HN Business

Programme for the Day  Subject Update  Senior Verifier Feedback  Graded Unit 1 – David Marshall  Workshop 1  Lunch  Workshop 2  Plenary

Subject Update Tony Hamilton Qualifications Officer

Subject Update Recent developments  No change to HN Business frameworks as part of review  HN International Business & Trade award available Planned developments 2009/2010 – ♦NPAs in Enterprise & Employability (SCQF 4 & 5) ♦Review of PDA Enterprise & Employability (new award Enterprise only at SCQF 7)

Subject Update Qualification Support Team (QST) ♦Currently one QST for HN Accounting, AIT and Business ♦From 2009 – one QST for each subject area ♦QST meetings – 2 days + ½ day joint meeting ♦Remit of QST on HN Business subject page ♦Need for new QST members – Expression of Interest forms can be downloaded from HN Home page

Subject Update – Understanding Standards Exemplification of GU marking:  Graded Unit 2 - B grade project  Graded Unit questions at A, B and C  Access the website – At the foot of the scrolling menu on the right-hand side, click ‘HN Beta’. On receiving the password prompt, type in the following: Username: hnauthor Password: usw72 (HN section of Understanding Standards website secure to restrict access to staff only)

Subject Update – monitoring standards HN Business Units: ♦Economics 1: Micro and Macro Theory and Application DE3G 35 ♦Economic Issues: An Introduction DE3A 34 ♦ICT in Business DE3K 35 ♦Managing People and Organisations DE3D 34 ♦Evidence reviewed by two experienced assessors and an HE rep ♦Centres generally assessing to the correct level Report available on SQA website

Review aims Generic HN aims  Reduce volume of assessments  Remove prescriptive assessment conditions  Improve statement of standards  Improve core skills guidance  Ensure DDA compliant

Review aims Specific aims of HN Business review  Replace IT units  Revise Graded Units 1 & 2