Higher Nationals

Internal verification of assessment decisions – BTEC (RQF)

INTERNAL VERIFICATION – ASSESSMENT DECISIONS
Programme title Higher National Diploma in Computing

Assessor Internal Verifier

Unit 30 – Application Development
Unit(s)

Assignment title

Student’s name
List which assessment criteria Pass Merit Distinction
the Assessor has awarded.

INTERNAL VERIFIER CHECKLIST

Do the assessment criteria awarded match

those shown in the assignment brief? Y/N

Is the Pass/Merit/Distinction grade awarded

justified by the assessor’s comments on the Y/N
student work?
Has the work been assessed Y/N
accurately?
Is the feedback to the student:
Give details:
• Constructive? Y/N
• Linked to relevant assessment criteria? Y/N
Y/N
• Identifying opportunities for
improved performance?
Y/N
• Agreeing actions?
Does the assessment decision need Y/N
amending?

Assessor signature Date

Internal Verifier signature Date

Programme Leader signature (if required)
Date
Confirm action completed
Remedial action taken
Give details:

Assessor signature Date

Internal Verifier
signature Date
Programme Leader
signature (if required) Date
 Higher Nationals - Summative
Assignment Feedback Form
Student Name/ID
Unit 30 – Application Development
Unit Title
Assignment Number Assessor
Date Received
Submission Date 1st submission
Date Received 2nd
Re-submission Date submission
Assessor Feedback:
LO1 Produce a Software Design Document by analysing a business-related problem and deduce an
appropriate solution including a set of initial requirements

Pass, Merit & Distinction P1 P2 M1

Descripts
LO2 Use design and development methodologies with tools and techniques associated with the creation
of a business application

Pass, Merit & Distinction P3 M2 D1

Descripts
LO3 Work individually and as part of a team to plan and produce a functional business application with
support documentation
Pass, Merit & Distinction P4 P5 M3 M4 D2
Descripts
LO4 Evaluate the performance of a business application against its Software Design Document and
initial requirements
Pass, Merit & Distinction P6 M4 D3
Descripts

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Resubmission Feedback:

Grade: Assessor Signature: Date:

Internal Verifier’s Comments:

Signature & Date:

* Please note that grade decisions are provisional. They are only confirmed once internal and external moderation has taken place and grades
decisions have been agreed at the assessment board.

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 Assignment Feedback
Formative Feedback: Assessor to Student

Action Plan

Summative feedback

Feedback: Student to Assessor

Assessor Date
signature

Student Date
signature

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Pearson Higher Nationals in
Computing
Unit 30 – Application Development

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 General Guidelines

1. A Cover page or title page – You should always attach a title page to your assignment. Use previous
page as your cover sheet and make sure all the details are accurately filled.
2. Attach this brief as the first section of your assignment.
3. All the assignments should be prepared using a word processing software.
4. All the assignments should be printed on A4 sized papers. Use single side printing.
5. Allow 1” for top, bottom , right margins and 1.25” for the left margin of each page.

Word Processing Rules

1. The font size should be 12 point, and should be in the style of Time New Roman.
2. Use 1.5 line spacing. Left justify all paragraphs.
3. Ensure that all the headings are consistent in terms of the font size and font style.
4. Use footer function in the word processor to insert Your Name, Subject, Assignment No, and
Page Number on each page. This is useful if individual sheets become detached for any reason.
5. Use word processing application spell check and grammar check function to help editing your
assignment.

