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Level 5 Business with IT takes units from Business Management and Administration & IT and packages them into a National Progression Award (NPA).
You will study two units from National 5 Business Management and two units from National 5 Administration & IT.
More information on these units is below:
What's in the Couse?
What's in the Couse?
Understanding Business
Understanding Business
In this topic you will learn about:
Role of business in society
Customer satisfaction
Types of business organisations
Objectives
External factors
Internal factors
Stakeholders
Assessment
Assessment
At the end of this unit, you will sit an SQA assessment. This assessment is a "pass" or "fail" and is based on "minimum competence". You will usually get two opportunities to pass this assessment.
IT Solutions for Administrators
IT Solutions for Administrators
This unit is made up of three topics. In this unit you will learn how to:
Spreadsheets – Creating, editing and applying advanced functions and formulae to a workbook
Databases – populating and editing a relational database, including manipulating information within a relational database
Word processing – editing business documents and applying the house styles
Assessment
Assessment
At the end of each topic, you will sit an SQA assessment. This assessment is a "pass" or "fail" and is based on "minimum competence". You will usually get two opportunities to pass this assessment.
Communication in Administration
Communication in Administration
In this unit you will learn how to:
Searching for and extracting/downloading relevant information
Features of reliable sources of internet information
Consequences of using unreliable internet sources of information
The features and benefits of corporate image
Creating new presentations and amend existing presentations
Using functions of desktop publishing to produce business documents
Using electronic methods to communicate information (e-mail, emerging technologies, e-diaries)
Assessment
Assessment
At the end of this unit, you will sit an SQA assessment. This assessment is a "pass" or "fail" and is based on "minimum competence". You will usually get two opportunities to pass this assessment.
Management of Marketing & Operations
Management of Marketing & Operations
This unit has two topics: Marketing and Operations. In this unit you will learn about:
Customers
Market research
marketing mix (Price, Product, Place, Promotion)
Suppliers
Inventory management
Methods of production
Quality
Ethical and environmental operations
Technology in marketing and operations
Assessment
Assessment
At the end of each topic, you will sit an SQA assessment. The assessment is a "pass" or "fail" and is based on "minimum competence". You will usually get two opportunities to pass each assessment.
SQA Assessment
SQA Assessment
As mentioned under each unit, you will have an SQA assessment at relevant points throughout the year. You must pass each assessment to get an overall NPA award.
Unit Assessments
Unit Assessments
You will be issued with official SQA assessments at appropriate times throughout the year. You will usually be given at least one weeks notice.
Understanding Business
You must pass 5 out of 6 assessment standards
Management of Marketing & Operations
You must pass 7 out of 9 assessment standards
IT Solutions for Administrators
You must pass 8 out of 10 assessment standards
Communication in Administration
You must pass 5 out of 6 assessment standards
Additional Information / Resources
Additional Information / Resources
SQA Unit Specifications
Management of Marketing & Operations
IT Solutions for Administrators
Progression
Progression
Pupils who successfully pass the Level 5 Business with IT NPA could go on to study the following:
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