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Sample Assignment
Assignment front sheet
Qualification Unit number and title
Pearson BTEC HN iploma in Computing
and !ystems evelopment
"nit #$ Employability and Professional evelopment
Student name Assessor name
Date issued Completion date Submitted on
%onday &
th
%arch '()# *ednesday ''
nd
%ay '()#
Assignment title
+ssignment $Training %odule evelopment ,) of #-
LO
Learning outcome
(LO)
AC
In this assessment you ill ha!e the
opportunity to present e!idence that
shos you are able to"
#as$
no%
&!idence
('age no)
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Be able to demonstrate
acquired interpersonal
and transferable s0ills
'.)
communicate in a variety of styles and
appropriate manner at various levels
'
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demonstrate effective time management
strategies
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Be able to develop
strategies for
problem solving
&.)
revie1 tools and methods for developing
solutions to problems 2
&.'
develop an appropriate strategy for
resolving a particular problem #
&.#
evaluate the potential impact on the
business of implementing the strategy &
Learner declaration
3 certify that the 1or0 submitted for this assignment is my o1n and research sources are fully
ac0no1ledged.
!tudent signature$ ate$
In addition to the abo!e 'ASS criteria( this assignment gi!es you the opportunity to submit e!idence in order to achie!e the folloing )&*I#
and DIS#I+C#IO+ grades
,rade Descriptor Indicati!e characteristic-s Conte.tualisation
)/ Identify and apply strategies to find
appropriate solutions
Effective 4udgements have been made
+n effective approach to study and research
has been applied
To achieve %)5 you must demonstrate effective time
management strategies and also develop an appropriate
strategy for resolving the set problems. Effective 4udgements
1ill have to be made in order to accurately schedule the
modules 1ithin the training programme and to ensure that all
limiting factors 1ith regard to personnel5 dates and resource
criteria have been addressed.
)0 Select-design and apply appropriate
methods-techni1ues
+ot this assignment
)2 'resent and communicate appropriate
findings
+ range of methods of presentation have
been used and technical language has been
accurately used
The communication is appropriate for
familiar and unfamiliar audiences and
appropriate media have been used
To achieve %# you must produce documentation to set
formats5 for e6ample activity schedules5 planning documents
and Critical Path +nalysis. + range of presentation methods
1ill have been used to meet professional standards7 these
1ill be communicated at different levels to match different
end user needs in a variety of different conte6ts and
environments. +ppropriate technical language 1ill have been
used.
D/ Use critical reflection to e!aluate on
or$ and 3ustify !alid conclusions
+ot this assignment
D0 #a$e responsibility for managing and
organising acti!ities
+utonomy and independence has been
demonstrated
To achieve ' you must independently ta0e responsibility for
planning and managing the training. emonstration of
autonomy in the decisions ta0en and in the management of
the activities should be evidenced throughout the
assignment.
D2 Demonstrate con!ergent-lateral-
creati!e thin$ing
+ot this assignment
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descriptors from Anne.e C of the 4+ specification or any other rele!ant indicati!e characteristics for the particular assignment% #he
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Assignment brief
Unit number and title "nit # Employability and Professional evelopment
Qualification Pearson BTEC HN iploma in Computing and !ystems evelopment
Start date %onday &
th
%arch '()#
Deadline-hand5in *ednesday ''
nd
%ay '()#
Assessor 8im !mith
Assignment title Training %odule evelopment
'urpose of this assignment
This assignment considers the s0ills required to perform effectively as a computing and systems
development employee. 3t 1ill almost certainly be a requirement that as an employee5 you 1ill need to
generate training materials to train end users on certain systems developments and this assignment
develops those s0ills by as0ing you to develop realistic training modules for an organisation.
3t also deals 1ith problem solving 1hich includes the identification or specification of the 9problem:5
strategies for its solution and then evaluation of the solution through reflective practice.
Scenario
;ou have recently been contracted as an 3T consultant and pro4ect co<ordinator for a large training
company 9N + *ebb +ssociates:. The company outsource their e6pertise to a range of small and
medium si=ed organisations in the East of England5 primarily focusing on .incolnshire5 Norfol05 !uffol0
and Esse6. The initial contract that you have been given is for t1o months5 your brief being to support
and set up a complete training provision for a third party company to e6tend over a si6 1ee0 period.
The remit is to ensure that all levels of end users are introduced to ne1 policies5 procedures and areas
that 1ill impact upon their 4ob role in the future. ;ou 1ill be required to manage and organise trainers5
resources and scheduling.
;our first pro4ect management tas0 is to plan a t1o<day training session covering %odule ) to a target
audience of data input cler0s5 team leaders5 department managers and one of the senior managers
from the human resources department. >ollo1ing the initial training5 further modules have been
arranged 1here end users can sign<up. +ll modules 1ithin the end user training need to be completed
1ithin si6 1ee0s to enable certification. There are si6 modules in total5 ho1ever delivery is dependent
on the trainers: availability and also access to the training suite.