Important Points:

1. Carefully check the hand in date and the instructions given in the assignment. Late submissions will
not be accepted.
2. Ensure that you give yourself enough time to complete the assignment by the due date.
3. Excuses of any nature will not be accepted for failure to hand in the work on time.
4. You must take responsibility for managing your own time effectively.
5. If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time and have valid reasons such as illness, you
may apply (in writing) for an extension.
6. Failure to achieve at least PASS criteria will result in a REFERRAL grade .
7. Non-submission of work without valid reasons will lead to an automatic RE FERRAL. You will then
be asked to complete an alternative assignment.
8. If you use other people’s work or ideas in your assignment, reference them properly using
HARVARD referencing system to avoid plagiarism. You have to provide both in-text citation and a
reference list.
9. If you are proven to be guilty of plagiarism or any academic misconduct, your grade could be
reduced to A REFERRAL or at worst you could be expelled from the course

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 Student Declaration

I hereby, declare that I know what plagiarism entails, namely to use another’s work and to present it as
my own without attributing the sources in the correct form. I further understand what it means to copy
another’s work.

1. I know that plagiarism is a punishable offence because it constitutes theft.

2. I understand the plagiarism and copying policy of Edexcel UK.
3. I know what the consequences will be if I plagiarise or copy another’s work in any of the
assignments for this program.
4. I declare therefore that all work presented by me for every aspect of my program, will be my own,
and where I have made use of another’s work, I will attribute the source in the correct way.
5. I acknowledge that the attachment of this document signed or not, constitutes a binding
agreement between myself and Edexcel UK.
6. I understand that my assignment will not be considered as submitted if this document is not
attached to the assignment.

Student’s Signature: Date:

(Provide E-mail ID) (Provide Submission Date)

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 Higher National Diploma in Business
Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number

Unit Number and Title Unit 30: Application Development

Academic Year 2018/19

Unit Tutor

Assignment Title

Issue Date

Submission Date

IV Name & Date

Submission format

The submission should be in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a
concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use
of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with
research. You must provide in-text citations and the reference list using Harvard referencing
system.

The recommended word count is 4,000–4,500 words excluding annexures..

Minimum word count – 4,000
Maximum word count – 4,500

PC World(PCW) is a medium-sized company that sells over 50 different types of computer products. The
company has grown steadily in the last 2 years mainly due its popularity over the Internet. They are finding
it increasingly difficult to cope up with all of the paperwork associated with tracking orders due to the

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 increase of number of orders. The Managing Director
is frustrated by the problems associated with
previous traditional 'waterfall' projects. He has decided that PCW will use a
company with Agile development experience to develop the software for a new
order tracking system.

JJLP Software (JJLP) is a software development consultant. JJLP is located on the

same industrial estate as PCW. JJLP has purpose built rooms for Facilitated
Workshops and Agile software development projects. The Managing Director of
PCW has decided to contract JJLP, on “time and materials” basis, for the
development of the new order tracking system using an Agile development
approach.

The new order tracking system will replace the old paper based system and is
likely to include some of the following functionalities:

 Receive a sales order via telephone, fax, post or email – carried out by an
Order Handling Clerk;
 Create an acknowledgement copy of the sales order with a delivery date
after the order has been confirmed with the warehouse – carried out by a
Warehouse Operative ;
 Create an acknowledgement copy of the sales order stating the item is out
of stock and the date it will be available after the order has been
confirmed with the warehouse – carried out by a Warehouse Operative;
 Credit-check new customers and reject them if they are not creditworthy
– carried out by an Order Handling clerk
 Create a daily report of orders that have been dispatched – carried out by
the Production Manager;
 Create an invoice for business customers after the delivery – carried out
by the Chief Accountant (M)
 Accept credit card payment from domestic customers after the order has
been confirmed with the warehouse - carried out by an Order Handling
Clerk;
 Create a final demand if a business customer has not paid an invoice after
30 days – carried out by the Chief Accountant;

The new order tracking system should have the following levels of access:
 report only;
 update only;
 update and delete;
 complete system access;
 All acknowledgement copies of sales orders, invoices and final
demands must be printed on the relevant company headed forms;
 The new order tracking system should be able to print acknowledgement
copies of sales orders, invoices and final demands at a rate of 1 in every 5
seconds. However, an upper limit of 10 seconds would be acceptable.

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Activity 1-
Produce a Software Design Document by analysing a business-related problem
and deduce an appropriate solution including a set of initial requirements

1.1 Explore a business related problem and produce a well-defined Problem

definition statement supported by a set of user and System requirements.

