GCSE Business and Communication Systems

GCSE Business and Communication Systems

Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

About the Course
This one year IT course allows you to develop both practical computer skills and administrative skills as required in today's modern office. The course provides you with an opportunity to learn about the different types of communications and administration procedures within the business world, which can be of practical and personal value as well as serving as an introduction to further education, training and the world of work.

You will learn how a business organisation operates in terms of: the role of the Human Resource department and how it supports the employees of a business; the various administrative services that support business transactions and the use and effectiveness of different types of communications used within a business.

You will learn and develop the IT skills used in the business environment in the areas of: word processing; using a spreadsheet; using a database; using a desktop publishing/graphics package.

You will use all the above IT applications to compose your own business documents in terms of business letters, reports, e-mails, graphs, charts and memoranda. At all points in your practical work you will learn how to review the accuracy, presentation and quality of the documents you produce.

The scheme of assessment consists of two papers. Paper 1 is a written paper testing knowledge of business communications (33%). Paper 2 tests practical skills using computers (67%). There is no coursework element.