Information TechnologyBTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma

Course leader: Jan GinnellyEmail: Jan.Ginnelly@qmc.ac.uk

Fact File• You will gain a broad base of knowledge of the IT sector. • It is a practical, work-related course. As well as learning about the employment area you have chosen, you develop the skills you need to start or progress a career. Many students have successfully secured Sponsored Degree Apprenticeships.• The qualification is designed to be studied over two years and carries UCAS tariff points. • It fully meets entry requirements for progression to a degree course in IT and related areas such as: digital technology solutions, IT management for business, computer networks security or business computing and entrepreneurship.• Equivalent in size to three A Levels.

Course SummaryYou will be given the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in IT. You will study the relationship between hardware and software, managing and communicating information and data, and the principles of designing and developing digital technologies and processes to support organisations. You can feel proud to achieve a BTEC because, whatever your plans in life –whether you decide to study further It prepares you to progress to a degree course in IT and related areas such as: digital technology solutions, IT management for business, computer networks security or business computing and entrepreneurship. You can progress onto the world of work or an apprenticeship, or set up your own business. Your BTEC National IT course will be your passport to success in the next stage of your life.

It is equivalent to three A Levels which means when you have finished the course you can choose whether to get a job straight away or go into higher education first. At the end of the first year, subject to successful completion of coursework, you will be awarded a BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma prior to transferring to the second year.

Progression skills and opportunitiesIn addition to the IT sector-specific content outlined above, the requirements of the qualification enable learners to develop the transferable and higher-order skills that are highly regarded by higher education providers and employers. For example, the study of IT particularly encourages development of research and analysis skills, project management and prioritising, effective communications, the synthesis skills of adapting and integrating, and the evaluation skills of assessing, interpreting and validating. As this qualification is equivalent in size to three A Levels, it fully meets the requirements for progression to a wide range of degree programmes in IT and related areas. These include: •BSc in Business Information and Technology •BSc in Digital Technology Solutions •BSc (Hons) in Computer Games Technology •BSc (Hons) in Creative Technology•BSc (Hons) in Information Technology Management for Business •BSc in Computing Forensics•BSc in Computer Networks and Security.

How is the course assessed?You learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands. The course is assessed by means of several assignments. Each Unit may have up to four assignments to complete. A point score will be awarded for each Unit you complete depending on the quality of the work you submit. All the points will be added together at the end of the course and an overall three letter grade awarded combining P (Pass), M (Merit) and D (Distinction), D* (Starred Distinction) e.g. PPP to D*D*D*

Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 3HF Tel: 01256 417500 Email: info@qmc.ac.uk www.qmc.ac.uk

Information TechnologyBTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma

Course leader: Jan GinnellyEmail: Jan.Ginnelly@qmc.ac.uk

Fact File• You will gain a broad base of knowledge of the IT sector. • It is a practical, work-related course. As well as learning about the employment area you have chosen, you develop the skills you need to start or progress a career. Many students have successfully secured Sponsored Degree Apprenticeships.• The qualification is designed to be studied over two years and carries UCAS tariff points. • It fully meets entry requirements for progression to a degree course in IT and related areas such as: digital technology solutions, IT management for business, computer networks security or business computing and entrepreneurship.• Equivalent in size to three A Levels.

Course SummaryYou will be given the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in IT. You will study the relationship between hardware and software, managing and communicating information and data, and the principles of designing and developing digital technologies and processes to support organisations. You can feel proud to achieve a BTEC because, whatever your plans in life –whether you decide to study further It prepares you to progress to a degree course in IT and related areas such as: digital technology solutions, IT management for business, computer networks security or business computing and entrepreneurship. You can progress onto the world of work or an apprenticeship, or set up your own business. Your BTEC National IT course will be your passport to success in the next stage of your life.

It is equivalent to three A Levels which means when you have finished the course you can choose whether to get a job straight away or go into higher education first. At the end of the first year, subject to successful completion of coursework, you will be awarded a BTEC Level 3 90 Credit Diploma prior to transferring to the second year.

Progression skills and opportunitiesIn addition to the IT sector-specific content outlined above, the requirements of the qualification enable learners to develop the transferable and higher-order skills that are highly regarded by higher education providers and employers. For example, the study of IT particularly encourages development of research and analysis skills, project management and prioritising, effective communications, the synthesis skills of adapting and integrating, and the evaluation skills of assessing, interpreting and validating. As this qualification is equivalent in size to three A Levels, it fully meets the requirements for progression to a wide range of degree programmes in IT and related areas. These include: •BSc in Business Information and Technology •BSc in Digital Technology Solutions •BSc (Hons) in Computer Games Technology •BSc (Hons) in Creative Technology•BSc (Hons) in Information Technology Management for Business •BSc in Computing Forensics•BSc in Computer Networks and Security.

How is the course assessed?You learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations, activities and demands. The course is assessed by means of several assignments. Each Unit may have up to four assignments to complete. A point score will be awarded for each Unit you complete depending on the quality of the work you submit. All the points will be added together at the end of the course and an overall three letter grade awarded combining P (Pass), M (Merit) and D (Distinction), D* (Starred Distinction) e.g. PPP to D*D*D*

Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, Hants, RG21 3HF Tel: 01256 417500 Email: info@qmc.ac.uk www.qmc.ac.uk