IT Short Course - SQA Information and Communication Technology Level 6 NQ

What is special about this course?

This Unit is about using complex information and communication technology (ICT) independently to access, process, and present information in everyday settings, ideally as a follow-on from Information and Communication Technology (SCQF Level 5).

Entry requirements

Information and Communication Technology Level 5 or previous experience of MS Word, Excel and Access.

You will learn how to:

• select and start up software (for example, word-processing, spreadsheet, database, media packages) to perform a range of activities
• be aware of common hardware and software problems, and resolve simple hardware or software problems (for example, using on-screen help, software and hardware manuals)
• enter and edit data using appropriate applications software
• locate and extract information in different formats from a range of local or remote data sources (for example, the internet, CD-ROM, intranet, your own computer)
• apply a complex search strategy to find information (for example, choice of source, order of searching, choice of keywords)
• evaluate the information found against a set of criteria you select (for example, currency, reliability, bias, relevance, appropriateness of format)
• evaluate your complex search strategy (for example, did it produce information that matched your chosen criteria, was it effective in terms of time and cost?)
• present information in an appropriate mode (for example, display on screen, print out, play an audio/video file)
• keep data secure and well managed (for example, by using passwords, using virus protection software, backing up data, maintaining personal file area).

Fees

Most full-time students will have their fees paid.

Students on part-time courses may also be eligible to have their course fees waived.