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 OUTLINE OF ASSESSMENT

Each Unit of the syllabus will be assessed separately. The same scheme of assessment will be applied
to each Module in each Unit. Grades will be awarded independently for each Unit.

The Assessment will be comprised of two components, one external component and one internal.

EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT FOR EACH UNIT (40 per cent)

Paper 01 This paper consists of forty-five (45) multiple- (20 per
(1 hour 30 choice items. There are fifteen (15) items on each cent)
minutes) Module.

Paper 02 This paper consists of three sections, each (20 per
(2 hours 45 corresponding to a Module in the Unit. Each cent)
minutes) section will contain two mini-case study scenarios.
Each scenario will present candidates with the kind
of situations that entrepreneurs come face to face
with on a daily basis. It will require candidates to
draw on their knowledge of all areas of the syllabus
in general, to critically analyse the issues involved
and prescribe real and defensible solutions to
problems.

Paper 03/1 (60 per cent)

SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT

Students should create a portfolio with evidence of their entrepreneurial experience in completing
their SBA. While it will not be submitted for external moderation, it is considered critical for students
‘to appreciate the concepts and reinforce them for life-long learning’.

Unit 1

Candidates must interview an entrepreneur and produce a written Case Study report and make an
oral presentation. The Case Study report should not exceed 1,500 words and must be presented as
outlined on pages 41 – 43. The presentation will be made to the teacher and peers in the classroom
setting. The School-Based Assessment requires that candidates undertake a project which must
demonstrate their skills in research, analysis, evaluation and presentation of information.

Unit 2

Candidates are required to undertake ONE project that includes conducting a Market Research on a
product or service and then develop a Business Model. Candidates must identify an original business
idea, translate the idea into a well-conceptualised business concept, and then build a Business Model
around it. This Business Model must demonstrate the basic market and economic feasibility of the
proposed business.

The market research report should not exceed 1500 words and must be presented as outlined on page
47. The Business Model should not exceed 1500 words and must be presented as outlined on pages
48 – 49.

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