Cambridge TEC

The Cambridge TEC is a new coures run by OCR. The course involces students undertaking 6 Units of work across two Years.

Year 12
Students will undertake the core units, plus an optional unit.

Core Units
The core units are set by the exam board and must be taken by all students. These units look at business and how businesses use ICT. They also look at tools and techniques which can be used in subsequent units of work

Unit 1
Communication and employability skills This unit will prepare learners to effectively use various communication channels, within a working environment and to understand what an employer expects of an individual and how to communicate effectively whilst developing their own personal development needs. See the content of Unit 1

Task 1 You need to create a report to analyse the purpose, strengths and weaknesses of a number of IT communication methods. The communication methods are as follows: Presentation software Word Processing Email Wikis Blogs/vlogs Instant messaging Video conferencing Podcasting

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Unit 2
Information systems This will provide the learner with a greater understanding of how organisations use information internally and externally and the types of information they will encounter. The skills gained by completing this unit will give the learner knowledge of the functionality of information and to produce management information systems. See the content of Unit 2

Unit 17
Interactive media authoring This unit focuses primarily on the creation of interactive media products. Learners will study the principles of interactive media authoring before planning and creating their own product.

Interactive media authoring is used for a variety of different purposes, to name a few; e-books, single user games, edutainment material, presentations, and museum touch screen information kiosks. These products usually comprise of a range of multimedia and interactive elements. The distribution of the products can be web-based, on CD/ DVD ROM, or apps for mobile devices. There are a range of authoring tools available to use in their production and the creation of its assets. Interactivity can be included in the form of quizzes and games, using scripting languages such as Lingo, Action Script See the content for Unit 17