.

Yes / No

I am aware that I can locate the RTO’s Complaints and Appeals Policy and Procedure on their website at (insert website address)

Yes / No

I have discussed any additional educational support or reasonable adjustments I require in order to undertake this assessment with the Student Support Services Officer and Trainer / Assessor, (if applicable). e.g. Student Handbook and Access and Equity Policy (insert website address)

Yes / No

I have access to all required resources?

Yes / No

Cheating & Plagiarism Declaration

Student Declaration: In accordance with the RTO’s Plagiarism Policy, I hereby acknowledge by signing this declaration that I have not cheated or plagiarised any work regarding the assessment tasks undertaken in this unit of competency except where the work has been correctly acknowledged.

NOTE: Student must sign this prior to submitting their assessments to the assessor

Signature

Date:

______ / ______ / 20______

Assessment Results

Satisfactory

or

Not Yet Satisfactory

(Please circle the assessment result for this task)

Feedback to Student - Please provide general feedback on the Student’s performance

Student Declaration: - I verify that the work completed is my own and that I was adequately informed of the assessment process prior to commencing this assessment task.

Assessor Declaration: - I verify that I have adequately explained and negotiated the assessment tasks with the student prior to commencing assessment.

Student Signature

Assessor Signature

Date

Date

Context and Conditions of Assessment

This assessment will ensure that the elements, performance criteria, performance evidence and knowledge evidence required and conditions are adhered to demonstrate competency in this unit assessment task.

· Read the assessment carefully before commencing.

· This is an open book assessment and will be conducted at the RTO address.

· Your Assessor will use the assessment criteria in this document and will provide feedback / comment.

· You must answer all the questions in the assessment tasks in your own words and own handwriting.

· This assessment will be required to be completed in 10 hours

· Your Trainer / Assessor will inform you of the due date for this assessment task.

· Your Assessor will grade as either S – Satisfactory or NS – Not Satisfactory for the assessment. In all cases your Assessor will provide you with feedback.

· Only when all assessment tasks have been graded as S – Satisfactory you will be deemed C – Competent in the final result of the unit of competency; if you do not satisfactorily complete all the assessment tasks you will be deemed NYC – Not Yet Competent.

Re-Assessment Conditions

· If the evidence is graded as NS – Not Satisfactory you will be required to re-submit the evidence. In this case, you will be provided with clear and constructive feedback based on the assessment decision so that they can improve your skills / knowledge prior to reassessment.

· Where a ‘NS – Not Satisfactory’ judgement is made, you will be given guidance on steps to take to improve your performance and provided the opportunity to resubmit evidence to demonstrate competence. The assessor will determine and discuss the reasons for NS – Not satisfactory on any of the criteria and will assess you through a different method of assessment e.g. verbal/oral questioning, problem solving exercises.

· You will be notified within 10 working days of undertaking an assessment of their result in achieving competency

· If a student does not complete the assessment, they should notify their trainer as to why they did not complete the assessment and if due to illness, a medical certificate must be produced. “This process is detailed more in the “Training and Assessment Policy and Procedure”

· In the above scenario, student will be given an opportunity for reassessment within 5 working days with no reassessment fee charged.

· Students who are deemed to be Not Yet Competent (NYC) will be provided with information identifying the areas in which they failed to achieve competency. Students will then have the opportunity to repeat the assessment task within 5 working days of notification with no reassessment fee charged.

· If a student is deemed NYC in the reassessment or if the student did not approach the RTO within five working days with a valid reason for not availing themselves of the reassessment opportunity, then those students will be given a final chance to re-sit the assessment and will be charged at $200.00.

· After this no further reassessment attempt will be provided to the student and the student will be required to repeat the whole unit with full fee for the unit as per the fees policy of the RTO. The student will be made aware of the impact of repeating the unit may have on their student visa.

