NCC Education is accredited to award the Level 5 Diploma in Computing (with Business Management) by Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation) in England. Ofqual Qualification reference number 600/3049/5.

For entry onto the NCC Education L5DC BM qualification students must have at least one of the following:

• NCC Education Level 4 Diploma in Computing in Business Management (L4DC BM) or an NCC Education Level 4 Diploma in Computing (L4DC)

OR

• A local or international qualification which is deemed to be of a similar level to the NCC Education L4DC BM qualification. This must be agreed with NCC Education in advance

Direct Entry at Other Points

Most students are expected to join the NCC Education Computing journey at Level 4 or earlier.

However, applications will be accepted for entry at any point and will be accepted, by means of documented evidence, using the following criteria:

• The applicant’s general educational background is appropriate for the level

of entry.

• The applicant’s knowledge of computing is both equivalent to, and appropriate for, the level of entry.

Candidates must pass all four core units and two elective units

Core:

• Information Systems and Organisations
• Principles of Business Operations
• Business IT Project
• IT Project Management

Elective:

• Artificial Intelligence
• Back End Web Development
• Data Analysis and Visualisation with Python
• Introduction to Data Science and Big Data
• Professional and Career Development in IT

Assessments for all units are offered in a number of assessment cycles throughout the year. All units, except the project, are assessed by assignments and/or examinations.

Past papers and sample assessments:

Professional Issues in IT

View a Sample Assessment Assignment here.
View a Sample Mark Scheme Assignment here.

Information Systems Analysis

View a Sample Time Constrained Assessment here.
View a Sample Time Constrained Assessment Mark Scheme here.

Dynamic Websites

View a Sample Assessment Assignment here.
View a Sample Mark Scheme Assignment here.

Database Design and Development

View a Sample Assessment Assignment here.
View a Sample Mark Scheme Assignment here.

Information Systems and Organisations

View a Sample Assignment here (for assessment from December 2017).
View a Sample Mark Scheme here (for assessment from December 2017).

View a Sample Assessment here (for assessment up until September 2017).
View a Sample Mark Scheme here (for assessment up until September 2017).

Principles of Business Operations

View a Sample Assessment Assignment here.
View a Sample Mark Scheme here.

Office Solutions Development

View a Sample Assessment Assignment here.
View a Sample Mark Scheme Assignment here.

Students that complete the NCC Education Level 5 Diploma in Computing (L5DC) can enrol onto NCC Education’s final year BCIS or Computing top-up degrees:

The BSc (Hons) Business Computing and Information Systems top-up degree is delivered online by NCC Education and is validated and awarded by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

The BSc (Hons) Computing top-up degree is delivered at selected NCC Education Accredited Partner Centres and is awarded by the University of Greenwich

Or apply to Year 3 of a university degree programme.

For further details see the What Next? University Progression brochure here: https://www.nccedu.com/university-progression/

To start studying the NCC Education Level 5 Diploma in Business Information Technology:
All you need to do is search for a centre near you and contact them directly or drop us an email to admissions@newhopeinternationalschool.com and we can point you in the right direction.

To start providing the NCC Education Level 5 Diploma in Business Information Technology to your students:
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