BTEC International Level 3 Information Technology

Unit 14: Customising and Integrating Applications — assessment criteria

Learners explore and develop customised and integrated applications to meet organisational needs, such as to offer greater flexibility and improve performance.

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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 why common applications are customised and integrated
A.P2Explain how common applications are customised and integrated
B.P3Explain, using short example solutions, how applications are customised and integrated to better meet organisational needs
C.P4Produce designs with some inconsistencies for customised and
C.P5Review the design with others to identify and inform improvements to
C.P6Produce customised and integrated applications to meet organisational needs.
C.P7Test the customised and integrated applications for functionality and for

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Compare why and how customised and integrated applications meet organisational needs and what the difference and common issues are with each approach.
B.M2Assess accurately, using short example solutions, how applications are
C.M3Justify design decisions made, showing how the customised and integrated applications will result in an effective solution
C.M4Optimise the customised and integrated applications to meet organisational needs.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate why and how customised and integrated applications meet organisational needs and what the difference and common issues are with each approach
B.D2Critically analyse, using short example solutions, how applications are
C.D3Evaluate the designs and the optimised, customised and integrated applications against organisational needs

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.

ExplainProduceReviewTestCompareAssessJustifyOptimiseEvaluateCritically
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. Investigate the customisation and integration of applications used by organisations to
  • B. Explore the technologies and techniques used to customise and integrate
  • C. Develop customised and integrated applications to meet organisational needs

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