· If a student is found to be cheating or plagiarising their assessment, a $200.00 reassessment fee will be charged for reassessing the assessment within 5 working days.

· If the student is found to be plagiarising or cheating again after conclusion of the Intervention meeting with the Course Co-ordinator, the matter will be referred to the CEO / Operation Manager which may result in the suspension or cancellation of their enrolment

· The RTO has intervention strategies, including student support services available to enable students to complete qualification in the expected time frame. Students at risk of not completing within this time frame are identified as early as possible and an intervention strategy is put in place.

The RTO will ensure access to:

· automotive repair workplace or simulated workplace

· workplace instructions

· manufacturer steering system specifications

· one light vehicle with faults in its power-assisted rack and pinion steering system

· diagnostic equipment for light vehicle steering systems

· tools, equipment and materials appropriate for diagnosing and repairing light vehicle steering systems.

Evidence to be submitted by the student: -

· Completed written responses to the questions in the assessment task

Assessment Decision Making Rules

Your assessor will assess the evidence submitted for the following elements, performance criteria, performance evidence and knowledge evidence to confirm that the student evidence submitted demonstrates validity, sufficiency, authenticity and confirms current skills and knowledge relevant to the unit of competency.

Your assessor will be looking for the following in this assessment task: -

· work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements relating to diagnosing and repairing light vehicle steering systems, including procedures for working with high pressure and high temperature steering systems

· environmental requirements, including procedures for trapping, storing and disposing of power steering hydraulic fluid released from steering systems

· operating principles of light vehicle steering systems and associated components, including:

· manual steering systems

· power steering systems

· application, purpose and operation of the following components of light vehicle steering systems and components, including:

· steering wheels, including clock springs

· steering columns

· manual steering systems, including:

· rack and pinion

· steering boxes

· hydraulic power steering systems, including:

· integral piston

· power assisted rack and pinion

· electronically controlled power steering systems

· electric steering systems, including steering angle sensors

· identification, function and basic operating principles of steering angles, including:

· steering angles:

· toe-in and toe-out

· toe-out on turns

· caster

· camber

· Ackermann principle of steering

· steering axis inclination

· diagnostic testing procedures for light vehicle steering systems, including:

· operational testing

· hydraulic steering system testing

· electronic and load sensing steering testing

· repair procedures for light vehicle steering systems, including procedures for removing, replacing and adjusting the systems

· post-repair testing procedures for light vehicle steering systems

Assessment 1 – Questioning

Written Assessment

1. Identify five (5) important items of personal safety when diagnosing and repairing steering systems?

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5

2. When diagnosing and repairing components on the power steering system what precautions should be observed?

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3

3. Hoses must be carefully routed away from engine manifolds. Power-steering fluid is very flammable. If it comes in contact with hot engine parts, it could start an underbonnet fire.

True or False:

4. Complete the following statement about working with hydraulic power steering systems using the following words.

Words: Contamination, Damage, Disconnected, Openings, Power, Start, Steering

Do not __________ the vehicle with any power __________ gear inlet or outlet hoses __________. When disconnected, plug or cap all __________ of components. Failure to do so could result in __________ or loss of __________ steering fluid and __________ to the system

5. When handling, trapping, storing and disposing of new or waste oils, which document should you use to find this information?

6. How should waste hydraulic fluid be stored and disposed?

7. When changing the hydraulic power steering fluid, what should you use to catch the waste fluid?

A. Drain pan

B. Mop bucket

C. Storm water drain

D. Funnel

8. Complete the following statement about manual steering systems operation using the following words.

Words: Column, Gear, Linkage, Steering, Subsystems, Transfers, Vehicle’s, Wheel

The __________ system is composed of three major __________: the steering linkage, steering __________, and steering __________ and wheel. As the steering __________ is turned by the driver, the steering gear __________ this motion to the steering __________. The steering linkage turns the wheels to control the __________ direction.

9. Complete the following statement about power steering systems operation using the following words.