AVCE Information and Communication Technology

Course Structure

The AVCE is an advanced level vocational qualification aimed at students in the 17 - 19 age range. To be awarded an AVCE (Double Award) qualification in ICT, a student must complete a total of twelve modules, to include the six compulsory modules and any six optional modules.

Modules

Compulsory Modules

  • Presenting information
  • ICT serving organisations
  • Spreadsheet design
  • System installation & configuration
  • System analysis
  • Database design

Optional Modules

  • Programming
  • Communications & networks
  • Multimedia
  • Graphics
  • Computer-aided design & manufacture
  • The internet: systems & services
  • Managing & developing websites
  • Project management
  • Numerical modelling & simulations
  • The human-computer interface
  • ICT & business accounts
  • User support
  • Impact of computers on society & the environment
  • Animation, sound & video
  • Data logging, computer control & robtics
  • Programs: specification to product
  • Operating systems & systems architecture
  • Artificial intelligence & knowledge-based systems
  • Local area networking technologies
  • Wide area networking & routing technologies
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