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BTEC First in Information and Creative Technology
This qualification provides students with the opportunity to develop a range of skills and techniques essential for successful performance in the digital industries and working life in general. It also helps students to develop further functional skills that may help support them in other subjects. Students learn about the online world and, with the majority of the final grade determined by practical units such as digital video, spreadsheets and web design, it provides a great choice for those students who prefer coursework as a mode of assessment.
Course Outline:
This course consists of 4 components as listed below:
1. The Online World (25% of the course, I hour on- screen assessment)
• Online services and online communication
• Components of the internet and how digital devices exchange and store information
• Issues with operating online
2. Creating Digital Video (25% of the course, practical assessment)
• Understandthe applications and features of digital video products
• Designdigitalvideo products
• Create,testandreview digital video products
3. Spreadsheet Development (25% of the course, practical assessment)
• Understand the uses of spreadsheets and the features available in
spreadsheet software packages
• Designaspreadsheet
• Develop and test a spreadsheet
• Review the finished spreadsheet.
4. A Digital Portfolio (25% of the course, practical assessment)
• Designadigitalportfolio
• Createandtestadigital portfolio
• Review the digital portfolio
Exam Board:
Pearson
Head of Department:
Mr D Crook
“For the past two years I have taken the BTEC ICT course and it has been really beneficial as it has taught me a lot of skills that I will use for the rest of my life, such as how to effectively use spreadsheets and how to make a website. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn Computing in a fun and practical way.”
Henry Sunderland, Year 11 student
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