Edexcel GCE Applied ICT Unit 2: The Digital Economy

Self-assessment Review
What you need to produce:
a. A description of the main features of a commercial transactional
websites design and an evaluation of its effectiveness, including some
suggestions for improvements.
b. Diagrams illustrating the chain of events leading up to, and triggered
by, the online purchase of a product and the associated flow of
information.
c. A description of potential threats to customer data collected by
organisations via their websites and an evaluation of measures being
taken, including legislation, to protect it.
d. A database which has been designed, built and tested to store a given
set of data. Evidence that you have successfully imported the data.
Evidence that you have used the database to produce meaningful
information, identify significant trends and make recommendations
based upon them.
e. An evaluation of the performance of the database and your own
performance on this unit.
About the self-assessment review:
This self-assessment review is an important part of your work. It shows you
what you need to be able to do to achieve different marks. The review will
help you to identify the work that you need to do to achieve your target grade.
Shade in the start of unit column and the end of unit column using the traffic
light code:
GREEN = You can carry out the task without any help
AMBER = You can carry out the task, but need some help
RED

= You do not understand what is meant by the statement and are

unable to carry out the task

When you have completed your e-portfolio of evidence use the third column to
record the location of your work in your e-portfolio.

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Investigate the design of a commercial transactional

website.

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Mark Band 1: 0 to 9 Marks

I can use the Internet to find and investigate a suitable
transactional website, but I need extensive
prompting.
I can give a brief description of the main features of
the sites design, but with some inaccuracies or
omissions.
I can make some evaluative comments, but not
sufficient to give a clear picture of the overall
effectiveness of the sites design.
Mark band 2: 10 to 14 Marks
I can use the Internet to find and investigate a suitable
transactional website, needing only limited
prompting.
I can give a detailed description, supported by
examples, of the main features of the sites design.
I can make some evaluative comments which give a
clear picture of the overall effectiveness of the sites
design.
Mark Band 3: 15 to 18 Marks
I can use the Internet to find and investigate a suitable
transactional website, independently.
I can give a comprehensive description, supported
by a range of well chosen examples, of the main
features of the sites design.
I can provide a considered evaluation, which gives a
clear and balanced picture of the overall
effectiveness of the sites design, suggesting areas
for improvement.

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Use diagrams to show what happens when someone

purchases a product online.

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Mark Band 1: 0 to 5 Marks

I can produce diagrams giving an outline of the chain
of events leading up to, and triggered by, an online
purchase and the associated flow of information, but
with some inaccuracies or omissions.
Mark band 2: 6 to 8 Marks
I can produce diagrams giving a clear and accurate
picture of the chain of events leading up to, and
triggered by, an online purchase and the associated
flow of information.
Mark Band 3: 9 / 10 Marks
I can produce diagrams that are effectively
presented and give a complete and accurate
picture of the chain of events, leading up to and
triggered by, an online purchase and the associated
flow of information.
Investigate potential threats to customer data
collected via the web and the measures taken to
protect it.
Mark Band 1: 0 to 3 Marks
I can identify some potential threats to customer data
collected by organisations via their websites and
describe some measures being taken to protect it,
including legislation, but draw no conclusions about
their effectiveness,
Mark band 2: 4 / 5 Marks
I can describe potential threats to customer data
collected by organisations via their websites and of
the measures taken to protect it, including legislation,
with some assessment of their effectiveness.
Mark Band 3: 6 Marks
I can describe potential threats to customer data
collected by organisations via their websites and of
the measures taken to protect it, including legislation,
with a clear and balanced assessment of their
effectiveness.
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Create a database to store a given set of data and

extract useful information from it.

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Mark Band 1: 0 to 10 Marks

I can create a database structure capable of storing
the given set of data, but with room for further
customisation.
I can carry out some limited testing, but not enough
to ensure that it functions correctly.
I can import data into a database.
I can use the facilities of the software to extract some
valid and meaningful information.
Mark band 2: 11 to 15 Marks
I can create a database structure that is customised
to take account of the characteristics of the given set
of data.
I can carry out adequate testing to ensure that the
database functions correctly.
I can import data into a database.
I can use the facilities of the software to extract valid
and meaningful information and identify some
significant trends.
Mark Band 3: 16 to 20 Marks
I can create a database structure that is customised
to take account of the characteristics of the given set
of data and includes some data validation.
I can carry out extensive testing to ensure that the
database functions correctly and efficiently.
I can import data into a database.
I can use the facilities of the software to extract valid
and meaningful information and identify some
significant trends, interpreting output and making
recommendations based on it.

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Evaluate your database and your own performance.

Evidence

Edexcel GCE Applied ICT Unit 2: The Digital Economy

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Mark Band 1: 0 to 3 Marks

I can make some evaluative comments about the
performance of the database.
I can make some evaluative comments about my
own performance.
Mark band 2: 4 / 5 Marks
I can evaluate the performance of the database.
I can evaluate my own performance.
I can incorporate feedback from others and make
recommendations for improvements.
Mark Band 3: 6 Marks
I can fully evaluate the performance of the database.
I can fully evaluate my own performance.
I can incorporate feedback from others and make
realistic recommendations for improvements.

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