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Higher Administration & IT

Course Content

Assessment

​There are 3 main areas of study in Administration & IT.
  • Communication in Administration
  • Administrative Practices
  • IT Solutions for Administrators
Pupils will achieve a Higher qualification on the completion of an IT assignment and a written theory exam.

SQA Assignment:
58% of final grade and assesses your knowledge of the Practical elements of the course. You will carry out a range of tasks contributing to the planning of an event - Spreadsheets, Databases, Word Processing along with PowerPoint and E-Diary/E-mail.
Generally completed before the exam diet in May.
Written Question Paper:
42% of final grade. This is a written paper assessing pupils' knowledge of the theory aspects of the course. This exam is held within the May exam diet.

Useful Websites

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GLOW
GLOW gives pupils access to a range of groups and materials to help them revise. They can also use this to practice E-mail and E-Diary tasks. 
Please ask your class teacher if you cannot log in to GLOW or you can use the following Form.
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Bright Red Digital Zone - Microsoft Office
Pupils can sign up for free and access a wide range of revision materials.
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​GCFLearn Free

​This website contains handy tutorials and "how-to" guides for Microsoft Office applications

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​SQA - Higher Admin & IT
Please see the SQA website for information about the course and assessment arrangements. You can also access Past Papers and Marking Instructions for free revision.

Home Learning

IT Solutions for Administrators
  • How to guides and practice tasks for all software can be found on Bright Red Digital Zone.
Spreadsheets
  • Uses and features of Spreadsheets
  • Formulae and functions
  • Charting​
Database
  • Database Terminology
  • Creating a Database (practical tasks)
  • Queries and Reports (how-to guides and practical tasks)
  • Mail Merge (theory and tasks)
  • Query Criteria (Wildcards)
Word Processing
  • Layout of a letter
  • Manuscript Corrections
You can also access your Microsoft Teams group for more practice tasks and files - please make sure you speak to your class teacher if you are not in the group!​​


Administrative Practices
  • You can find notes and interactive quizzes for all topics on Bright Red Digital Zone​. You can register for free!
  • The N6 Admin & IT notes are available in the Team page - please let your teacher know if you are not in this group.
  • Command Words
Communication in Admin
Desktop Publisher
  • DTP Intro
  • DTP Extension Tasks
Powerpoint
  • Introductory Powerpoint Task
E-Mail
  • Good Email Etiquette
  • E-Mail Past Paper Tasks
Internet
  • Internet Research Tasks (N5/Higher AOK)
E-Diary
  • ​E-Diary Past Paper Tasks (N5/Higher AOK)
Please note: For E-mail & E-diary tasks pupils will need to use their GLOW accounts. If there are any issues logging into GLOW please use the following Form.

Textbooks

There are a number of useful textbooks available for Higher Admin & IT. These are not compulsory and each pupil will be issued with a notes booklet, but they are a great addition for revision at home.
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