Business Studies:Single

Assessment

Three two-hour written examinations at the end of the course, with 100 marks available on each. Papers 1 and 2 are each worth 35% of the total qualification. Paper 3 is worth the remaining 30%. Paper 1 Marketing, people and global business. Questions will be drawn from themes 1 and 4. The paper comprises two sections, A and B. Each comprises one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question. Paper 2 Business activities, decisions and strategy. Questions will be drawn from themes 2 and 3. The paper comprises two sections, A and B. Each comprises one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question. Paper 3 Investigating business in a competitive environment. Questions will assess content across all four themes. For paper 3, questions will be based on a pre-released context document. The paper has two sections, with both comprising a data response question broken down into parts, including one extended open-response question.