Business A Level
Course summary
You will almost certainly one day either work in a business or own your own business, so this course will provide you with relevant skills and knowledge required to be successful in whatever your chosen future career path. Essentially, the subject is all about problem solving and decision making. We look at the decisions made by business leaders when running large and small businesses and how the external environment can affect the decisions that are made. The first year is mainly focused on the study of the main functional areas of business – marketing, finance, HR and operations. The second year goes onto expand our perspective to consider the bigger strategic issues such as growth, innovation and change. The examination and the majority of the lessons are based on real life business contexts and will ask students to reflect on the issues impacting modern businesses and to solve the problems with which they are presented. During the course you will also have the opportunity to study different types of businesses in different industries, and so gain a broad appreciation of the world around you.
Entry Requirements
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| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
Average point score | Minimum average point score of 4 | — |
Total point score | Minimum total point score of 20 | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
English Language | Grade 5 in English Language | — |
English Literature | Grade 5 in English Literature (if taken) | — |
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Assessment
Paper 1: Marketing, People and Global Business. Written exam: 2 hours, 100 marks, 35% of A Level Paper content: This paper will assess Themes 1 and 4: Marketing, People and Global Business Paper 2: Business Activities, Decisions and Strategy Written exam: 2 hours, 100 marks, 35% of A Level Paper content: This paper will assess Themes 2 and 3: Business Finance and Operations, Business decisions and Strategy. Paper 3: Investigating Business in a Competitive Environment Written exam: 2 hours, 100 marks, 30% of A Level Paper content: This paper will assess all 4 themes and will based on a pre-release Case Study issued in the November before the exam in the following summer. The context will focus on a broad context, such as an industry or market in which businesses operate. The question paper will be in two sections. The first section will focus on the broad context provided. This will be outlined to centres through the pre-released document. Questions will focus on the broad context. The second section will focus on at least one strand within the context provided, such as a particular business. Paper Structure for all three exams: Each paper will have two sections Sections A and B each comprise one data response question (case study) broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question. Students answer a range of extended writing questions and two 20-mark evaluations The A-level assess quantitative skills, making up a minimum of 10% of the overall marks. The skills tested include ratios, averages, fractions, percentages and calculation of profit and loss.
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