Information Technology Systems
Unit: 1
Information technology (IT) systems have a significant role in the world around us and play a part in almost everything we do. Having a sound understanding of how to effectively select and use appropriate IT systems will benefit you personally and professionally. You will explore the relationships between the hardware and software that form an IT system, and the way that systems work individually and together, as well as the relationship between the user and the system. You will examine issues related to the use of IT systems and the impact that they have on organisations and individuals. To complete the assessment task within this unit, you will need to draw on your learning from across your programme. This unit will give you a fundamental and synoptic understanding of all areas of IT, supporting your progression to an IT-related higher education course.
Learning Aims Covered:
AO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of information technology terms, standards, concepts and processes
Command words: complete, draw, give, identify, name, state
Marks: ranges from 1 to 6 marks
AO2 Apply knowledge and understanding of information technology terms, standards, concepts and processes
Command words: calculate, complete, demonstrate, describe, draw, explain, produce
Marks: ranges from 1 to 10 marks
AO3 Select and use information technologies and procedures to explore likely outcomes and find solutions to problems in context
Command words: calculate, demonstrate, develop, explain, produce
Marks: ranges from 1 to 6 marks
AO4 Analyse and evaluate information, technologies and procedures in order to recommend and justify solutions to IT problems
Command words: analyse, demonstrate, discuss, produce, write
Marks: ranges from 6 to 12 marks
AO5 Make connections between the application of technologies, procedures, outcomes and solutions to resolve IT problems
Command words: evaluate, produce, write
Marks: ranges from 6 to 12 marks
