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BTEC Information Technology
Course Breakdown
Course Summary
The exam board is Pearson. Information Technology can be studied as a single option:
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Information Technology (Equivalent to 1 A level).
Unit Content
Duration
Unit 1 Information and Technology Systems 2 hours
(exam)
Unit 2 Creating Systems to Manage
Information (coursework)
Unit 3 Using Social Media in Business
Unit 4 Website Development
(coursework)
Summary of Content Suggested Preparation for September
Unit 1: Information and Technology Systems Find and identify a business that has used Social Media
advertising, this could be via Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, Snapchat or YouTube and answer the following:
Learners study the fundamentals of IT systems to gain
an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of topics
including, digital devices, operating online, impact of
IT systems and transmitting data.
Students will complete a two hour written exam based
assessment for this unit.
Unit 2: Creating Systems to Manage information
Learners study the design, creation, testing and
evaluation of a relational database system to manage
information. Students will be given a background and
design brief for a business and develop a system to fit
the requirements under controlled conditions.
Unit 3: Using Social Media in Business
Learners explore how businesses use social media to
promote their products and services. Students will plan,
prepare and implement social media activities for a given
business and assess how successful the methods were in
optimising the online presence of the business.
This assessment will be set and marked internally.
• What company was the campaign for?
• What was the campaign advertising?
• What social media platforms were used?
• What features did the campaign have? (Examples
could be viral video or a hash tag on Twitter)
• Comment on whether, in your opinion, the campaign
was successful.
• Describe at least one improvement you would
make to the campaign.
Present your findings using any format you prefer, for
example, you could write an essay, design a poster or
create a leaflet discussing the campaign that you have
researched.
Unit 4: Website Development
Learners study the design, creation and testing of a
multimedia website. Students plan, prepare, develop
and test a multimedia website for a given business or
organisation. This assessment will be set and marked
internally.
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