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BTEC Level 3Extended Diploma

Year 2 StreamsSoftware and Web DevelopmentCourse Team Leader: Pete Cooke

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Units and Delivery Plan

• Semester 1– Unit 8: e-Commerce (EC)– Unit 15: Object Oriented Programming (OOP)– Unit 20: Client Side Customisation of Web Pages (CSCWP)– Unit 30: Digital Graphics (DG)

• Semester 22– Unit 22: Developing Computer Games (DCG)– Unit 24: Controlling Systems Using IT (CSUIT)– Unit 27: Web Server Scripting (WSS)– Unit 31: Computer Animation (CA)

• Semester 1 and 2– Unit 26: Mathematics for IT Practitioners (MITP)

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Unit 8: e-Commerce

• Know the technologies required for an e-commerce system

• Understand the impact of e-Commerce on organisations

• Understand the effects of e-Commerce on Society

• Be able to plan e-Commerce strategies

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Unit 15: Object Oriented Programming• Understand the features of object

oriented programming

• Be able to use the tools and techniques of an object oriented language

• Be able to design object oriented applications

• Be able to implement object oriented applications

• OOP is the standard programming technique used for most modern software. You will learn OOP techniques using C#.Net

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Unit 20: Client Side Customisation of Web Pages

• Understand the fundamentals of cascading style sheets

• Understand the fundamentals of scripting languages

• Be able to control the layout of web pages using CSS

• Be able to create interactive web pages

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Unit 30: Digital Graphics

• Know the hardware and the software required to work with graphic images

• Understand the types of graphic images and graphic file formats

• Be able to use editing tools to edit and manipulate images

• Be able to create and modify graphic images to meet user requirements

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Unit 22: Developing Computer Games

• Understand the impact of the gaming revolution on society

• Know the different types of computer game

• Be able to design and develop computer games

• Be able to test and document computer games

• You will use XNA and C#.Net to design and develop a game

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Unit 24: Controlling Systems Using IT

• Understand the requirements of a control system

• Know how data is represented in control systems

• Understand control loop operations

• Be able to design and implement control systems

• You will build and program a robot in small groups using Lego Mindstorms

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Unit 27: Web Server Scripting

• Understand the principles of web server scripting

• Be able to use web server scripting

• Understand the issues affecting web server scripting

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Unit 31: Computer Animation

• Understand the types and uses of animation

• Know the software techniques used in animation

• Be able to design and implement digital animations

• You will use Flash to generate your own animations

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Unit 26: Mathematics for IT Practitioners

• Be able to apply matrix methods

• Be able to apply sequences and series, probability and recursion

• Be able to apply number systems

• Be able to interpret data