QQI Level 5 5N1358 Word Processing Assignment Brief 2026 | BCFE

5N1358 Assignment Brief

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Technique

1. Assignment – 20%

The assignment will allow learners to demonstrate a knowledge of LO’s 1,2,8,11

The assignment will be in two parts,

Part 1 – A short exploration of LO1 and LO2 by the learner
Part 2- A practical exercise allowing learners to demonstrate their knowledge of mail merge and label production.

1. The tutor should devise a brief that allows the learner to display their knowledge of LO 1 and LO 2 as follows : Learners are required to type a short report (less than 1 page) detailing 2 common uses of Word Processing applications and 4 features of a Word Processing application. Learners should also be provided with a selection of 4 commonly used toolbar icons that are associated with file handling and text formatting for example Bold, Highlight, Indent, Shadow, Save, Open, Print.  The learner should insert a brief explanation of the toolbar icon beside the relevant picture.

2. The mail merge exercise will require learners to :

• Create a mail merge document with at least 5 mail merge fields
• Create and save a data file with at least 5 records
• Merge data file into document
• Print merged document
• Use previously created data file to print labels

Evidence for this assessment technique may take the form of word processed documents. All instructions for the learner must be clearly outlined in an assignment brief

Assessment Criteria

2. Examination – 80%

The internal assessor will devise 2 practical exams, each of 1.5 hours that assess candidates’ mastery of specified practical skills demonstrated in a set period of time under restricted conditions.

The examination will cover LO’s 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13

During each examination the learner will be required to complete 2 documents.  Each document will require the learner to demonstrate a range of the specified learning outcomes.  The 4 documents in total should allow the learner to demonstrate their knowledge of all of the stated learning outcomes.  Tutors can decide how they divide the learning outcomes over each document but they must ensure that all are covered the examination the learner will have to complete 4 documents.

Each document will require candidates to demonstrate a range of word processing skills.

In completing these documents learners must be given the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of all of the following:

• Text processing to include – margins, line spacing, indenting text and paragraphs, borders and shading, numbering and bullets, copying and pasting, enhancing text, application of styles (LO 3 and LO 10)
• Document configuration to include – headers and footers, page numbering, paper size and paper orientation (LO 4)
• Proofing tools to include – spell check, thesaurus and search and replace. (LO 5)
• File management skills to include – creating files and folders, saving files in different formats, copying files and folders, renaming files, accessing file details, finding files using search facility (LO 6)
• Use of tables to include – creating, resizing, merging cells, inserting/deleting columns and rows, aligning text, applying borders and shading and sorting table content (LO 7 and LO 10)
• Use of markup facilities to track changes in documents (LO 9)
• Graphics to include – insertion and manipulation (LO 10)
• Print features to include – using print preview, single and multiple copies, printing specific pages, selecting parameters eg number of copies, printer name and adjusting the appearance and positioning of text and graphics. (LO 11)
• Use of templates to include – creating, storing, retrieving, completing and printing (LO 12)
• Use of additional resources eg help facility, reference books, websites to solve at least one familiar and one unfamiliar word processing problem (LO 13)

Evidence will be presented both In hard and soft copy

All instructions for the learner must be clearly outlined in an examination paper.

Assessment Criteria