Year 2 Choices 2010-2011 1
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