A Level ICT - Sawtry Village Academy

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Extended Certificate Level 3 in IT- Single Award Diploma Level 3 in IT ? Double Award

A Level ICT Transition Pack

AS_ALEVEL GCE ICT @ Sawtry Village Academy

A Level ICT- Skills for the real business world

In today's world, where ICT is constantly changing, individuals will increasingly need technological and information literacy skills. These skills are now as essential as the traditional skills of numeracy and literacy. As well as the rapid development of new technologies, familiar technologies like television, telephone and computers are evolving and being expanded by digitised information. As a result of this, there is a growing need for individuals who can master and manipulate these new technologies. A Level ICT encourages learners to become discerning users of ICT. It allows them to develop a broad range of ICT skills, knowledge and understanding.

General requirements to succeed in A Level ICT:

? Attendance: Must be at least 90% ? Independent Study: Must be at least 3hrs per week ? Focus and contribution in lessons: Very important ? Preparation for assessment: Must be rigorous ? Homework: Must be completed on time and to a very high

standard, homework is a major part of the overall assessment. ? Self-Review: you must be able to realistically review your own

progress every half term and make changes to your academic progress.

NOTE: Sawtry Village Academy offers BTEC Nationals Level 3 (PEARSON) at AS and A2 Level, this includes the single and double award.

? BTEC Nationals Level 3 in ICT is at least 30% coursework and 70% practical / theory exam.

? The BTEC ICT coursework is submitted electronically in the form of e-portfolios.

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BTEC Nationals Level 3 ICT Extended Certificate ? (PEARSON) - Single Award

Course details

Mandatory Units

Unit 1 - Information Technology Systems (A2) Unit 2 - Creating Systems to manage information (AS) Unit 3 - Using social media in Business (AS)

Optional Units (we select one from the below)

Programming Data modelling Website Developments Computer Games Development

Unit 1 ? Information Technology Systems (2hours exam) - A2- 120GLH

? Externally assessed. ? The focus is on developing your ICT skills and background

knowledge to the starting level required in industry/higher education. ? You will learn how hardware and software works together to meet

specific user needs. ? You will be able to select and use computer systems to meet user

needs, understanding the implications of computer systems used in personal and professional situations.

Unit 2 ? Creating Systems to manage information (Practical exam) ? AS ? 90GLH

? Externally assessed. ? In this unit you will learn about the importance of making informed

decisions using the knowledge available to you. As you already know, not all information is current or accurate. ? You will learn the skills of creating advanced databases and effectively using databases to meet user needs.

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? Scenario will be produced by the exam board. ? Your teacher will talk you through the scenario ready for the exam. ? Practical 10 hours database controlled assessment in up to 10 weeks,

to be submitted in May/June.

Unit 3 - Using social media in Business (e-portfolio) ?AS ? 90GLH ? Internally assessed. ? You will carry out in-depth investigation into the use of social media. ? You will learn how to use social media to meet business requirements

and effectively promote products and services. ? You will gather information and deal with copyright/legal/security

issues associated with the use of social media. ? You will produce a portfolio of evidence that will be internally

marked and externally moderated.

Optional Units ? ALL internally assessed ? 60GLH Programming Data modelling Website Developments Computer Games Development

All candidate will choose one optional unit within the context of available resources and areas of strength, with guidance from teachers. The optional unit will be taken at A2 and is equivalent to 60GLH.

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BTEC Nationals Level 3 ICT Diploma (PEARSON) - Double Award

Course details

Mandatory Units

Unit 1 - Information Technology Systems (A2) Unit 2 - Creating Systems to manage information (AS) Unit 3 - Using social media in Business (AS) Unit 4 ? Programming Unit 9 ? IT Project Management Unit 11 - Cyber Security and Incident Management

Optional Units (we select TWO from below)

Data modelling Website Developments Computer Games Development Mobile Apps Development Computer Games Development Big Data and Business Analytics

Unit 1, 2 and 3 is as described above for the extended certificate.

Unit 4 - Programming (e-portfolio) ? A2 ? 90GLH

? Internally assessed. ? You will develop, design and test a simple computer program. ? You will learn about computational thinking skills and the principles

of designing and developing computer programs. ? You will apply computational thinking skills to design, develop, test,

refine and review computer programs for a given range of purposes. ? By developing your analytical, problem-solving and programming

skills, this unit will help you to progress to higher education or work. ? You will produce a portfolio of evidence that will be internally

marked and externally moderated.

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Unit 9 ? IT Project Management (e-portfolio) ? A2 ? 90GLH

? Internally assessed. ? You will investigate a range of project management principles and

methodologies and undertake the management of a `live' or `simulated' IT project from start to finish. ? You will deliver an IT project using at least one project management methodology and complete the five main stages of a project. ? You will initiate the project by researching a problem and using your creative skills to generate a range of solutions, undertaking a feasibility study to select an appropriate solution and outline the requirements of the project. ? You will undertake the planning, execution, monitoring and control stages of the project, either through simulation or with a real life project. ? You will close the project by reflecting on the success of the project outcome and your personal performance. ? You will produce a portfolio of evidence that will be internally marked and externally moderated.

Unit 11 ? Cyber Security and Incident Management (2 hours Exam) ? A2 ? 120GLH

? Externally assessed. ? You will examine the many different types of cyber security attacks,

the vulnerabilities that exist in networked systems and the techniques that can be used to defend an organisation's networked systems. ? You will investigate the techniques used to assess risks and ways of planning to deal with the results of a cyber-security incident and recover systems following an incident ? You will examine scenarios, carry out risk assessments and prepare protection plans before protecting networked systems. ? You will also examine evidence from cyber security incidents and relevant security documentation, using the evidence to make recommendations for improvement.

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BTEC Grading:

These are Level 3 qualifications, and the certification may show a grade of Pass, Merit, Distinction, Distinction* or Unclassified (or a combination of these grades appropriate to the qualification). Distinction* is an aggregated grade for the qualification, based on the learner's overall performance. To achieve this grade (or this grade as part of a grade combination), learners will have to demonstrate a strong performance across the qualification as a whole. Each individual unit will be awarded a grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction or Unclassified. Distinction* is not available at unit level. All mandatory and optional units contribute proportionately to the overall qualification grade, for example a unit of 120 GLH will contribute double that of a 60 GLH unit. BTEC Unit weighting Internally accessed units:

Externally assessed units:

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Overall qualification weighting and UCAS point

Please note that the exam board can review this from time to time and the most up-to-date version will be on the exam board website at

The minimum uniform marks required for each grade:

Unit

1 2 3 Optional Unit

Guided Learning Hour (GLH) 120 90 90

60

Uniform mark weight

90 66 66

45

? Further details available at :





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