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welcome to the Tech technical award Digital Liked.
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Firstly, let's look at who this course is aimed at.
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This course is aimed at students who have an interest
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in it and want to develop their skills that will
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help in the future.
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It's for students who want to be challenged and think
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through problems and how to solve those problems.
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It's for students who are well motivated and want to
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learn how to manage their time and work more effectively.
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What does the course cover?
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There are four main areas that this course covers over
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the two years.
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Firstly, we look at developing key skills such as project
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planning, designing and creating user interfaces, creating dashboards to present
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data and interpreting it.
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The second looks at the processes that underpin effective ways
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of working in digital information technology, such as project planning,
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the interested design process, cybersecurity, virtual teams and legal and
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ethical codes of conduct.
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Thirdly, right we look at the attitudes are considered most
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important in digital information technology, including personal management and communication
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skills, and finally we look at the knowledge that underpins
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the effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the
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sector, such as how different user interfaces.
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Meet user needs, how organizations collect and use data to
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make decisions, virtual workspaces, cyber security and legal and ethical
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issues surrounding the world of So what's the course about?
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There are three units or components that you will study
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over the two years.
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The first component.
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It surrounds user interfaces.
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We investigate user interfaces, the design for individuals and organizations.
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We use project planning techniques to plan and design a
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user interface set by the exam board.
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And then we use software to develop that user interface
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reviewing it, improving it, making the best we can.
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The second component revolves around data spreadsheets investigating the role
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and the impact and use of data on individuals.
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Creating a dashboard, using data manipulation tools and drawing conclusions
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and reviewing data presentation methods.
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Both units one and two.
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Our coursework based three assignments for each set by the
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exam board.
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The third component is examined, and this looks at modern
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technologies and their impact on organizations, threats to digital systems
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and how they can be managed, responsible legal and ethical
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use of data and planning a communication in digital systems.
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The exam can be taken twice once in the January
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year 11.
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And if you don't quite manage to get the grade,
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you're happy with Mace.
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Reset it in the June of year 11.
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What can it lead to?
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Well, obviously, there's the standard routes.
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Having completed the course, you could not do an A
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level, in fact, or a B tech level three, in
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fact. But there are also other options apprenticeships in a
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number of different areas which will use its skills and
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then obviously, employment itself.
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It permeates through so many different jobs now that it
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is a useful skill to have.
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So thank you for listening.
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Obviously, if you'd like to know more about the award,
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then please contact me via class charts.
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Or, if you're a student, do come and talk to
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me if you're a parent.
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The website, for this course is part of the Pearson
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Group at Excel and is accessible to all parents and
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students, where you can see things such as a specification,
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past exam papers and examples of the coursework.
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Good luck, and I look forward to teaching you in
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the years to come