The modules have to be completed in a specific progression order )<?5 ho1ever modules # and & can
be accessed and end users can be formally assessed concurrently.
%odule )$ 3ntroduction to data protection and security ,' days-
%odule '$ .a1s5 legislation5 policies and procedures ,' days-
%odule #$ ata security threats ,(.2 day-
%odule &$ ata security measures and encryption ,(.2 day-
%odule 2$ Customer service and effective mar0eting ,) day-
%odule ?$ E<commerce and %<commerce tools and technologies ,' days-
The days that each module can run are as follo1s$
%) %onday and Tuesday *ee0 )
Thursday and >riday *ee0 )
%' %onday and Tuesday *ee0s '5 # and &
%# *ednesdays *ee0s '5 # and & ,+% @$#(<)'$#(-
%& *ednesdays *ee0s '5 # and & ,P% )#$#(<)?$#(-
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%2 Thursday /A >riday *ee0s #5 & and 2
%? >riday *ee0s #5 &5 2 and ?
#as$ / $ (LO 0" 0%0 and )/)
Produce a visual planning schedule that outlines the training modules5 times and ordering and
demonstrates effective time management strategies.
#as$ 0 (LO 0" 0%/ and )2)
Produce a range of documents to communicate to different target audiences in a variety of styles that
can be used over the t1o<day training event for %odule ). ;ou 1ill need to conduct basic research about
data protection and security that 1ill form the content for your training event for %odule ). /ne
document should be a ne1sletter for the basic data input cler0 1ith an associated glossary. The other
should be an information leaflet using technical terms fluently and appropriately. 3n addition5 produce
ten slides to be used for the delivery.
#as$ 2 (LO 6" 6%0 and )/)
The data input cler0s and team leaders cannot attend the same training sessions apart from %odule ).
There are four department managers and only t1o can attend at any one time. The senior manager in
Human Aesources needs to complete 1ithin four 1ee0s and cannot dedicate a 1hole 1ee0 to training.
No end user 1ill be released for more than # days in any one 1ee0 ,1ith the e6ception of 1ee0 )-. The
training suite is not available on the Thursday or >riday on 1ee0 2.
Ho1 are you going to address these issuesBproblemsC evelop a strategy for resolving these and
identify 1hether or not the initial training schedule is no1 feasible for all users.
#as$ 6 (LO 6" 6%2 and )2)
Evaluate the potential impact the training schedule 1ill have on the resources of the organisation during
this si6 1ee0 period if the strategy is implementedC
#as$ 7 (LO 6" 6%/ and D0)
Provide a 1ritten revie1 of the tools and methods that can be used for developing solutions to problems
,for e6ample5 ho1 1ill the issue of not having access to the training room in *ee0 2 impact on
trainingC-
&!idence
chec$list
Summary of e!idence re1uired by student
&!idence
presented
Tas0 ) Disual planning schedule that outlines the training modules
Tas0 '
+ range of documents to include a ne1sletter for the basic data input cler0
1ith an associated glossary5 an information leaflet and evidence from the
presentation that should include ten slides and associated notes
Tas0 #
+ document that sho1s you have considered the constraints placed on your
initial schedule and your solutions 1ith 4ustifications
Tas0 &
+n evaluation of the impact of the training schedule upon the resources of
the organisation over the si6 1ee0 period
Tas0 2
+ revie1 of the strategies ,tools and methods- used to develop your
solutions to the set problems
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Sources of information"
Eive the students some sources here F e.g. 1ebsites5 boo0s5 maga=ines5 etc
;ou may also 1ish to include a glossary$ e.g. GresearchH5 GevaluationH5 G4ustificationH
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Achie!ement Summary
Qualification
Pearson BTEC HN iploma in
Computing and !ystems
evelopment
Assessor name 8im !mith
Unit +umber and
title
"nit # Employability and
Professional evelopment
Student name
Criteria
*eference
#o achie!e the criteria the e!idence must sho that the
student is able to"
Achie!ed 8
(tic$)
LO 0
'.)
'.'
LO 6
&.)
&.'
&.#
4igher ,rade achie!ements (here applicable)
,rade descriptor Achie!ed8
(tic$)
,rade descriptor Achie!ed8
(tic$)
)/" Identify and apply strategies to
find appropriate solutions
D/" Use critical reflection to
e!aluate on or$ and 3ustify
!alid conclusions
)0" Select - design and apply
appropriate methods - techni1ues
D0" #a$e responsibility for
managing and organising
acti!ities
)2" 'resent and communicate
appropriate findings
D2" Demonstrate
con!ergent -lateral -
creati!e thin$ing
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