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BTEC International Level 3 Information Technology

Unit 1: Information Technology Systems – — assessment criteria

Learners study the role of computer systems and the implications of their use in personal and professional situations.

Internal set assignment120 GLH15 criteria3 learning aims
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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

8 criteria
A.P1Explain ways in which software can meet the needs of an organisation and its stakeholders.
A.P2Explain ways in which hardware can meet the needs of an organisation and its stakeholders.
A.P3Explain ways in which the use of data connections and networks can meet the needs of an organisation and its stakeholders.
B.P4Explain ways in which data is used in an organisation.
B.P5Explain ways in which information is used and distributed by an organisation, both internally and externally.
C.P6Describe internal and external threats, to data and information, in an organisation.
C.P7Describe procedures to be implemented in an organisation to allow them to protect data and information.
C.P8Describe procedures to be implemented in an organisation to allow them to operate in legal, moral and ethical ways.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Analyse how IT infrastructure can impact an organisation and its stakeholders. use of data and information
B.M2Analyse how data and information are used in an organisation, both internally and externally. within an organisation
C.M3Analyse how threats, and mitigation of those threats, impact an organisation and its stakeholders.
C.M4Analyse how suggested procedures that ensure an organisation works in a legal and ethical way would impact on an organisation and its stakeholders.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate how IT infrastructure can impact an organisation and its stakeholders.
BC.D2Evaluate the impact of the use of data and information on an organisation, its stakeholders and related policies.
BC.D3Justify decisions and approaches taken when developing policies.

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.

EvaluateExplainAnalyseJustifyDescribe
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. Explore how IT infrastructure meets the needs of organisations and their stakeholders
  • B. Understand how organisations make use of data and information
  • C. Develop policies for the use of IT within an organisation

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