Higher Administration and IT
What will I learn?
This course provides learners with experience of authentic senior administration tasks and engaging practical activities relevant to the world of work. It encourages candidates to organise their work effectively, be aware of current legislation and the importance of customer care. The course helps learners to develop advanced administrative skills and digital literacy, enabling them to contribute to the effective functioning of organisations in supervisory administrative positions.
How will I learn?
Practical activities to develop skills in advanced functions within IT applications, problem-solving, and organising, communicating and managing information. The IT applications studied will be:
Word-processing
Desk Top Publishing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Multimedia Presentations
Research activities to provide skills, knowledge and understanding in:
Problem Solving
Effective Teams
Key legislation
Customer service
Impact of digital technologies
Organising events
Internet Searching
Electronic Communication
How will I be assessed?
The assessment of the Course will be as follows: Question Paper (50 marks) – Learners will complete a 1 hour and 30 minute examination to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of administrative theory from all aspects of the course, and to draw valid conclusions based on the evidence provided.
Course Assignment (70 marks) – The purpose of this 2 hour assignment is to address challenge and application. It will assess learners’ ability to apply their problem solving and advanced IT skills in the context of a complex scenario.
Career Opportunities
- Students that enjoy Administration should consider careers, such as; Accounting Technician, Administrative Director, Civil Service/Local Government Officers, Database Administrator, Executive Assistant, GP Practice Manager, Hotel Receptionist, Information Systems/Administrative/ Office Managers and Teaching.
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:
Higher Administration and IT: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/47918.html
Higher Computing Science
What will I learn?
This course highlights the central role of computing professionals as problem-solvers and designers, and the far-reaching impact of information technology on our environment and society. It provides learners with an understanding of the technologies and develops wide range of practical skills that underpin our modern, digital world. The course also builds awareness of the importance of computing in meeting our needs today and for the future, in many fields including science, education, business and industry.
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 and 30 minute 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 web, database and software solutions to an appropriately challenging computing science problem.
Career Opportunities
Students that enjoy Computing Science should consider careers, such as; Software Developer, Web Designer, Information Systems Manager, Multimedia programmer, Database Administrator. The skills in the course are transferable to all areas of computing- related study including robotics, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, networking, cyber security, and systems analysis and testing.
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:
Higher Computing Science: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/56924.html
