BTEC International Level 3 Engineering

Unit 40: Computer Aided Manufacture and Planning — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 40 (Computer Aided Manufacture and Planning) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH12 criteria
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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

6 criteria
A.P1Explain the benefits of two different CAM systems.
A.P2Explain the technology used in and operation of at least two different CAM systems.
B.P3Create a realistic graphical model of a component, suitable for manufacture using a CAM system.
B.P4Simulate, using a CAM system, the virtual manufacture of a component safely.
C.P5Create an effective manufacturing plan for a range of products considering a fixed order quantity.
C.P6Create an effective manufacturing schedule for a range of products considering a fixed order quantity and a manufacturing specification for a product that is suitable for a CAM system.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse the benefits and operation of and technology used in at least two different CAM systems.
B.M2Simulate, using a CAM system, the virtual manufacture of a realistic graphical component safely, while correcting any errors and ensuring the component conforms to the specification.
C.M3Create an effective manufacturing plan and schedule for a range of products and order quantities, creating an accurate manufacturing specification for a product that is suitable for a CAM system.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate, using vocational and high-quality written language, the benefits and operation of and technology used in at least two different CAM systems, relating the choices made to the context.
B.D2Optimise, using a CAM system, the virtual manufacture of a realistic graphical component safely and efficiently, while correcting any errors and ensuring the component conforms to the specification.
C.D3Optimise the manufacturing plan and schedule for a range of products and order quantities, creating an accurate manufacturing specification for a product that is suitable for a CAM system.

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.

ExplainCreateSimulateAnalyseEvaluateOptimise
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.

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