Unit 23 Emerging Trends and Technologies Assignment Brief 2026

Unit 23 Emerging Trends and Technologies Assignment Brief

Unit in Brief

Learners will gain knowledge of computing technologies and how to interact with them, and how this is evolving. They will design and create a cloud-based solution to meet identified requirements.

Unit introduction

The way we use and interact with computers, along with the technologies that are utilised to meet people’s needs, is constantly evolving. In recent years we’ve seen significant developments in mobile technologies, digital assistants, and virtual reality to name just a few. We’ve also seen an increase in the way individuals and organisations utilise cloud technologies to solve a range of issues.

In this unit, you will first explore the developments in computing and how these technologies impact on users and larger society. You will then learn about approaches to designing, developing and testing cloud-based solutions to identified problems. You will respond to a set of client requirements by analysing the client requirements to produce a proposal and design documentation for a complete solution. You will produce a cloud-based solution that utilises front-end and back-end components demonstrating an iterative approach to development through the testing and refinement of your solution. Finally, you will evaluate your solution against the identified requirements.

Learning Aims

In this unit, you will:

A. Investigate developments in computing

B. Design a cloud computing solution to meet identified requirements

C. Deploy a cloud computing solution to meet identified requirements.

Summary of Unit

Assessment Criteria

Essential information for Assignments

The recommended structure of assessment is shown in the unit summary, along with suitable forms of evidence. Section 6 Internal assessment gives information on setting assignments and there is also further information on our website.

There is a maximum number of two summative assignments for this unit.

The relationship of the learning aims and criteria is:

Learning aim A: (A.P1, A.P2, A.M1, A.D1)

Learning aims B and C: (B.P3, B.P4, C.P5, C.P6, B.M2, C.M3, BC.D2)

Essential Information for Assessment Decisions

Learning aim A

For Distinction standard, learners evaluate the developments in technology in at least three different industries and in different areas of society. Learners will evaluate the impact of different technologies, which will include an exploration of trends in design, developments in technologies and ways in which human computer interaction has developed.

The evaluation will look at the ways in which computing technology is used to solve problems and meet specific objectives, drawing comparisons between uses in different contexts. The learner will consider different aspects of the solutions, for example the physical systems required, the connections and data, and how these impact the quality and application of identified solutions, as well as availability to different organisations and users. The evaluation should consider a range of benefits, risks and drawbacks of the identified technologies and ways that adopting these systems can impact organisations and wider society.

Learners will provide supported value judgements as to the impact developments in technology can have in specific cases. Overall, the evidence will be logically structured with correct technical information.

For Merit standard, learners will analyse developments in technology in different industries and areas of society. Learners will consider the use of different types of technology, and how the changes impact on organisations, individuals and society as a whole, exploring how they are used in different contexts.

The analysis will look at the ways in which these technologies are applied to solve problems and meet specific needs. The analysis should consider a range of benefits, risks and drawbacks of identified technologies and ways that developments, and adopting these systems, can impact organisations and wider society.

Overall, the evidence will be logically structured, technically accurate and easy to understand.

For Pass standard, learners will describe the current and emerging trends in computing technologies, including ways in which users interact with systems has developed. Learners will explore how and why changes in technology occur, and the fundamental component parts that make up systems how these improve/evolve over time. The learner will explore how different technologies are applied in different industries and in wider society, and how changes in these technologies impact on the organisation and individuals. Learners will identify and explain ways that these technologies are applied to solve problems and meet specific needs. Learners should consider benefits, risks and drawbacks of the technologies that they identify.

Overall, the evidence will be logically structured. It may be basic in parts, for example the range of technologies may not be extensive, and the risks, benefits and drawbacks may be unbalanced or generic. The evidence may contain minor inaccuracies or omissions.

Learning aims B and C

For Distinction standard, learners will use evidence from their planning documents, deployment testing and monitoring, and the feedback of others to support a comprehensive evaluation of their solution in relation to the identified requirements. The evaluation will provide value judgements of the refinements they made to the solution throughout development, and how the refined solution meets the identified requirements. The learner will consider alternative ways that the problem could have been solved, and why the final solution was chosen.

For Merit standard, learners will utilise the feedback of others to refine the quality and appropriateness of their solution design. Learners will provide evidence of their initial designs, a record of feedback received and evidence of how the feedback was considered and implemented. They will provide evidence that includes the initial and refined designs. Learners will provide a justification of any changes made during the design stage with reference to the identified requirements.

At this level, the planning documentation should be of sufficient quality, clarity and detail so that a third party could, with minimal difficulty, use them create the proposed solution.

Learners will demonstrate an iterative approach to development and testing to produce a robust cloud-based stack solution that makes effective use of the appropriate front-end and back-end tools to meet identified requirements.

Learners should clearly demonstrate how they have tested and monitored the deployed solution, with consideration of how the solution meets functional and non-functional requirements. Learners will demonstrate a range of testing methodologies (e.g. stress testing, functional testing, security testing) to ensure that the solution is robust, although some minor issues will persist.

Evidence of testing should demonstrate appropriate use of test plans and apply appropriate, detailed unit test cases (UTCs), where appropriate the test cases should identify the data to be used with consideration of valid, valid extreme, invalid, invalid extreme, erroneous test data.

The solution will meet most user requirements but the implemented solutions may not be the most efficient.

At this level, any code produced for the solution will have a logical structure. It will make use of precise logic and programming structures which result in correct outcomes. The solution will handle a range of user errors and rogue inputs to ensure a fairly robust system, but some minor issues may persist. The code will be maintainable by a third party through the use of mostly consistent and appropriate naming conventions, logical organisation and mostly informative commenting.

The solution will provide a good experience through good quality user interface design, mostly effective input handling, generally informative guidance and messages to the user, and mostly effective output formatting.

For Pass standard, learners will develop a set of design documentation for a cloud-based solution that utilises front-end and back-end tools. The design documents should clearly identify the functional requirements, the non-functional requirements and KPIs which the system will be judged against. The plans should include a review of different cloud service providers and the tools they offer identifying which tools will be utilised to meet the identified requirements.

Learners will provide evidence of having received feedback on their plans, developing their solution accordingly.

At this level, plans must be of a reasonable quality, so that a third party could mostly create the proposed solution, but there may be some minor difficulties due to lack of detail or clarity in places.

Learners will demonstrate an appropriate approach to development, testing and monitoring of a cloud-based solution demonstrating that they can use front-end and back-end tools and components to meet identified requirements. Although at this level some errors may persist.

Testing will demonstrate some consideration of functional and non-functional requirements and a range of testing methodologies, but at this level is likely to be unbalanced and focus more heavily on functional testing.

There will be basic evidence of the use of appropriate tools to monitor the system and respond to issues in order to improve the solution.

The solution will meet some of the user-requirements and may be inefficient.

At this level any code produced for the solution (if required) will have a mostly logical structure. It will make use of some precise logic and programming structures which result in mostly correct outcomes. The code will handle some user errors and rogue inputs but some issues may persist. The code will be mostly maintainable by a third party through the use of some consistent and appropriate naming conventions; some logical organisation; and some informative commenting.

The solution will provide a reasonable user experience through the use of basic user interface design, some effective input handling, some informative guidance and messages to the user, and some effective output formatting.

Learners will provide evidence that they have reviewed the solution with others and will provide evidence of how that feedback was used to develop the solution further.

Links to other units

This unit links to:

• Unit 4: Programming
• Unit 6: Website Development
• Unit 13: Software Testing
• Unit 15: Cloud Storage and Collaboration Tools
• Unit 25: Full Stack Development.

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