2. Understanding Standards: Administration and IT National 5
An Overview of Course Assessment

3. What this Presentation Covers
Course Assessment – Summary
Question Paper – Format
Question Paper – Mark Allocation
Assignment – Summary
Assignment – Mark Allocation
Assignment – Resources
Assignment – Supervision, Control and Authentication
Assignment – Assistance

4. National Qualification Revised National Qualification
Course Assessment - Summary
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Question Paper
Not applicable 50
Assignment
100 70
Total Marks
120

5. Revised National Qualification
Question Paper – Format
Revised National Qualification
Total Marks 50
Proportion of Course Marks
42%
Question 1 and 2
Spreadsheet and Database
Question 3
Theory
Time Allowed
2 hours (excluding printing time)
Undertaken
During main exam diet
Marked
Marked externally by SQA

6. Question Paper – Mark Allocation
Area of Course
Mark Allocation
Spreadsheets
20 marks with a variance of +/- 3 marks
Databases
Theory
10 marks with a variance of +/- 3 marks

7. National Qualification Revised National Qualification
Assignment – Summary
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Total Marks
100 70
Proportion of Course Marks
100%
58%
Evidence Required
Printouts of tasks
Timing
Within 4 hours
Within 3 hours, (excluding printing time), in a maximum of 2 sittings – all printing should be completed on the same day as the assignment sitting.
Issued
Set by SQA on an annual basis
Marked
Marked externally by SQA

8. National Qualification Revised National Qualification
Assignment – Issue and Submission
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Issued
Mid-February
End-February/Beginning March
Submitted
April pick up
March pick up

9. Assignment – Mark Allocation
Area of Course
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Word Processing
18 marks with a variance of +/- 3 marks
30 marks with a variance of +/- 3 marks
Desktop Publishing
Spreadsheet
Database
Communication
Theory
15 marks with a variance of +/- 5
10 marks with a variance of +/- 3 marks

10. Assignment – Resources
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Electronic files supplied by SQA
and e-diary facilities
A personal computer with internet access
A personal computer or laptop, with internet access
Software to allow word-processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation and desktop publishing functions
Software to allow word-processing, desktop publishing and presentation functions

11. Conducted under a high degree of supervision and control
Assignment – Supervision, Control and Authentication
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Candidates must carry out the assignment:
on an individual basis
without any reference materials
without any teacher/lecturer support
Conducted under a high degree of supervision and control

12. Assignment – Assistance
National Qualification
Revised National Qualification
Teachers and lecturers should not assist candidates with the assignment