BTEC Assignment Brief

BTEC Assignment Brief Version 1.0 August 2016

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Qualification
Unit number and title

Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in IT

Learning aim(s)

N/A

(For NQF

Unit 11: Systems Analysis and design

only)

Assignment title
Assessors

2. What do we Need?
Samson

Hand out date

1/12/2016

Hand in deadline

Vocational Scenario or
Context

05/01/2017

Scenario:
You have been given the task of developing a system for a small
building services company needing new database system. You
have been asked to investigate and document the system
requirement.

P4

You need to carry out a structured analysis for the

business scenario shown in appendix A.
You need to use appropriate techniques from the
following to produce a requirements specification.

Task 1

Checklist of evidence
required

Interview
Questionnaire
Meeting
Observation
document analysis
data

Scope
Inputs
Outputs
Processes

These can include:

notes
sketches
drawings
plans and modified plans
targets (setting, monitoring)
use of planning tools e.g. paper based, electronic
recording initial concepts e.g. lists, notes
mind mapping
flow diagrams

Criteria covered by this task:

Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
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Carry out a structured analysis of a specified business process
P4
Produce a design for a specification for a business process
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Produce a design for a specified system requirement.
P6
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Manageralternative solutions
Explain any constraints on the system design
M3
Analyse costs and benefits
D1
D2

Generate comprehensive design documentation independently

P5

LEARNER ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND DECLARATION

When submitting evidence for assessment, each learner must sign a declaration confirming
that the work is their own.
Learner name:
Issue date:

Assessor name:
Submission date:

Submitted on:

Programme:
Unit:
Assignment reference and title:

Please list the evidence submitted for each task. Indicate the page numbers where the
evidence can be found or describe the nature of the evidence (e.g. video, illustration).
Task ref.

Evidence submitted

Page numbers or
Description

Additional comments to the Assessor:

Learner declaration
I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly
referenced any sources used in the work. I understand that false declaration is a form of
malpractice.
Learner signature:

Date:
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Appendix A
A large building services company (Iains & Co) currently employs a team of IT technicians to
manage their IT infrastructure and support the IT users. Recently, the company has taken over a
similar but smaller company which also employs technical support staff in the same way.
The company feels that it needs a centralised ITbased support system that will track, monitor
and report on the progress of problems identified by users across the two sites generally
improving the IT support service.
The IT Support System needs to monitor the use if IT hardware, such as: keyboard, monitor,
printer, system unit, laptop, CD writer, mouse, to improve the service provided to users and
ensure the service is operated in an efficient way. You have already met with the network
manager and he has provided the main requirements of the system. The responsibility for
monitoring each hardware item is allocated to a specific employee.
Key information already identified includes:

Employee details
Hardware location, hardware details, hardware types
Supplier types
Problem descriptions

This list is not exhaustive and needs to be extended, as appropriate to meet the
networkmanagers needs as described below:

Know what hardware there is, who supplied it and which employee is responsible forit.
What hardware items are in each room
Know what problems have been reported by particular employees
Know what specific items and types of hardware are having problems
Add, delete and modify information to all tables

In addition, the following features must be incorporated into the database.

Employee gender and title must be consistent

All hardware serial numbers are composed of two alphabetic characters followed by
four numeric characters
All supplier records must have at least a first line of address and postcode entered
Employee gender must be M or F
Problems cannot be reported on future dates
User prompt on the form where helpful
It must not be possible to enter a supplier or employee that already exists
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When entering hardware details, it must be possible to select hardware types

You are employed as an analyst/designer in the development of a new information systemto

support their business. You have been asked to provide various reports and presentations before
designing the system.

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