SQA EVENT CHINA 2012
UNITS RELATED TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, DEVELOPING PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS AND
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
Units subject to general upgrading as part of review process:
CURRENT
REPLACEMENT
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ICT Applications: Software 1 (D75X 34)
IT in Business: Spreadsheets (DE1M 34 ) in HND Admin and IT
IT in Business: Databases (DE1N 34)
IT in Business: Advanced Spreadsheets (DE1V 35)
IT in Business - Advanced Databases (DE1W 35)
Presentation Skills ( DE20 35)
unchanged
IT in Business: Spreadsheets (F84V 34)
IT in Business: Databases (F84X 34)
IT in Business: Advanced Spreadsheets (F849 35)
IT in Business - Advanced Databases (F848 35)
Presentation Skills (F84E 35)
COMMUNICATION
Communication: Analysing and Presenting Complex
Communication (DE3N 34)
unchanged
PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Personal Development Planning (DE3R 34) in HND Business
awards only
Developing the individual within a Team (DF46 35)
unchanged
Developing the individual within a Team (F86Y 35)
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
Office Technologies (DE1R 34)
Office Management (DE1X 35)
1
Office Technologies (F7J9 34)
Office Management (F84D 35)
SQA Event: Summary of Changes for Administration, IT and Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Units subject to replacement and/or significant change as part of the review process:
CURRENT
REPLACEMENT
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT in Business: Word
Processing and
Presentation Applications
(DE1L 34)
IT in Business: Word
Processing and
Presentation
Applications (F84C 34)
IT in Business - Advanced
Word Processing (DE2G 35)
IT in Business Advanced Word
Processing (F84A 35)
2
Content:
 Reduce duplication of knowledge and skills between this Unit and the
advanced level
 Outcomes covers either knowledge OR skill.
 Increased emphasis on proof reading as part of creation of documents More
guidance on ‘mailable’ copy and removal of the large timed element.
 A timed element exists but it is more closely linked to the vocational
demands and is not an artificial barrier for other skills evidence
Assessment:
 Includes opportunities for candidates to present work in electronic format
thus reducing costs and environmental damage linked to use of paper
Need to consider:
 Agreement re standards for ‘mailable’ copy and your Centre house-style to
ensure consistency across Assessors
Content:
 Clarified outcomes - knowledge or skill,
 Identified better levelling of skills/knowledge for this Unit to ensure clear
progression
 New outcomes:
o 01 Evaluate existing document processing procedures and explain
the importance of an organisational house-style
o 03 Perform an advanced mail merge
Assessment:
 Error tolerances replaced by adherence to mailable copy,
 Electronic submissions permitted
SQA Event: Summary of Changes for Administration, IT and Personal and Interpersonal Skills
CURRENT
Using Software Application
Packages (D85F 34) in HND
Business awards
REPLACEMENT
IT in Business:
Spreadsheets (F84V 34)
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Feedback from Centres noted that there was a high degree of duplication
between the former Unit and ICT: Applications Software 1.
Content:
 Three outcomes
1 Create a spreadsheet design to provide solutions for a business scenario.
2 Present spreadsheet data in graphical form and interpret the results.
3 Provide solutions to a business scenario using spreadsheet statistical
functions
Assessment:
 All outcomes are open book and opportunities exist to integrate with other
Units
IT in Business: Desktop
Publishing
IT in Business: Desktop
Publishing (FG67 34)
Content:
 Old 02 now split into two separate outcomes – one focusing on planning the
design and production of a document and one focusing on creating a
document, evidence requirements clarified
Assessment:
Removal of artificial barriers eg controlled conditions
Business Information
Management (DE1Y 35)
ICT in Business (F84W
35)
This 2-credit Unit replaces
 Business Information Management (01 and 02)
 Project Management (03 and 04)
 new outcome 5 introduces Presentation Skills
Assessment:
 Allows integration of delivery and/or assessment with Office Management,
Developing the Individual within a Team and Presentation Skills
and
Project Management
(D76J 35)
3
SQA Event: Summary of Changes for Administration, IT and Personal and Interpersonal Skills
CURRENT
REPLACEMENT
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
PERSONAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Developing Skills for
Personal Effectiveness
(DF4D 33)
Personal Development
Planning (DE3R 34) note
for HND Admin and IT
only
Content:
 Focus is on the individual’s goals in relation to improving qualifications, core
skill or a vocational area
 Assessment requires candidates to produce a portfolio of evidence
Need to consider:
 Delivery of this unit would be best if across the whole year
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
Office Administration
(DE1P 34)
Office Administration
(F7JA 34)
Content:
 Knowledge/skills in 01 and 04 refined and refocused
 02 Evaluate the causes of, and coping strategies to deal with work related
stress
 03new knowledge/skill focus systems within Customer Service
Assessment:
 removed controlled conditions to allow greater flexibility and open up
possibilities of integrated assessments across Units
Need to consider:
 Links to:
o Behavioural Skills for Business - examines stress in self and others
(02)
o Creating a Culture of Customer Care (03)
4
SQA Event: Summary of Changes for Administration, IT and Personal and Interpersonal Skills