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BTEC Level 3 Computing AAQ Unit 4 | Practical Programming | 30 PowerPoint Slides

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A comprehensive 30-slide PowerPoint for Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Computing AAQ – Unit 4: Practical Programming.

Designed for post-16 teaching and preparation for the internally assessed Pearson-set assignment. Covers Learning Aims A and B, including specification content A1–A5 and B1.

Learning Aim A – Principles of Software Development

• Input validation: presence, range, length, pattern and lookup
• Reading and writing CSV files
• File handling and exception management
• One-dimensional and two-dimensional arrays
• Append, insert, update and delete operations
• Linear and binary search algorithms
• Bubble sort and recursive quicksort
• Comparing algorithm efficiency
• Functions, procedures and code organisation
• User stories and unit testing
• Python unittest and flake8 linting

Learning Aim B – Managing Software Development

• Interpreting project requirements
• Breaking projects into features
• Given–when–then user stories
• Implementing and testing features
• Tracking functional milestones
• Maintaining Git repositories
• Recording issues and improvements
• Writing development documentation

What’s included:

• 30 PowerPoint slides
• Coverage of Learning Aims A and B
• Worked Python programming examples
• Searching and sorting comparison charts
• Model user stories and unit tests
• Example milestone documentation
• Assignment planning guidance
• Assessment criteria overview
• Confidence tracker and review activities

Ideal for BTEC Level 3 Computing AAQ, sixth-form and college teaching, programming lessons and independent study.

Examples support learning; students must produce their own programmed solutions and assessment evidence.

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