BTEC International Level 2 Business

Unit 11: Business Online — assessment criteria

Learners will develop an understanding of the different types of online presence and the reasons why business operates online. They will design a website and justify how it meets the needs of a business.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria
A.P1Explain how different businesses operate online.
A.P2Explain how changes to the online business environment create opportunities for businesses.
A.P3List the planning, implementation and operational issues that businesses need to consider when going online.
B.P4Explain advantages and disadvantages of operating online for a selected business.
C.P5Create a website to meet the needs of a business.
D.P6Explain the advantages and disadvantages to society of online business.
D.P7Explain the advantages and disadvantages to the customer of online business.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse the planning, implementation and operational issues that businesses need to consider when going online. disadvantages of an online presence
B.M2Analyse the advantages and disadvantages of operating online for a selected business. meet business needs
C.M3Explain how the website meets the needs of the business and how it helps achieve business goals. disadvantages of increased online business to customers and society
D.M4Analyse the advantages and disadvantages to customers and society of online business.

Distinction

3 criteria
AB.D1Evaluate whether a selected business should go online considering planning, implementation and operational issues, advantages and disadvantages.
C.D2Justify the use of different features in the final website.
D.D3Evaluate the impact of online business on society and customers.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

EvaluateExplainListAnalyseJustifyCreate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Understand different uses of online presence, changes to the online environment and
  • B. Understand advantages and disadvantages of an online presence
  • C. Design with justification a website to meet business needs
  • D. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of increased online business to

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