KS4 DIGITAL IT
SUBJECT: BTEC Digital Information Technology
The Tech Award helps learners develop practical skills and knowledge in digital information technology through real-world scenarios. It focuses on four key areas:
- Skill Development: Learning project planning, designing user interfaces, and creating dashboards to present data.
- Effective Processes: Understanding project planning, iterative design, cyber security, virtual teams, and legal/ethical conduct.
- Important Attitudes: Emphasizing personal management and communication.
- Sector Knowledge: Knowing how user interfaces meet needs, how data is used for decisions, virtual workplaces, cyber security, and legal/ethical issues.
This award complements GCSE Computer Science by introducing project planning, user interface design, data presentation, and digital systems and is typically the first exam sat at the beginning of May. Pearson set controlled assessment course works are released twice a year.
Digital IT BTEC topics by year
For a visual road map of the curriculum please see attached: BTEC-DigIT-Learning-Journey.jpg (1280×904)
For a detailed look at the curriculum please see attached link: Digital Information Technology (2022) | BTEC Tech Award | Pearson qualifications
Year 10
COMPONENT 1
Learning outcome A: Understand interface design for individuals and organisations
- User interfaces
- Audience needs
- Design principles
- Designing an efficient user interface
Mini mock tasks 1& 2 of component 1 controlled assessment
COMPONENT 1
Learning outcome B: Be able to use project planning techniques to plan, design and develop a user interface
- Project planning techniques
- Creating an initial design
- Developing a user interface
COMPONENT 1
Learning outcome C: Be able to review a user interface
Mock for entire component
Sit component 1 controlled assessment
Submission of centre marks and sample of learner work deadline: 15th December
Component 2
Learning outcome A: Understand how data is collected and used by organisations and its impact on individuals
- Characteristics of data and information
- Representing information
- Data collection
- Quality of information
- Threats to individuals
Mini mock task 1 of component 2 controlled assessment
Component 2
Learning outcome B: Be able to create a dashboard using data manipulation tools
- Data processing methods
- Producing a dashboard
Mini mock of tasks 2 & 3 of component 2 controlled assessment
Component 2
Learning outcome C: Be able to draw conclusions and review data presentation method
- Drawing conclusions based on findings in the data
- How presentation affects understanding
Mock for entire component
Year 11
Component 3 (Exam)
- A Modern technologies
- A1 Modern technologies
- A2 Impact of modern technologies
Component 3 (Exam)
- B Cyber security
- B1 Threats to data
- B2 Prevention and management of threats to data
- B3 Policy
- Revision for component 2 controlled assessment
- Sit component 2 controlled assessment
- Submission of centre marks and sample of learner work deadline: 15th May
- Discretionary resit of controlled assessment component
Component 3( Exam)
- C The wider implications of digital systems
- C1 Responsible use
- C2 Legal and ethical
- D Planning and communication in digital systems
- D1 Forms of notation
- REVISION & extra time (if necessary)
- REVISION – PAST PAPER QUESTIONS AND EXAM TECHNIQUE
Revision
Key Contacts
If you would like any more information about this subject, please contact Rebecca.Lawrence@thebicesterschool.org.uk