Pearson
Level 3
QN: 603/0454/6
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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Information Technology
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Pearson. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1560 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
Pearson
Syllabus Units
21 Units
Guided Hours
1560 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Big Data and Business Analytics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the role of big data and business analytics to improve performance, for benchmarking and/or to trigger innovation in organisations
- Explore the statistical software tools and techniques used to analyse data in organisations
- Carry out analysis of statistical data to meet the needs of an organisation
2
Cloud Storage and Collaboration Tools
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the use of cloud technologies and tools in organisations
- Design and deploy a cloud-based collaboration service to meet a client’s needs
- Manage and review a cloud-based collaboration service to meet a client’s needs.
3
Customising and Integrating Applications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the customisation and integration of applications used by organisations to meet their needs
- Explore the technologies and techniques used to customise and integrate applications
- Develop customised and integrated applications to meet organisational needs.
4
Cyber Security and Incident Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of technical language, security threats, system vulnerabilities and security protection methods, and implications resulting from successful threats
- Apply knowledge and understanding of security threats, system vulnerabilities and security protection methods and implications in order to risk assess systems and select appropriate tools to secure them
- Analyse forensic evidence data and information to identify security breaches and manage security incidents
- Evaluate protection methods and security documentation to make reasoned judgements and draw conclusions about their efficacy
- Be able to plan a secure a computer net
- work and manage security incidents with appropriate justification
5
Digital 2D and 3D Graphics
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the purpose and characteristics of digital graphics that are an important part of visual communications
- Design 2D and 3D digital graphics products to meet a client brief.3.
- Develop 2D and 3D digital graphics products to meet a client brief
6
Digital Animation and Effects
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the purpose and characteristics of digital animations and effects that are an important part of communicating
- Design a digital animation and effects product to meet a client brief
- Develop a digital animation and effects product to meet a client brief
7
Enterprise in IT
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explore the nature of enterprise and entrepreneurship in an IT context
- Develop a marketing plan for an IT product or service based on market research
- Present a plan for a start-up IT enterprise using lean or traditional business principles.
8
IT Project Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Investigate the principles and methodologies of IT project management as used in industry
- Carry out a project initiation for an IT project
- Carry out the planning, execution, monitoring and controlling of an IT project, using an appropriate methodology
- Undertake the closure of a project by reflecting on the success of personal performance and the project outcome
9
IT Service Delivery
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of information technology service-delivery related facts, terminology, standards, concepts and processes
- Apply understanding of terminology, information technologies and procedures to explore outcomes and find solutions to IT service delivery problems
- Analyse data and information
- recognise patterns, correlations and connections in order to solve IT service delivery problems and predict outcomes
- Evaluate technologies, procedures, outcomes and solutions to make reasoned judgements and make decisions about IT service delivery
- Be able to design an IT service delivery solution for an organisation with appropriate justification
10
IT Technical Support and Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine the IT system support and management needs and characteristics of different organisations that are essential to their operation
- Carry out routine support and management activities on IT systems
- Develop a plan to support and manage a new IT system using industry standards and methods.
11
Software Testing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the software development and testing methodologies commonly used during the development life cycle to quality assure software
- Carry out a range of testing methodologies on a software product to meet a client’s needs
- Review and present the results from software tests to meet a client’s needs and suggest improvements.
12
The Internet of Things
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Examine systems and services that form part of the Internet of Things
- Develop a design for an Internet of Things system or device to solve a problem
- Carry out the prototyping of an integrated Internet of Things system or device to solve a problem
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/0454/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Pearson
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2017
- Operational End
- Jul 2029