BTEC Level 3Diploma

Year 2 Diploma General

Course Team Leader: Martin Rowe

Units & Delivery Plan

• Semester 1:– Unit 09: Computer Networks (CN)– Unit 20: Client Side Customisation of Web Pages

(CSCWP)– Unit 3: Information Systems (IS)

• Semester 2:– Unit 24: Controlling Systems using IT (CSUIT) – Unit 29: Installing and Upgrading Software (IUS)– Unit 31: Computer Animation (CA)

Unit 09Computer Networks (CN)

• This Unit will involve:– Knowing the different types of

system and protocols– Understanding the key components

used in networking– Knowing the services provided by

network systems– Being able to make networked

systems secure

Unit 20 Client Side Customisation of Web Pages (CSCWP)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the fundamentals of

cascading style sheets – Understanding the fundamentals of

scripting languages– Being able to control the layout of

web pages using CSS– Being able to create interactive web

pages

Unit 24Controlling Systems Using IT (CSUIT)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the

requirements of control systems

– Knowing how data is represented in control systems

– Understanding control loop operations

– Being able to design and implement control systems

Unit 29 Installing and Upgrading Software (IUS)

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding why software needs

installing or upgrading– Knowing how to prepare for an

install or upgrade– Being able to install or upgrade

software– Understanding the completion and

handover process

Unit 31Computer Animation

• This Unit will involve:– Understanding the types and uses of animation– Knowing the software techniques used in

animation– Designing and implementing digital animations