Business

Course summary

This is a two-year Advanced Level course that looks at business in a variety of contexts such as large/small, UK focused/global and service/manufacturing. In these contexts students will consider: • The importance of decision making. • How business activities are interrelated and how they affect competitiveness. • The markets in which businesses operate. • How functional decisions and plans (e.g. a marketing campaign), are influenced by ethical and environmental issues. • Factors determining whether a decision is likely to be successful e.g. the quality of data. • How technology is changing the way businesses operate and compete. • The impact on stakeholders and their reaction to functional decisions. • The use of non-quantitative and quantitative data in decision making including index numbers, ratios and percentages. Students will use the internet, newspapers, magazines, television programmes and video clips, which all help to bring the subject alive by using topical material to illustrate key concepts. In addition to these opportunities, a variety of classroom strategies for learning are used alongside teacher-led subject teaching, such as group work, presentations and independent study.