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Year 12 Content
These unit are provisional and subject to change
- Fundamentals of IT
- Global Information
- Cyber Security
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
Year 13 Content
- Application Design
- Project Management
- Product Development
Assessment
There are three mandatory units that are externally assessed. These are the Fundamentals of IT, Global Information and Cyber Security. The first two mandatory units provide learners with an insight into the IT sector as you investigate the pace of technological change, IT infrastructure, and the flow of information on a global scale and important legal and security considerations. The third mandatory unit reflects an important development in the sector around information security and requires learners to consider how data should be protected and the response of the IT sector to emerging threats such as cyber terrorism.
Learners must then take two of the four optional units that are centre-assessed and moderated by OCR. The optional units include Project Management, Product Development, Systems Analysis and Design and the Internet of Everything.
All units assist the development of transferrable skills such as communication and problem solving. The optional units encourage the development of time management, research and analytical skills as well as emphasising the need for good written and verbal communication skills.
Entry Requirements
Students should have GCSE or BTEC Level 2 pass or a grade C or above, in ICT or Computing, to take up this qualification.
Career Progression
Achievement of this qualification can support progression to go on and study relevant IT degrees in a Higher Education institution such as, Computing and IT, Computing Science, Software Developments, Software Engineering, ICT and Computer Networks or Business Information Systems.
