Business Studies:Single

Course summary

This A Level Business course enables you to develop a holistic understanding of a business and how it’s managed in a range of contexts. It shows you the role of generating enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues. It makes you aware of the ethical dilemmas and responsibilities faced by organisations. This course equips you with a range of relevant business and transferable skills including decision-making, problem-solving and critical thinking, it teaches you the importance of challenging assumptions. You will be able to apply numerical skills in a range of business contexts. These skills are all highly sought after and valued in a wide range of future careers. Year 12 Theme 1: • Marketing and People • Meeting customer needs • The market • Marketing mix and strategy • Managing people • Entrepreneurs and leaders Theme 2: • Managing business activities • Raising finance • Financial planning • Managing finance • Resource management • External influences Year 13 Theme 3: Managing business decisions and strategies. This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 2. • Business objectives and strategy • Business growth • Decision-making techniques • Influences on business decisions • Assessing competitiveness • Managing change Theme 4 : Global Business. This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 1. • Globalisation • Global markets and business expansion • Global Marketing • Global industries and companies (multinational corporations)