BTEC Level 3Extended Diploma

Year 2 StreamsGeneral

Course Team Leader: Tim Jelves

Units & Delivery Plan• Semester 1:

– Unit 09: Computer Networks (CN)– Unit 15: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)– Unit 20: Client Side Customisation of Web Pages (CSCWP)– Unit 30: Digital Graphics (DG)

• Semester 2:– Unit 08: e-Commerce (EC)– Unit 24: Controlling Systems using IT (CSUIT) – Unit 29: Installing and Upgrading Software (IUS)– Unit 31: Computer Animation (CA)

• Semester 1 & 2:– Unit 26: Mathematics for IT Practitioners (MITP)

Unit 09Computer Networks (CN)

• This Unit will involve:– Knowing the different types of

system and protocols– Understanding the key components

used in networking– Knowing the services provided by

network systems– Being able to make networked

systems secure

Unit 15Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the features of object

oriented programming– Using the tools and techniques of an

object oriented language– Designing object oriented

applications– Implementing object oriented

applications

Unit 20 Client Side Customisation of Web Pages (CSCWP)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the fundamentals of

cascading style sheets – Understanding the fundamentals of

scripting languages– Being able to control the layout of

web pages using CSS– Being able to create interactive web

pages

Unit 30Digital Graphics (DG)

• This Unit will involve:– Knowing the hardware and software

required to work with graphic images– Understanding types of graphic

images and graphical file formats– Using editing tools to edit and

manipulate images– Creating and modifying graphic

images to meet user requirements

Unit 08 e-Commerce (EC)

• This Unit will involve:– Knowing the technologies required

for an e-commerce system– Understanding the impact of e-

commerce on organisations– Understanding the effects of e-

commerce on society– Being able to plan e-commerce

strategies

Unit 24Controlling Systems Using IT (CSUIT)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the

requirements of control systems

– Knowing how data is represented in control systems

– Understanding control loop operations

– Being able to design and implement control systems

Unit 29 Installing and Upgrading Software (IUS)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding why software needs

installing or upgrading– Knowing how to prepare for an

install or upgrade– Being able to install or upgrade

software– Understanding the completion and

handover process

Unit 31Computer Animation

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the types and uses of animation– Knowing the software techniques used in

animation– Designing and implementing digital animations

Unit 26Mathematics for IT Practitioners

• This Unit will involve:– Applying matrix methods– Applying sequences and series,

probability and recursion– Applying number systems– Interpreting data