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BTEC International Level 3 Marketing

Unit 1: Careers in Marketing — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 1 (Careers in Marketing) — 90 Guided Learning Hours.

Mandatory (Pearson-set)90 GLH15 criteria4 learning aims

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 the role of marketing in meeting aims and objectives in a given context.
A.P2Explain the importance of marketing for exchanges between organisations, customers and suppliers in a given context.
B.P3Research the market for a given context using different methods and tools.
B.P4Explain features of a market for a given context.
C.P5Explain the market segmentation and targeting in a given context.
C.P6Explain the consumer buyer behaviour in a given context.
D.P7Develop a marketing strategy for a given context.
D.P8Explain decisions made in the marketing strategy for a given context.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Assess the role and importance of marketing in meeting aims and objectives in a given context.
B.M2Analyse a market for a given context, based on own detailed market research.
C.M3Analyse the importance of segmentation and targeting and how and why these affect consumer buyer behaviour in a given context.
D.M4Assess decisions made in the marketing strategy for a given context.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the role and importance of marketing in a given context.
BC.D2Evaluate the importance of segmentation and targeting and how these affect consumer buyer behaviour with reference to findings of own comprehensive market research in a given context.
D.D3Justify decisions made in the marketing strategy for a given context.

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.

ExplainResearchDevelopAssessAnalyseEvaluateJustify
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. Understand the role of marketing and its application in a given context
  • B. Research and analyse the market in a given context
  • C. Explore market segmentation, targeting, and consumer buying behaviour in
  • D. Develop a marketing strategy for a given context

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