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HND Computer Games Development

November 11, 2008 - Bobby - 0

The first meeting of the Qualification Development Team (QDT) for the HND Computer Games Development was held this morning. There was a good attendance. This being the first meeting, we spent most of the time discussing the role of the QDT and the various tasks involved in developing a new qualification. But we also spent some time discussing the aims and objectives of the award, and the sorts of jobs that the course would lead to. These included games tester,…

HN annual report

November 7, 2008 - Bobby - 0

The HN annual report was made available on the SQA website today.

Leckie & Leckie – PC Passport (Intermediate)

November 6, 2008 - Bobby - 0

Leckie & Leckie have now officially launched their new Intermediate PC Passport publication which can be purchased direct from their website. I’ve listed below the two available publications: PC Passport Course Notes with CD-ROM – Beginner Level 2nd Edition (ISBN: 9781843725916) PC Passport Course Notes with CD-ROM – Intermediate Level 2nd Edition (ISBN:9781843725923) To place an order, please click on the URL below: http://www.leckieandleckie.co.uk/products/buy_online.asp

HNC Interactive Media Graded Unit – Assessment Writer Wanted

November 6, 2008 - Bobby - 0

Further to an earlier post by Bobby regarding the the availability of funds to develop a further three Assessment Exemplar packs for the above Unit, we are now seeking a writer(s) to develop this material. If interested, please contact me direct for further information (caroline.douglas@sqa.org.uk)

Video gaming to be bigger than music

November 5, 2008 - Bobby - 0

Interesting piece on the growth of video games in the next few years.

Additional examplars for HNC Interactive Media Graded Unit

October 23, 2008 - Bobby - 0

I agreed today, with colleagues in the Assessment Support team, to develop additional exemplars for the Graded Unit in the HNC Interactive Media award. At present there is only a single assessment exemplar for this unit (in fact, there is none, since the one we commissioned is not yet published… but it’s coming). So three additional packs will bring the total to four. The three new packs will be available to centres from April next year. The existing pack will…

Sector Panel meeting

October 23, 2008 - Bobby - 0

A bi-annual meeting of the Sector Panel for Computing met yesterday (in Glasgow). It was a good meeting, with most members managing to attend. The Panel is primarily responsible for advising SQA about external developments and helping me to identify what qualifications needs to be developed. It’s also a good forum to give me strategic direction on a number of issues. There are representatives of FE, HE, vendors, and industry serving on it. Yesterday’s agenda included a presentation about Glow,…

New Computing team (vocational awards)

October 20, 2008 - Bobby - 0

I previously mentioned that the Computing team was changing and we have now carried out the changes. Here is the new team set-up. HN SVQ team (new) – Upload a Document to Scribd The new team met this afternoon for the first time when we discussed the new responsibilities. Please download, print and keep this document since it will save you a lot of time if you contact the right person. The whole team look forward to working with you…

HND Computer Games Development

October 17, 2008 - Bobby - 0

We have now selected the lead developer and Qualification Development Team members for this development. Congratulations to Tony Gurney (Ayr College) in being selected as lead developer. The other members of the QDT are: Fiona Jackson (Forth Valley), Fiona Rushton (JWC), Ian Tyson (JWC), Gillian Flockhard (Dundee), Iain McArthur (JEC) and Scott Fleming (West Lothian). It’s not too late if you want to be involved in this exciting project. Let Caroline know if you do. We’re aiming to have the…

New core skills

October 13, 2008 - Bobby - 0

The entire suite of core skill frameworks has been updated recently, including the IT one. The changes are not huge but sufficient to make reference to the new skills vital before writing units or making any core skill claims. The changes are not retrospective… so there is no question of “re-auditing” existing qualifications to check if they are still compatible.