Business Studies:Single

Course summary

Students who take Business Studies often also study Computing, Economics, Modern Languages, or Maths. But students committed to the arts or sciences should also consider taking Business Studies in this cost-centered world where most people will go on to either work for a business organisation or run their own business. All businesses (and other organisations like charities and hospitals) need sound business skills behind them. The Year 12 course includes the following topics. What is business? 1. Managers, leadership and decision making. 2. Decision making to improve marketing performance. 3. Decision making to improve operational performance. 4. Decision making to improve financial performance. 5. Decision making to improve human resource performance. In Year 13 we cover: 6. Analysing the strategic position of a business. 7. Choosing strategic direction. 8. Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies. 9. Managing strategic change.