N5 Administration and IT
What will I learn?
Learners will develop:
An understanding of administration in the workplace and key legislation affecting both organisations and employees.
An understanding of good customer care and its benefits to organisations.
Digital skills and how to use them to perform administrative tasks.
Organisational skills in the context of organising and supporting events.
How will I learn?
Practical activities to develop skills in IT applications, problem-solving, organising, and managing information. The IT applications studied will be:
Word-processing
Desk Top Publishing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Multimedia Presentations
Electronic Communication
Research activities to provide skills, knowledge and understanding in:
Customer service
Health and Safety
Security
Internet Searching
File Management
Corporate Image
Electronic Communication
How will I be assessed?
The assessment of the Course will be as follows:
Question Paper (50 marks) – a 2 hour practical examination to demonstrate their knowledge of using IT functions in spreadsheet and database applications, problem-solving and administration theory.
Course Assignment (70 marks) – a 3 hour practical examination to demonstrate their IT skills when producing and processing information, investigating, communicating and problem-solving
Career Opportunities
Students that enjoy Administration and IT should consider careers, such as; Accounting technician, Civil Service/Local Government Assistants, Database Administrator, Personal Assistant, GP Practice Clerical Assistant, Hotel receptionist and Information Systems/ Administrative/Office Managers.
SQA Links
Please use the link below to visit the SQA Administration and IT National Qualifications page, there you will find the full course specification, past papers and marking schemes and a variety of useful documents:
N5 Administration and IT: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47435.html
N5 Computing Science
What will I learn?
The course focuses on 4 main areas of study:
Software Design and Development
Database Design and Development
Web Design and Development
Computer Systems
How will I learn?
Research activities to provide skills, knowledge and understanding in:
Legal and security implications
Technical specifications
Environmental issues
Logical and Creative thinking
Problem Solving
Communication
Analysis and Design
Testing and Evaluation
Practical activities to develop skills using advanced functions within the HTML, JavaScript, Visual Basic and SQL programming languages, to implement solutions.
How will I be assessed?
Question Paper (110 marks) – Learners will complete a 2 hour examination to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the Course Content and its application in a meaningful context.
Course Assignment (50 marks) – Learners will complete a practical assignment over 8 hours to demonstrate practical application of knowledge and skills to develop database, web and software solutions to a computing science problem. It will assess learners’ skills in analysing a problem, designing, implementing and testing a solution to the problem, and reporting on that solution.
Career Opportunities
Students that enjoy Computing Science should consider careers, such as; Software Developer, Web Designer, Information Systems Manager, Multimedia Programmer, Systems Analyst and a Database Administrator.
SQA Links
Please use the link below to visit the SQA Computing Science National Qualifications page, there you will find the full course specification, past papers and marking schemes and a variety of useful documents:
N5 Computing Science: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/56923.html
