BTEC International Level 3 Information Technology

Unit 23: Emerging Trends and Technologies — assessment criteria

Learners will gain knowledge of computing technologies and how to interact with them, and how this is evolving. They will design and create a cloud-based solution to meet identified requirements.

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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.P1Describe current and emerging trends and technologies and their how they impact different industries and society.
A.P2Describe how developments in computing impact users that make use of and interact with digital technologies.
B.P3Produce plans for a cloud computing solution that meets identified requirements.
B.P4Review designs with others to identify and inform improvements.
C.P5Develop a cloud- based solution to meet identified requirements.
C.P6Test and monitor a cloud-based solution to identify and implement improvements.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse how developments in computing impact different industries and society. meet identified requirements
B.M2Refine designs in response to feedback, justifying any changes made. for an identified client
C.M3Use iterative development methodologies to review and refine a cloud-based solution.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the impact that developments in computing have on different industries and society.
BC.D2Evaluate the design and development of the refined cloud- based solution against identified requirements.

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.

EvaluateDescribeAnalyseProduceReviewRefineDevelopTestUse
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 developments in computing
  • B. Design a cloud computing solution to meet identified requirements
  • C. Deploy a cloud computing solution for an identified client

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