Course Content

Assessment

There are 3 main areas of study in Administration & IT.

• Communication in Administration
• Administrative Practices
• IT Solutions for Administrators
  

N4:
Pupils can achieve a National 4 Qualification by completing and passing three unit assessments and an Added Value Unit.

N5:
Pupils will achieve a National 5 Qualification by completing and passing three unit assessments and a final exam.

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Pupil Resources

Edmodo
There will be an Edmodo group available for National 4/5 Admin & IT pupils. Please join Edmodo and ask your teacher for the group code.

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

Teach-ICT
The department has a subscription to Teach ICT.  Login details can be obtained from their class teacher.

SQA Website
The SQA website is a useful resource to inform pupils about the course itself. There are also past papers available for free revision.

Bright Red Digital Zone
Pupils can sign up for free and access a wide range of revision materials.

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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)

Word Processing

• Layout of a letter
  

Administrative Practices

• You can find notes and interactive quizzes for all topics on Bright Red Digital Zone
  

You can register for free!

Communication in Admin

Desktop Publisher

• DTP Intro
• DTP Extension Tasks

Powerpoint

• Introductory Powerpoint Task

E-Mail

• Good Email Etiquette

Internet
E-Diary

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Textbooks