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Business
Why study Business?
Business is a live subject and affects every action we experience. It prepares students for the living world and the business environment. Studying Business will give a solid foundation on which to base your degree subject. It will open many doors both in the world of work and university and it will introduce you to subject areas you have never studied before.
Course Outline
In the first year of the course, you will explore: what is a business and what are the different forms of businesses? What are the internal and external influences on businesses? How important are the stakeholders of all businesses?
What is the role of marketing in making decisions? How do businesses improve their financial performance, their operational performance and their human resource performance?
The second year of the course will deepen your understanding of the subject areas covered in your first
year, concentrating on how and why businesses need to change. How do you assess the current strategic position of a business? How does a business change direction? What strategies does a new business put in place to pursue a new direction? How does a business manage the changes?
Students will develop the knowledge and skills needed to analyse data, think critically about issues and make informed decisions – all skills that are needed for further study and employment.
Assessment
There are three A Level papers, each two hours long, covering how businesses make decisions regarding their Financial, Operational, Human Resource and Marketing performance and how businesses implement and manage strategic change.
Each paper contributes 33.3% weighting towards the
A Level grade. All questions are compulsory. Question papers use a variety of assessment styles including multiple choice, short answer, data response, essay and case studies. Real-life case studies will be used wherever possible to make it easier for students to relate to and apply their knowledge and skills, developed throughout the course.
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