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Sir John Lawes School
Information Technology BTEC
Level 3 Extended Certificate
Board: Pearson (601/7574/6)
INTRODUCTION
The Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Information Technology is intended as an
Applied General qualification, equivalent in size to one A Level. It is designed for learners who are
interested in an introduction to the study of creating IT systems to manage and share information
alongside other fields of study, with a view to progressing to a wide range of higher education courses, not
necessarily in IT. Learners will develop a common core of IT knowledge and study areas such as the
relationship between hardware and software that form an IT system, managing and processing data to
support business and using IT to communicate and share information.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Grade 4 or above in GCSE Maths and English Language as well as an APS of 3.83 or above combined
with other BTEC courses, or an APS of 4.5 or above if combined with A Level courses.
COURSE CONTENT
The objective of this qualification is to give learners the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in
IT systems, systems management and social media in business. This will enable learners to progress to
further study in the IT sector or other sectors. Learners will study three mandatory units:
Unit 1: Information Technology Systems
External unit assessed by a 2-hour exam The unit explores the relationships between the hardware and
software that form an IT system, and the way that systems work individually and together, as well as the
relationship between the user and the system. This unit examines issues related to the use of IT systems
and the impact that they have on organisations and individuals
Unit 2: Creating Systems to Manage
Information External unit assessed by a 5 hours-controlled assessment to be carried out over two days
This unit examines the structure of data and its origins, and how an efficient data design follows through to
an effective and useful database. Students will be given a scenario in order to develop an effective design
solution to produce a database system. Candidates will then test their solution to ensure that it works
correctly. Finally, students will evaluate each stage of the development process and the effectiveness of
the database solution
