HN Administration and Information Technology Network Support Event – Wednesday 25 February 2015 Hello and welcome – annual Network Support Event for Accounting. This is the first of our HN Events being hosted this month and next. Introduce self and Linda.

SQA Update Welcome and Introduction Domestics Purpose of Event Delegate packs Agenda for the day Introduction will be short and cover these topics: Domestics – use of 3 rooms today: Toilets and no fire alarm. Many familiar to this Event – but for new delegates and reminder to others: this Event is really a conduit to support the ethos of continued partnership working. SQA hosts and facilitates these Events with a view to supporting practitioners with the delivery and assessment of HN Frameworks by: providing information/updates, facilitating workshops and providing a forum for both formal and informal networking. As usual packs are available for all delegates They contain some useful information – which we will refer to during the day. As always, copies of presentations etc. will be added to the relevant subject pages on SQA website after the Event.

Network Support Event - Programme SQA Update SEV Annual Update Social Media: Enhancing learning, teaching and assessment Social Media with HN AIT Standardisation: Challenges within a merged centre Lunch E-Assessment opportunities within HN AIT Breakout session 1 / Breakout Session 2 - Workshop A E-Assessment: A practitioner’s approach - Workshop B E-marking of Graded Units Plenary

HN Administration & IT - Highlights QST Meetings (May & Oct 2014) Centre/Candidate Surveys Communication: Business Communication (H7TK 34) replaces Communication: Analysing and Presenting Complex Communication (DE3N 34) Formative Assessments available on secure site (Exemplars from old Units)

HN Administration & IT Prior Verified Assessments IT in Business: Advanced Databases F848 35 International Marketing: An Introduction DG6M 34 Customer Care DJ43 33 Human Resource Management: Core Activities H2W8 34 IT in Business: Spreadsheets F84V 34 Preparing Financial Forecasts F84R 35 E-Commerce Publishing Websites DV6G 34

HN Administration & IT New Alternative ASPs Published 2014-15 Administration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 2 F8KX 35 Administration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 3 F8KY 35 Office Technologies F7J9 34 IT in Business: Advanced Spreadsheets F849 35 Communication & Creating a Culture of Customer Care DE3N 34 & H1F0 34 ICT in Business & Presentation Skills F84W 35 & F84E 35

HN Administration & IT New Alternative ASPs in Production Publication imminent Administration and Information Technology: Graded Unit 1 F8KW 34 Office Administration F7JA 34 Publication April 2015 Office Management F84D 35 IT in Business: Advanced Word Processing F84A 35 IT in Business: Advanced Databases F848 35 (May 2015)

HN Administration & IT Other Resources SQA Secure site Graded Unit 3 – Marked script, marking checklist, example of remediation/re-assessment Understanding Standards Marked scripts with EV notes for Graded Units 1, 2 & 3

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