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Time: 50 hours Level: Intermediate
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Introduction Resource
- This key skill develops your information technology (IT) skills in your studies, work or other activities over a period of time. To tackle all of this key skill, you will need to plan your work over at...
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| | 1 Improving your information technology skills
1 Improving your information technology skills Resource
- This Key Skill Assessment Unit offers an opportunity for you to select and prepare work that demonstrates your key skills in the area of information technology.
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2 Sources of help Resource
- This assessment unit is designed to be self-contained. However you might like to access the following sources for support and guidance if you need it. These sources include:
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| | 3 Key skills assessment units
3 Key skills assessment units Resource
- This section gives advice and guidance to help you compile and present a portfolio of selected work. You are strongly advised to read through this section so that you have an idea of what is expected.
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| | 4 Structure of the assessment units
4 Structure of the assessment units Resource
- This key skill assessment unit does not have specific questions with word limits and no statements indicating you include, say, an essay or a report. Instead, as you tackle the unit you need to ask yourself...
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| | 5 Effective use of information technology
5 Effective use of information technology Resource
- The purpose of this unit is for you to create a portfolio of your work to represent you as an effective user of information technology (IT) within your study or work activities. This will involve using...
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| | 6 What you should present
6 What you should present Resource
- This assessment unit has two parts. Part A requires you to show what you did to plan, monitor, evaluate and reflect upon your skills. Part B requires you to select examples of your work that demonstrate...
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| | 7 Part A: Evidencing skills to develop a strategy, monitor progress and evaluate performance
7.1 Evidence required Resource
- This Part is about showing you can develop a strategy for using and improving your IT skills, that you can monitor your progress and can evaluate your overall performance and strategy. The evidence you...
7.2 Developing a strategy Resource
- Present notes/records that show you have planned your use of IT skills. Your evidence must include:
7.3 Monitoring your progress Resource
- Use your records or logbook to help you provide a reflective commentary on:
7.4 Evaluating your strategy and assessing your work Resource
- Present a reflective summary that gives details of:
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| | 8 Part B: Evidencing your IT skills
8 Part B: Evidencing your IT skills Resource
- This Part requires you to present a portfolio of your work to demonstrate that you have used and integrated your IT skills within your study or work activities to achieve the standard required. For example,...
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| | 9 Notes to help you complete your assessment
9 Notes to help you complete your assessment Resource
- To complete your assessment portfolio you must include a contents page indicating how your reflective commentary in Part A and your evidence in Part B are related. An example of a suitable format for the...
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| | References and Acknowledgements
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