Business & Admin L2 unit 3 assessment guidance
Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business and Administration
Assessment Guidance
Please note: In some cases, the examples provided in this guidance document have been taken direct from the vision2learn course materials. When marking, you must ensure that learners have not plagiarised these materials in their Assessment answers and that the work they have done is their own.
When marking work, please bear in mind that learners will provide alternative answers to those shown below and these responses are not necessarily incorrect. You will need to use your professional judgement to decide if the learner’s work satisfies the related assessment criterion / criteria.
Unit 3: Principles of managing information and producing documents
Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment
1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks.
[AC 1.1]
To achieve AC1.1, the learner will identify different types of information technology that may be used for work tasks. Answers will vary. The following information is included in Unit 3, Session 1, Page 2 of the course materials:
Businesses will use many different types of IT, and rapid developments mean that there are new technologies being introduced all the time. Some of the most popular uses of IT are:
Information exchange (sending emails, using the Internet, etc)
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Presentation software
Mobile information technology.
2. What are the benefits to businesses (and others) of using information technology for doing work tasks?
[AC 1.2]
To achieve AC1.2, the learner will outline the benefits of using information technology for work tasks. Answers will vary. The following information is included in Unit 3, Session 1, Pages 6 and 7 of the course materials:
The use of IT is
Assessment Guidance
Please note: In some cases, the examples provided in this guidance document have been taken direct from the vision2learn course materials. When marking, you must ensure that learners have not plagiarised these materials in their Assessment answers and that the work they have done is their own.
When marking work, please bear in mind that learners will provide alternative answers to those shown below and these responses are not necessarily incorrect. You will need to use your professional judgement to decide if the learner’s work satisfies the related assessment criterion / criteria.
Unit 3: Principles of managing information and producing documents
Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment
1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with), identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks.
[AC 1.1]
To achieve AC1.1, the learner will identify different types of information technology that may be used for work tasks. Answers will vary. The following information is included in Unit 3, Session 1, Page 2 of the course materials:
Businesses will use many different types of IT, and rapid developments mean that there are new technologies being introduced all the time. Some of the most popular uses of IT are:
Information exchange (sending emails, using the Internet, etc)
Word processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Presentation software
Mobile information technology.
2. What are the benefits to businesses (and others) of using information technology for doing work tasks?
[AC 1.2]
To achieve AC1.2, the learner will outline the benefits of using information technology for work tasks. Answers will vary. The following information is included in Unit 3, Session 1, Pages 6 and 7 of the course materials:
The use of IT is