ICT Diploma in Digital Applications

EXAMINATION BOARD EDEXCEL
SPECIFICATION CODE 0907

Course Introduction:
A fully practical course designed to develop your skills in all areas of ICT and ensure you learn the time management skills needed when working in the real world. There are no exams as such, although you will need to work in exam conditions to produce complicated portfolios of coursework. At the end of the course, depending on how well you have worked, you will gain a Level 2 qualification equivalent to 2, 3 or 4 GCSE grades A*-C

The course studied is designed to encourage students to:

• Work independently and manage projects by setting your own deadlines to complete products that have a realistic purpose. It prepares your ICT skills for Level 3 AS courses such as Applied ICT and Applied Business Studies, or BTEC courses such as Business and Media

Entry Requirements:
To succeed in this course students will need to have attained:

GCSE A*-E Grades

Course Assessment:
Unit 201
Students must prepare a set of publications to promote an event and persuade members of the target audience (young people) to take part.

Unit 202
Students must prepare a storybook, which consists of a cover page, contents page, main story pages with two routes and two different animated endings.

Unit 203
Students must produce graphic products such as 2D designs for characters and images of the 3D characters which can be made from them, a backdrop, a design for a packaging top, a representation of the packaging and an on-screen product consisting of still images.

Unit 204
Students are required to work in teams to plan an enterprise campaign. This is not about making money but about promoting awareness and encouraging people to take action.