Course information
Business Studies:Single
Heathfield Community College - East Sussex
01435866066
Cade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ
Course summary

This course is relevant to people with an interest in what is going on in the world around them, especially in terms of the behavior of small, medium-sized, and large businesses. It is for people who want to understand, analyze, and evaluate why businesses do what they do. It is not a course about how to set up a business but you will learn lots of useful things if that is what you want to do. It teaches you to be critical, and analytical and to write extended evaluations, giving you the necessary theoretical models so that you can evaluate real business decisions for yourself. This includes the following topic areas: 1. What is business? 2. Managers, leadership, and decision making 3. Decision-making to improve marketing performance 4. Decision-making to improve operational performance 5. Decision-making to improve financial performance 6. Decision-making to improve human resource performance 7. Analysing the strategic position of a business 8. Choosing strategic direction 9. Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies 10. Managing strategic change

Entry requirements

GCSE 6 or above in GCSE Mathematics

How you'll be assessed

This course is assessed using terminal examination and Non-Examined Assessment Paper 1: Written Exam 2 Hours 33.3% Two compulsory sections and two where there is a choice of questions. - Section A has 15 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) worth 15 marks. - Section B has short answer questions worth 35 marks. - Sections C and D have four essay questions (choice of one from two in each section) worth 25 marks each. Paper 2: Written Exam Time 2 Hours 33.3% Three data response compulsory questions worth approximately 33 marks each and made up of three or four-part questions. Paper 3: Written Exam 2 Hours 33.3% One compulsory case study was followed by approximately six analysis and evaluation questions.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityEast Sussex
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressCade Street, Heathfield, TN21 8RJ