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Pearson BTEC International Level 3 Qualifications in Information Technology –
Specification – Issue 3 – September 2022 © Pearson Education Limited 2022
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Unit 4: Programming
Level:
3
Unit type:
Internal
Guided learning hours:
90
Unit in brief
Learners study the underpinning concepts and implications of programming languages
to design, develop and test computer programs.
Unit introduction
Organisations and individuals increasingly depend on the functions and services offered
by computing devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops and
personal desktop
computers. You make use of computing programs when using an operating system or
application programs such as word processing and spreadsheets. Understanding the
concepts of high-quality software application design and development is key to ensuring
that products are effective. As a programmer, you will need to understand the
characteristics of different programming languages in order to select and apply
appropriate methodologies to meet a client’s needs.
Many organisations and businesses rely on computer programs to help deliver
products
and services. Organisations and businesses (often known as ‘clients’) work closely with
programmers to help design and build computer programs that fulfil their requirements.
To complete the assessment task within this unit, you will need to draw on your learning
from across your programme of study and apply programming skills to provide a
solution for a new IT-related problem.
You will learn about computational thinking skills and the principles of designing and
developing computer programs. You will apply computational
thinking skills to design,
develop, test, refine and review computer programs for a given range of purposes.
By developing your analytical, problem-solving and programming skills, this unit will
help you to progress to higher education or to employment as a software developer.
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