Enterprise Faculty Sixth Form ICT, IT, Business, Economics. Topics for Sixth Form (A Level & BTEC): ICT, IT, Business, Economics. Year 12 A-Level ICT:

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1 Enterprise Faculty Sixth Form ICT, IT, Business, Economics for Sixth Form (A Level & BTEC): ICT, IT, Business, Economics Year 12 A-Level ICT: Half-Term Units studied 1 Health and safety, input/output devices and media and output methods An ICT system and its components, data and information 2 Storage requirements, devices and media. Transfer of data in ICT systems and people in ICT systems 3 Selection and use of appropriate software Safety and security of data in ICT systems, backup and recovery 4 Analysis and design of solutions What ICT can provide and factors affecting the use of ICT 5 Implementation, testing and evaluation The consequences of the use of ICT INFO 1: Examination period INFO 2: Examination period

2 Year 12 BTEC Level 3 Certificate in IT and BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in IT: Half- Term Units studied 1 Unit 1: Communication and Employability Skills for IT Unit 2: Computer Systems Unit 23: Human Computer Interaction Understand the personal attributes valued by employers Understand the components of computer systems Know the impact of HCI on society, the economy and culture Understand web architecture and components and understand the factors that influence website performance 2 Unit 1: Communication and Employability Skills for IT Unit 2: Computer Systems Unit 23: Human Computer Interaction Unit 30: Digital Graphics Unit 38: Interactive Media Authoring Understand the principles of effective communication and be able to use IT to communicate effectively Be able to recommend computer systems for a purpose and be able to set up and maintain computer systems. Understand the fundamental principles of interface design Understand the factors that influence website performance and be able to design Know the hardware and software required to work with graphic images Understand principles of interactive media authoring 3 Unit 1: Communication and Employability Skills for IT Unit 2: Computer Systems Unit 23: Human Computer Interaction Unit 30: Digital Graphics Unit 38: Interactive Media Authoring Be able to address personal development needs. Be able to recommend computer systems for a purpose and be able to set up and maintain computer systems. Be able to design and implement user interfaces. Be able to design and be able to create. Understand types of graphic images and

3 graphical file formats Be able to devise an interactive media product 4 Unit 2: Computer Systems Unit 30: Digital Graphics Unit 38: Interactive Media Authoring Be able to set up and maintain computer systems. Be able to create. Be able to use editing tools to edit and manipulate images Be able to create an interactive media product following industry practice. 5 Unit 2: Computer Systems Unit 30: Digital Graphics Unit 38: Interactive Media Authoring Be able to set up and maintain computer systems. Be able to create. Be able to create and modify graphic images to meet user requirements. Be able to create an interactive media product following industry practice.

4 Year 12 Economics and Business: Half-Term Units studied 1 Unit 1: Developing new ideas Entrepreneurs and leadership styles How es respond to their markets 2 Unit 1: Developing new ideas Markets 3 Unit 1: Developing new ideas Market structure and what makes firms effective Identifying a opportunity Businesses big and small 4 Unit 1: Developing new ideas Economic considerations An uncertain future 5 Unit 1: Developing new ideas Measuring the success of a idea Unit 1: Examination Period How does macroeconomic change affect? Unit 2b: Examination Period

5 Year 12 BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Business: Half- Term Units studied 1 Unit 1: The Business Environment Know the range of different es and their ownership Know how human resources are managed Know the role of marketing in organisations 2 Unit 1: The Business Environment 3 Unit 1: The Business Environment 4 Unit 1: The Business Environment Understand how es are organised to achieve their purposes Know the purpose of managing physical and technological resources Be able to use marketing research and marketing planning Know the impact of the economic environment on es Know how to access sources of finance Be able to use marketing research and marketing planning and understand how and why customer groups are targeted Know the impact of the economic environment on es and know how political, legal and social factors impact on. Be able to interpret financial statements. Be able to develop a coherent marketing mix. 5 Unit 1: The Business Environment Know how political, legal and social factors impact on. Be able to interpret financial statements. Be able to develop a coherent marketing mix.

6 Year 13 Applied ICT: Half- Term 1 Units studied Unit 12: Publishing Unit 14:Developing and creating Unit 18: Database design Unit 20: ICT solutions for people with individual needs Meeting a brief, tools and external factors Planning Planning and building database Possible solutions for people with individual needs and presentation of information suitable for people with individual needs 2 Unit 9: Working to a brief Unit 12: Publishing Unit 14:Developing and creating Unit 18: Database design Unit 20: ICT solutions for people with individual needs Current working practices and diary logs Types of information and tools available for editing and manipulation, design, creation of document Building website Building database Specification for a complete system for a user with individual needs and customisation of a system 3 Unit 9: Working to a brief Unit 12: Publishing Unit 14:Developing and creating Unit 1: Networking Unit 18: Database design Unit 20: ICT solutions for people with individual needs Diary logs and meeting a brief Creation of document and publishing letter Building website and HTML Computer networks and network design Testing database and creation of user documentation Current legislation 4 Unit 9: Working to a brief Unit 12: Publishing Unit 14:Developing and creating Unit 1: Networking Support materials and Evaluation of solution, implementation and planning Critical analysis of layout and content and Evaluation of solution and performance Testing and evaluation Network software and safety and security

7 Unit 18: Database design Unit 20: ICT solutions for people with individual needs Testing and Evaluation Evaluation of performance and specification 5 Unit 1: Examination period Unit 1: Examination period Year 13 Economics and Business: Half-Term Units studied 1 Unit 3: International Business Why does a seek international markets? Do markets always work? 2 Unit 3: International Business Key players in the world economy Should markets be regulated? 3 Unit 3: International Business How does a company decide which countries to target? Can the government control the economy? 4 Unit 3: International Business Other considerations before trading internationally and globalisation Should the government intervene in society?

8 5 Unit 3: International Business Unit 3: Examination Period Unit 4b: Examination Period Are multinationals a force for good or should they be controlled? Application of theory to the case material? Year 13 Applied Business: Half-Term Units studied 1 Unit 8: Business planning Introduction to planning and explaining the Business strategy, budgets and campaign plans Management roles, responsibilities and skills 2 Unit 8: Business planning Market research, market planning and operations planning Promotional activities Organisational structure 3 Unit 8: Business planning Financial planning and analysis Researching and analysing customer attitudes Leadership, power and authority

9 4 Unit 8: Business planning 5 Unit 8: Business planning Creation of the plan Promotional mix Motivation and motivation models in practice Evaluating the plan Recommending a promotional mix Taking decisions Unit 12: Examination period