These new NPAs (National Progression Awards) will be available to centres from the 1st of August and each award consists of 3 units which are – NPA Internet Technology (SCQF Level 4) PC Passport: Introduction to the Internet and On-line CommunicationsF0H5 10 Internet SafetyInformation Literacy Skills This award will cover – NPA in Internet Technology (SCQF Level 4) (Outcomes) · Identify key components, terms and issues associated with the use of on-line communications · Locate information using basic Internet/intranet facilities…
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This is a new NPA (National Progression Award) which will be available to centres on the 1st of August. It consists of 3 units which are – Digital Communication MethodsDigital NumeracyDigital Computing This award carries 4 core skills across the award (Information Technology, Communications, Numeracy and Problem Solving). Please contact Vanessa Ranaldi (Vanessa.Ranaldi@sqa.org.uk) if you require further information. Mike Jannettamike.jannetta@sqa.org.uk
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Hi This week we are hosting the following PC Passport Events. This isan opportunity to give us feedback on these awards as they arecurrently being refreshed. The venues of these events are as follows – 8th (AM) (This event is full)Marriot Hotel, Glasgow (http://rsvpregister.com/event.php?431852) 8th (PM)Carlton Hotel, Edinburgh (http://rsvpregister.com/event.php?455743) 9th (AM)Patio Hotel, Aberdeen (http://rsvpregister.com/event.php?432132) 9th (PM)Hilton Hotel, Dundee (http://rsvpregister.com/event.php?422299) If you haven’t registered for an event there is still time to do so,however, the Glasgow event is full. Finally, if…
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February 14, 2007 - Bobby -
It has brought to our attention that there are two errors within the HN Exemplar DH36 34 HNC Computing Graded Unit – Version 8. Question 12 – Should have read `Anti-Spyware’ instead of `Spyware’Question 25 – C & D should have read base 10 and not 16. These amendments have now been made and the revised version is now available on the SQA Secure Website. Please ensure that if using this paper for your Exam that you have the most…
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February 13, 2007 - Bobby -
I just thought that I would take a few minutes to update anyone who visits this blog and give them details of what happened at this event. We had a good Heads of Centre event, held at SFEU, where we spent the morning looking at the DIVA project and then we gave further updates on the state of various developments where the majority are all due in centres for registrations in August. If you require a copy of the presentation…
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February 1, 2007 - Bobby -
Today the following Assessment Exemplars were posted to the SQA secure website: DH36 34 Computing Graded Unit (Version 7)DH36 34 Computing Graded Unit (Version 8)DH36 34 Computing Graded Unit (Version 9) To access this material, please liaise with your SQA Co-ordinator within your centre. It may be worth pointing out that all previous versions of the Computing GU exemplars (i.e. Version 1-6) have been withdrawn and the above versions are the only `moderated’ forms of assessment for this unit.
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January 21, 2007 - Bobby -
These workshops, for each of the Graded Unit 1 specifications which form part of the HNC Computing, HNC Information Technology and the HNC Interactive Multimedia Creation awards, are designed for individuals within centres who have the following responsibilities – The production of question papers and/or relevant marking schemes The marking of the candidate evidence in line with the marking scheme In the morning, we will be introducing good practice in the design and construction of a question paper with the…
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January 5, 2007 - Bobby -
Did you know that there are over 25,000 candidates studying (in one form or another) on the PC Passport awards/units? These awards are of Scottish design so you may like to add the following link to a new blog for PC Passport to your browser favourites? http://pcpassportblog.blogspot.com/ You may be aware that we are currently refreshing the PC Passport awards. It is planned that the new, refreshed and revitalised PC Passport NPA (National Progression Award) awards will be available in…
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January 5, 2007 - Bobby -
Happy New Year to you, our reader, and I hope that you have had a relaxing time over the festive break. We are now getting ready to move on with developments in 2007 and there’s a lot of activity around a number of projects in our area. It is important that communication between these developments and centres are at their highest so that planning can be achieved straight through from the SQA project initiation to Centre planning and delivery. To…
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December 19, 2006 - Bobby -
The CD-ROMs (HTML & SCORM V1.2) containing interactive materials produced using Course Genie for the following Units have been distributed to SQA Co-ordinators at all FE Centres: DH2T 34 – Computer Architecture 1D75X 34 – Information Technology: Applications Software 1DH3E 35 – Software Development: Structured ProgrammingDH35 34 – Computing: PlanningDH33 34 – Computer Operating Systems 1DH21 34 – Working within a Project Team This material is also available online at the following URL: http://www.e-learning-computing.com/
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