1.2 Determine any areas of risk related to the successful completion of your
application.

1.3 Analyse a business related problem using appropriate methods and produce a
well-structured Software Design Document that defines a proposed solution.
Include relevant details on requirements, system analysis, system design.
(propose a suitable language)

Activity 2

LO2 Use design and development methodologies with tools and techniques
associated with the creation of a business application

2.1 Research the use of software development tools and techniques and identify
any suitable tool or technique that you may select for the development of this
application.

2.2 Compare the differences between various software development tools and
techniques researched. Justify your preferred selection and preferred software
development methodology.

2.3 Justify the tools and techniques chosen to realize a custom built website.
Justify your preferred selection of tools and techniques in deducing an
appropriate solution to a business related problem.

Activity 3
LO3 Work individually and as part of a team to plan and produce a functional
business application with support documentation

3.1 Create a formal presentation that effectively reviews your business

application, problem definition statement, proposed solution and the
development strategy. Use this presentation as a part of a peer-review and
document any feedback given.

3.2 Develop a functional business application based on a specific Software Design

Document with supportive evidence for using the preferred tools, techniques and
methodologies.

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 3.3 Evaluate any new insights, ideas or potential
improvements to your system and justify the reasons for including/not including
them as a part of this business application.

Activity 4

LO4 Evaluate the performance of a business application against its Software

Design Document and initial requirements

4.1 Review the performance of your business application against the Problem
Definition Statement and initial requirements.
4.2 Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of your business application
and justify opportunities for improvement and further development.

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 Observation Sheet

Activit Activity Learning Feedback

y Outcom (Pass/ Redo)
No e
1 Produce a Software Design Document by LO1
analysing a business-related problem and
deduce an appropriate solution including a set of
initial requirements
2 Use design and development methodologies LO2
with tools and techniques associated with the
creation of a business application.

3 Work individually and as part of a team to plan LO3

and produce a functional business application
with support documentation

4 Evaluate the performance of a business LO4

application against its Software Design
Document and initial requirements.

Comments:

Assessor Name :…………………………………………….

Date :…………………………………………….
Assessor Signature :…………………………………………….

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 Assessment Criteria (Students are not authorized to modify or write anything on below)

Outcomes/Criteria Page Feedback

P1Explore a business related problem
and produce a well-defined Problem
definition statement supported by a
set of user and System requirements.

P2 Determine any areas of risk related

to the successful completion of your
application.

M1 Analyse a business related problem

using appropriate methods and produce
a well-structured Software Design
Document that defines a proposed
solution . Include relevant details on
requirements, system analysis, system
design. (propose a suitable language)

P3 Research the use of software

development tools and techniques and
identify any suitable tool or technique
that you may select for the
development of this application.

M2 Compare the differences between

various software development tools and
techniques researched. Justify your
preferred selection and preferred
software development methodology.

D1 Justify the tools and techniques

chosen to realize a custom built
website. Justify your preferred selection
of tools and techniques in deducing an
appropriate solution to a business
related problem.
 P4
Create a formal presentation
that effectively reviews your
business application, problem
definition statement,
proposed solution and the
development strategy. Use
this presentation as a part of a
peer-review and document
any feedback given.

M3 Develop a functional
business application based on
a specific Software Design
Document with supportive
evidence for using the
preferred tools, techniques
and methodologies.

D2 Evaluate any new insights,

ideas or potential
improvements to your system
and justify the reasons for
including/not including them
as a part of this business
application.

M4 Review the performance

of your business application
against the Problem Definition
Statement and initial
requirements.
D3 Critically evaluate the
strengths and weaknesses of
your business application and
justify opportunities for
improvement and further
development.
Strengths: Weaknesses:

Future Improvements & Assessor Comment:

Assessor: Signature:
Date: ____/____/______

Internal Verifier’s Comments:

Internal Verifier: Signature:

Date: ____/____/______