BTEC ICT - Level 3
Component 1 – Info Systems (Exam) 1.5 hrs
Component 2 – Managing Data (Exam) 5hrs
Component 3 – Social Media (NEA)
Component 6 - Website Development (NEA)
Level 3 BTEC ICT - LEARNING JOURNEY
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Assign mission
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L4 Creativity and innovation
L6 Where scripts run
C5. Skills,
knowledge and
behaviours
Evaluating your
performance
C4. Website
Optimisation
Performance and
user testing
Including client/server side, Browser
compatibility etc
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ission
unconventional layouts, white space,
‘outside of the box’ thinking, golden
ratio
L2 Principles of Web Design
Usability, white space, site layout,
accessibility, spacing, navigation etc..
L5 Search engine optimisation
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L1. Intro to Unit 6.
Purpose of websites and who may
use them. Emphasis on
categories.
L3 Media and objects
e.g. position, colour, contrast, size,
appropriateness.
e.g. indexing (meta tags), use of
keywords, importance of updates,
limiting crawling
EXAM
C3. Website
Review
Evaluating page
creation.
Comp 6
Web
B2 Common Web Tools and
Techniques
Using HTML5, CSS, embedded
media and colour schemes and
styles.
C1.Client-side Scripting
Using java and VB and
embedding within pages.
C2. Website Development
Creation of Web Pages using
multiple tools
E1. Online Services
C5. Implications to the
individuals of online
communities
B1 Website Design
Design ideas and prototypes
including client side scripting and
using user feedback to inform the
design process.
E2. Impact on
Organisations
C4. Ways of
communicating online
B1 Website Design
Problem definition and
purpose requirements
Revision:
Key words:
Past Exam
Questions
E3. Using and
Manipulating Data
Topic E
C6. Implications to
the organisation of
online communities
C3. Factors
affecting
online
systems.
Topic A
A5. Choosing IT
Systems
D1. Database Design
Evaluation
Entity designs, strengths and
improvements.
A4. Emerging
Technologies
D2. Evaluation of Database Testing
Evaluation of testing was carried out,
including effectiveness, robustness and
issues arising.
3.13. Social Media Policy
For staff and customers,
what are the dos and
don’ts.
3.11.
Building/Implementing
an online community
How can a business build
this successfully.
C2. Testing a database
solution.
Testing relational
integrity, using test
data, documenting
appropriate testing and
refining the database as
a result.
C1. Producing a database solution.
Creation of tables, relationships,
validation, outputs, interfaces and
importing data. Including SQL.
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A3. Computer Software
in an IT System
A2. Peripheral Devices
and Media
3.14. Building a social
media plan.
What is right for the
customer, business and
stakeholders?
3.15. How to create a social
media profile effectively
What consistency is needed?
3.9. Planning posts
Linking this to the
target audience
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3.18.
Analysing the
data
What works
and what
doesn’t? What
do the data
tracking show?
3.16. Encouraging
Customers to engage
Managing posts, likes,
interaction.
ion 3.8. Security issues
related to using
social media?
How can businesses
stay safe?
3.17. Integration between
sites and social media
platforms.
How is this done?
3.7. Dealing with
3.6. Relationship
negative comments
between social
on social media
media and websites
What impact can
How do they link?
this have and why?
B1. Relational Database Design
Database design using relationships,
algebra, interfaces and data integrity.
A1. The purpose and structure of
relational databases RDBMS
Types of RDBMS and constructions of
database models.
A3. Normalisation
Stages of Normalisation
A2. Manipulating Data Structures and
Data
RDBMS Software Tools and SQL for
creation, modifying and removing data
Level 3
Level 3 BTEC is
dual taught.
Yr 12 - Unit
2&3
Yr 13 - Unit
1&6
START OF BTEC
ICT
Introduction
Specification requirements. Mark
Scheme. Course calendar. Where to
find resources. Folder Setup.
Workbooks. Homework calendar.
Student/Teacher expectations.
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3.5. Posting
different content
formats
Quizzes,
questions, polls,
text etc
B2. Design Documentation
Designing client brief, data structures,
user interfaces, extracting and
presenting data.
Comp 2
Managing
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F1. Moral /Ethical
issues of using ICT
A1. Digital Devices,
Functions and use
D3. Evaluation of Database
Evaluation of suitability of purpose, ease of use,
intuitiveness and the extent to which the database meets
the requirements of the client.
3.10. Direct and
Indirect marketing.
Why should
businesses use
both?
F2. Legislations in place
to protect
individuals/businesses
Comp 1
Info
System
Topic B
Topic C
C1. Cloud
Computing/Storage .
D3. Firewalls &
Antivirus
D4. Legal implications
D2. Methods to protect
of attacks
data
D1. Malicious Threats
B2. The features, use
B4. Methods of data
and purpose of
transfer
different networks
.
B5. Security
B1.
B3. Factors affecting
.
Wired/Wireless
.
choice. .
B6.
Bandwidth/latency.
C2. VPN.
F3.
Legislation/guidelines
for accessibility
Topic F
Topic D
Comp 3
Social
Media
3.2.What social media platforms are
there?
Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter,
Google Analytics.
3.1. What is social media and why do
we use it?
How do we use them personally and for
business? What is the difference?
3.4 .Features of social
media websites tailored to
business needs
Advertising and how it links
to previous searches
3.3. What is the
demographic for the
different platforms?
Who uses the
platform? Age range?
Gender? Part of the
country etc?