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Learners study the role of computer systems and the implications of their use in personal and professional situations.
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Learners study the design, creation, testing and evaluation of a relational database system to manage information.
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Learners explore how businesses use social media to promote their products and services internationally. Learners also implement social media activities in a business to meet these requirements.
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Learners study the underpinning concepts and implications of programming languages to design, develop and test computer programs.
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Learners study how data modelling can be used to solve problems. They will design and implement a data model to meet client requirements.
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Learners investigate website development principles. They will design and develop a website using scripting languages.
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Learners investigate mobile apps and design and develop an application intended for use on mobile devices.
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Learners investigate the computer games industry and its impact on technological and social trends. They will design and develop a computer game to meet requirements.
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Learners investigate a range of project management principles and methodologies and undertake the management of a live or simulated IT project from start to finish.
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Learners explore how businesses and organisations use data and models to make decisions, develop strategy and improve performance.
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Learners study cyber security threats and vulnerabilities, the methods used to protect systems against threats and how to plan for and manage security incidents.
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Learners investigate the support and management of IT systems, carry out support tasks and prepare a support and management plan, all of which are essential for organisations to operate.
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Learners explore a range of testing methodologies used in commercial software development projects and carry out appropriate tests on a piece of code.
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Learners explore and develop customised and integrated applications to meet organisational needs, such as offering greater flexibility and improving performance.
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Learners explore the uses of cloud technologies for storing and distributing data and apply cloud technologies that aid collaboration to meet a client’s needs.
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Learners explore the purpose and characteristics of digital graphics and use software tools to design and create a digital graphic that could be used in other media products.
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Learners explore the purpose and characteristics of digital animations and effects and create an animation, including effects such as audio, that may be used in other media products.
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Learners explore systems and services that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) and develop an IoT system or device using off-the-shelf hardware and programming techniques.
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Learners develop the skills and attributes needed for developing an IT product or service and use lean methods or a traditional business plan for starting up an enterprise.
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Learners investigate business processes and their relationship to an organisation’s aims and objectives. They will model a specific process and develop a plan to improve it.
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Learners explore the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it can be used to solve complex problems.
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Learners explore the applications of robotics and automation and how they can be applied to form complex systems to solve problems.
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Learners gain knowledge of computing technologies, how to interact with them and how these technologies are evolving. They will design and create a cloud-based solution to meet identified requirements.
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Learners study the core knowledge and skills required to make them effective members of an IT workplace. They will design and create a computer infrastructure solution to meet client requirements.
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Learners study full stack development used to solve computing problems. They will design and create a full stack solution to meet client requirements.
Students who successfully complete the program will be awarded the CTE Level 3 Extended Diploma in I.T. The course is approved by COGNIA.
