Structure
Qualification structure
The Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology consists of 6 mandatory units for a
combined total of 120 credits, 1200 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 480 Guided
Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.
Mandatory units
- Advanced Computer Networks (20 credits)
- Advanced Data Analytics (20 credits)
- Advanced Database Management Systems (20 credits)
- Management Information Systems (20 credits)
- Computers, Society and Law (20 credits)
- Computing Projects (20 credits)
Duration and delivery
The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study,
but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance,
online by approved centres only.
Assessment and verification
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified.
The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all
the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners
have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.
The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement
has been arrived at.
Equivalences
LCM qualifications at RQF Level 6 represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competences
that are assessed in academic terms as being equivalent to Bachelor’s Degrees with Honours, Bachelor’s
Degrees, Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Graduate Diplomas and Graduate Certificates.
