GCSEInformation & Communication Technology A (3521)
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3521/7/C AQA set-assignment coursework component for Full Course (3521) and Short Course (3527)
Coursework support material to amplify standards for the Assignment:
- some of these materials have been used at Teacher support meetings
- they provide assistance about the standards for each of the types of task
- the tasks from the 2007 assignment are no longer 'live' which is why they can be published on the website for use in centres
- they are all from a previous year's assignment (contact us) to obtain previous year's Candidate Booklets and Confidential Instructions if necessary)
- although the analysis for the current assignments is listed in the Confidential Instructions, an exemplar from a previous assignment is included.
In exemplar documents, hints and advice for the teacher is provided in yellow with a dark red background
Commentaries on the work are presented in white with a dark blue background
Work is graded, with awards provided at grade A and grade C standard dark red with a yellow background
For each task, each section offers an exemplar piece of work:
- at or about grade C
- or at or above grade A.
Grade C = 41% Grade A = 67%
(based on the 2007 award of grades)
Similar borderlines are likely for ensuing years, but they are determined annually.
As the exemplar materials are provided in PDF format, for the convenience of teachers, there are links between the exemplar materials at the end of each exemplar in blue with a light blue background.
Please use the links below to access the appropriate exemplar material for each task:
Analysis (10%)
Task 1 website/DTP task (2007)
- Task 1 Design Planning sheet
- Task 1 Design Plans
- Task 1 Design Software Features
- Task 1 Design Test Plan
- Task 1 Design User Needs
- Task 1 Implementation
- Task 1 Testing
- Task 1 Evaluation
Task 2 spreadsheet task (2007)
- Task 2 Design Planning sheet
- Task 2 Design Plans
- Task 2 Design Software Features
- Task 2 Design Test Plan
- Task 2 Design User Needs
- Task 2 Test Outcomes
- Task 2 Implementation
- Task 2 Testing
- Task 2 Evaluation
Task 3 database task (2007)