Administration
Administration and IT provides students with essential skills for work, life and education.
Admin & IT looks at how businesses use Office software to help them run more efficiently. It concentrates on the following software:
- Spreadsheets (Excel)
- Databases (Access)
- Word Processing (Word)
- Presentation Software (PowerPoint)
- Internet searching
- Emails
- E-Diaries
It also helps to develop an understanding of administration in the workplace by the following theory:
- Skills and duties of an Administrator
- Customer service
- Health and safety
- Security of people, property and information
- Sources of information
- File management
- Corporate image
- Electronic communication
Assessment is mainly computer based:
Nat 3 & 4 - Internally assessed computer based tasks
Nat 5
- Computer based timed practical exam = 50 marks (Spreadsheets, databases and theory)
- Computer based timed practical exam = 70 marks (Word processing, communication and theory)
Higher
- Written Question Paper = 50 marks
- Computer based timed practical exam = 70 marks