Business
Minimum Entry Criteria
Desired: 7 in Business Studies or 7 in English Language
Essential: 6 in Business Studies or 6 in English Language
Board
Edexcel
Outline of the Course
Unit 1: Marketing and people
- Meeting customer needs, the market, marketing mix and strategy, managing people, entrepreneurs and leaders
Unit 2: Managing business activities
- Raising finance, financial planning, managing finance, resource management and external influences
Unit 3: Business decisions and strategy (this theme develops the concepts introduced in Unit 2)
- Business objectives and strategy, business growth, decision-making techniques, influences on business decisions, assessing competitiveness and managing change
Unit 4: Global business (this theme develops the concepts introduced in Unit 1)
- Globalisation, global markets and business expansion, global marketing, global industries and multinational corporations
Assessment
Type of Assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
|
1 |
Examination on Units 1 & 4 – Marketing, people and global business. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. |
2 hours, 100 marks |
35% |
2 |
Examination on Units 2 & 3 – Business activities, decisions and strategy. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. |
2 hours, 100 marks |
35% |
3 |
Examination on Units 1-4 (synoptic paper), based on a pre-released case study – Investigating business in a competitive environment. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. |
2 hours, 100 marks |
30% |
