Business Studies:Single

Assessment

A-level Business is a linear course, with all assessments occurring at the end of the two years. The assessment is made up of three papers. Paper One: Marketing, People and Global Business (2 hours, data response and extended-writing questions, 35% of A-level) Boys learn how businesses identify opportunities and explore how businesses focus on developing a competitive advantage through interacting with customers. They develop an understanding of how businesses need to adapt their marketing to operate in a dynamic business environment. Boys also explore how businesses recruit, train, organise and motivate employees, as well as the role of enterprising individuals and leaders. They investigate businesses that trade on a global scale and explore their reasons for doing so. Finally, they develop an understanding of the competitive global environment and consider the ethical and moral dimensions of global business activities. Paper Two: Business Activities, Decisions and Strategies (2 hours, data response and extended-writing questions, 35% of A-level) Boys develop an understanding of raising and managing finance and measuring business performance. They learn the importance of using resources efficiently in a business to ensure that goods or services can be delivered effectively, efficiently and to a high standard. They also consider the external influences that have an impact on businesses, including economic and legal factors. Boys learn to take a strategic view of business opportunities and issues. They consider the effects of change and how businesses mitigate risk and uncertainty. Further to this, boys will learn how to evaluate corporate objectives and analyse how businesses grow. Paper Three: Investigating Business (2 hours, data response and extended-writing questions, 30% of A-level) This paper requires boys to apply their knowledge of all aspects of the course outlined in Papers One and Two and tests their ability to produce extended responses drawing on a pre-released case study.