BTEC International Level 3 Information Technology

Unit 27: Unit 27 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 27 (Unit 27) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH17 criteria4 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.P1Produce an appropriate project plan and cost plan.
A.P2Explain planning decisions that were made in response to a brief/case study
B.P3Produce a project proposal and a set of designs for a software solution that meets client requirements.
B.P4Review designs with others to identify and inform improvements.
C.P5Produce a software solution that utilises front-end processes to meet identified requirements.
C.P6Produce software solution that utilises back-end processes to meet identified requirements.
D.P7Test a software solution to identify and resolve defects.
D.P8Review the solution with others to identify potential improvements

Merit

5 criteria
A.M1Produce an efficient and effective project plan and cost plan.
A.M2Justify planning decisions that were made in response to a brief/case study
B.M3Refine the proposal and designs in response to feedback, justifying any changes made.
C.M4Produce a software solution that makes effective use of front-end and back-end processes to meet identified requirements.
D.M5Use iterative testing and review to refine a software solution.

Distinction

4 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the planning decisions made in response to a brief/case study
B.D1Evaluate the refined designs against the client requirements.
CD.D3Produce a highly-robust and efficient software solution that makes effective use of front-end and back-end processes to meet identified requirements
CD.D4Evaluate a refined software 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.

ProduceExplainReviewTestJustifyRefineUseEvaluate
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 project planning and development methodologies
  • B. Design a software solution for an identified client
  • C. Develop a software solution that uses front-end and back-end processes for an identified client
  • D. Test and refine a software solution

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