Business

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GCSE Business Studies

Key Stage 4

Edexcel GCSE Business Studies (2009)

GCSE Business Studies will enable students to actively engage and develop as effective and independent students. This course gives students the opportunity to become critical and reflective thinkers and to build arguments and make informed judgments.

Year 10

Unit 1: Introduction to Small Business (external examination, 25% of the course)

This unit has five areas of study:

- Spotting a business opportunity

- Showing enterprise

- Putting a business idea into practice

- Making the start-up effective

- Understanding the economic context

Unit 2: Controlled Assessment (25% of the course)

This unit of work is based on the theory learnt during Unit 1. Students have to choose a question, from a range set by Edexcel, and then research, analyze and apply findings to answer the question posed.

Year 11

Unit 3: Building a Business (external examination, 50% of the course)

This unit also has five areas of study:

- Marketing
- Meeting customers needs
- Effective financial management
- Effective people management
- The wider world affecting business

Completion of this course would award students with 1 GCSE.

BTEC Extended Certificate in Business

This course is equivalent to 2 GCSE’s and is delivered in Year 12 as a one year program of study.

The program of study consists of three mandatory and two optional units of work:

Mandatory units

Unit 1: Business Purposes

Unit 2: Business Organizations

Unit 3: Financial Forecasting for Business

Optional units

Unit 4: People in Organizations

Unit 11: Customer Relations in Business

Key Stage 5

BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Business

This is a two year course and is broadly equivalent to 1 GCE A Level.

The program of study consists of four mandatory and two optional units of work:

Mandatory units

Unit 1: The Business Environment

Unit 2: Business Resources

Unit 3: Introduction to Marketing

Unit 4: Business Communication

Optional units

Unit : Another optional unit to be confirmed

Unit 11: Development Planning for a Career in Business