Business Studies:Single
Course summary
During the first year you will be introduced to the market, which will enable you to understand how businesses identify opportunities and to explore how businesses focus on developing a competitive advantage through interacting with customers. You will also consider ‘people’, exploring how businesses recruit, train, organize and motivate employees, as well as the role of enterprising individuals and leaders. You will then go on to explore the finance and operations functions and investigate external influences on business. Career paths: It will provide you with one of your three A Level requirements for entry onto a university degree course. It will also substantially help with any management aspirations in business such as Finance, Marketing, Human Resources or Operations. Alternatively, you will have received the basic skills required to set up and run your own small business.
Entry Requirements
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| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 2 gcse qualifications at grade 6.0 or above | — |
GCSE qualifications | 4 gcse qualifications at grade 5.0 or above | — |
Mathematics | Grade 5 in Mathematics | — |
As published by the school
You do not need to have studied Business Studies at GCSE and you will not be disadvantaged in the slightest if you have not. On a number of occasions, the highest attaining students have been those who have not studied Business at GCSE. Students require at least a Grade 5 in Math GCSE as the course contains a great deal of number work.
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Assessment
At the end of year 2 you will be required to sit three exams: Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses (35% of total award) Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy (35% of total award) Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment (30% of total award) Each of the three papers are two hours long. Each paper comprises of two sections each containing one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question. Paper 3 is synoptic, so will therefore assess content across all themes of the A Level course. Paper 3 is based on a pre-released context. The context will focus on a broad area, such as an industry or market in which businesses operate. A new context document will be issued to the school each year. Students will be able to research the context prior to the exam, but will not be allowed to take any of their research data into the examination.
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