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This course is optional
What will you study in this course?
What will you study in this course?
Administrative Practices - Skills and qualities of an administrative assistant, Key features of good customer care, Security of people, property and information, Planning with budgets and Travel arrangements.
IT Solutions for Administrators - Spreadsheets, Databases and Word Processing.
Communication in Administration - Searching for and extracting/downloading relevant information, Key features of reliable information, Functions of multimedia applications, Functions of desktop publishing, Electronic methods to communicate.
Where does this course lead to?
Where does this course lead to?
Successful students can progress to National 5 Administration & IT.
Course methodology
Course methodology
Largely IT based around a variety of contexts related to the world of work. Learning and teaching approaches will be pupil-centred, participative and practical in nature. There will be a balance between whole-class teaching and activity-based learning.
Assessment in this course
Assessment in this course
There is no formal examination for this course. Students must successfully complete the Unit Assessments including the Assignment below.
Assignment - Organise and support a small-scale event to a given brief, making use of current or emerging equivalent technologies, by:
Preparing for a small-scale event, making use of appropriate technologies where necessary. Preparing simple documents to support the event, using standard templates and utilising functions of IT applications. Communicating using electronic methods, showing a basic awareness of the communication’s context, audience and purpose. Carrying out straightforward follow-up tasks, making use of appropriate technologies where necessary
Additional Information
Additional Information
The following resources are very useful for this course:
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Bright Red publishing website
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