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Scheme of work
BTEC National IT Practitioners
Unit 3 Information systems
Broad aim: Successful completion of the unit
Teacher(s): .......................................................................
Week Topic/outcome
1 Introduction to unit
and to reference
sources
Housekeeping
arrangements:
Internet access
policy, schedule for
assignments, etc
2 3.1.1 Characteristics.
Students learn about
types of information
and their
characteristics.
3 3.1.2 Sources of
Information. Students
learn about internal
and external sources
of information.
4 Assignment progress
check
5 3.2.1 Students learn
how organisations
use business
information, starting
with its purposes.
6 3.2.2 Students learn
about the functional
areas of an
organisation.
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Academic year: .......................................................................
Number of weeks: 20
Duration of session: 3
Tutor preparation Student activity Resources Links to grading criteria
Familiarise self with an overview Presentation 3A: All
of learning outcomes and Unit overview
assessment criteria SB 1 pages 000–000
Select reference sources
Prepare handouts re policy and/or
timetable
Case Study: Fast food customer satisfaction SB 1 pages 000–000
survey” (SB 1 page 000) – individual/group
activity
Case study: Retail sales information systems
(SB 1 page 000) – group activity
Class discussion: Stop! Check ...
(SB 1 page 000)
Case study: Trade groupings (SB 1 page 00) SB 1 pages 000–000
Activity 3.1: Organisations and information
(SB 1 page 000) – individual activity
SB 1 pages 000–000
Presentation 3B: How to
use business information
Unit 3: Information systems
SB 1 pages 000–000
Class discussion: Stop! Check ... SB 1 pages 000–000
(SB 1 page 000)
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Unit 3 Information systems

Week Topic/outcome Tutor preparation Student activity Resources Links to grading criteria
7 3.2.3 Students learn Activity 3.2: Information flows (SB 1 page 000) SB 1 pages 000–000
about the flows of – individual/group activity
information in an
organisation.
8 Assignment progress SB 1 pages 000–000
check
9 3.3.1 Students look Class discussion: Stop! Check ... Presentation 3C: Use of
at how information is (SB 1 page 000) information issues and
used in organisations constraints
and the legal issues SB 1 pages 000–000
involved
10 3.3.2 Students Activity 3.3: Codes of practice (SB 1 page 000) SB 1 pages 000–000
continue to look at – individual activity
how information is Class discussion: Stop! Check ...
used in (SB 1 page 000)
organisations,
focussing on the
ethical issues
11 3.3.3 Students learn Case Study: Business Continuance plans (SB SB 1 pages 000–000 P5
about operational 1 page 000) – group activity
issues such as Activity 3.4: Customer information and
making backups of constraints (SB 1 page 000) – individual/group
data and health and activity
safety. Class discussion: Stop! Check ... (SB 1 page 000)
12 Assignment progress SB 1 pages 000–000
check
13 3.4.1 Students look Activity 3.5: Tools (SB 1 page 000) – Presentation 3D: P6
at the features and individual/group activity Information systems
functions of features and functions

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information systems, SB 1 pages 000–000
starting with the tools
that are available.
14 MIS Demonstration SB 1 pages 000–000
15 Decision system SB 1 pages 000–000
demonstration
16 3.4.2 Students look Class discussion: Stop! Check ... SB 1 pages 000–000
at examples of (SB 1 page 000)
information systems.
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Unit 3 Information systems

Week Topic/outcome Tutor preparation Student activity Resources Links to grading criteria
17 3.4.3 Students are Class discussion: Stop! Check ... SB 1 pages 000–000
introduced to (SB 1 page 000)
management Activity 3.6: MIS and Tools (SB 1 page 000) –
information systems. individual/group activity
18 3.4.4 Students Case study: Where in the World are we? SB 1 pages 000–000
identify the key (SB 1 page 000) – group activity
elements of
information systems.
19 3.4.5 The functions SB 1 pages 000–000
of information
systems are covered.
20 Final ‘wrap up’ Check on assignment progress SB 1 pages 000–000 All
session

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