STEM IT (60 Credits)

Level 3 – Pre-University Module

About The Course

Businesses require IT to remain competitive and provide their customers with the best products and services. IT professionals are in greater demand as companies discover ways to use technology to their advantage. Thus, a career in IT will be the most valuable investment for your future.

The Level-3 Foundation Diploma in IT is a 60-credit qualification (equivalent to one A Level). The objective of the course is to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to work in the IT industry or progress to study further.

This qualification is designed to provide each learner with the opportunity to develop sector knowledge and acquire contemporary skills and practises in computer systems, networks, coding, website development, mobile communications, cyber security, and social media for business.

The Level-3 course comprises 6 modules and 6 written assignments. Each module contains 40 hours of guided instruction and an additional 30 to 50 hours worth of optinal materials containing recommended exercises, readings, Internet resources, and self-testing exercises.

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Access to full curriculum of Level 3
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Opportunity to win a scholarship for everyone who applies

Awarding Body

Examples of University Progression

Southampton Solent University
University of Derby
University of Lincoln
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Course Curriculum

STEM IT (60 Credits) Course Curriculum - Level 3

Computer Systems

The module covers the basic English skills that you will need in order to complete the rest of the course successfully. There are no specific questions on spelling and punctuation in the examination, but you will be expected to punctuate and spell correctly, as well as write good, grammatical English

Coding and Website Development

This module covers questions that are designed to assess reading comprehension (AO1: the ability to read with understanding and select information in an appropriate way from the passages). Questions will be asked on passages which are linked by their theme or subject matter.

Networks

This section tests your ability to write, according to clear guidelines, in response to material that will appear on the examination paper.

Mobile Communications

Reviews come in all shapes and sizes and these days, and online reviews can even make or break a business. For the purposes of the exam we will be looking at longer reviews, rather than the short ones found on review sites like Trustpilot.

Cyber Security

This module covers some specific formats involved in transactional writing including instructions, reports, letters, reviews, blogs, articles and leaflets.

Written assignments

The Level 3 Foundation Diploma in IT has 6 modules and 6 written assignments. On completion of the modules, students will be given access to the assignments. The assignments are approximately 5,000-8,000 words each. Students are provided support on the modules and assignments via the ‘Tutor’ section of the learning platform.

The assignment unit titles that students need to complete for the Level 3 course are

The Level 3 Foundation Diploma in IT has 6 modules and 6 written assignments. On completion of the modules, students will be given access to the assignments. The assignments are approximately 5,000-8,000 words each. Students are provided support on the modules and assignments via the 'Tutor' section of the learning platform.

More information about the level 3 units can be found here: https://www.othm.org.uk/doc/specification-jan21/OTHM_L3_Foundation_Diploma_in_Information_Technology_spec_2021_01.pdf

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