Professional Development Award (PDA) IT in Business – Level 7

Course Outline

 In this course, pupils will develop their IT skills in the use of database, spreadsheet and word processing applications, and use these to solve business/administrative problems presented in real-life scenarios.

 There is an expectation that pupils will work through set tasks and assignments independently with teacher support where required.

 Assessment

There is no final exam for this course – achievement of the units/course will be based on the completion of open-book internal assessment tasks in the following units.

1. IT in Business – Databases
2. IT in Business – Spreadsheets
3. IT in Business – Word Processing and Presentation Applications

 Pupil Eligibility

 This course is offered to pupils who have achieved a Grade A or B in Higher Administration and IT in S5 and who wish to further develop their IT skills.

 No pupils will be able to crash this course in S6.

Progression

 Modern apprenticeships in Administration or Business

• Courses of study in further or higher education
• Employment in an office-based occupation