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Overview

This course is designed to enable students to develop skills in communication and IT, and provides an understanding of how business and communication systems support the requirements of the workplace. Throughout the course, students develop these essential skills which will be of great benefit in future employment.

The course allows students to progress directly into employment in a wide range of occupational areas, including Business Administration, or to study for an Advanced level qualification.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to encourage students to:

• Choose, use and design business and communication systems to carry out a range of tasks and to solve problems, making effective use of relevant terminology, principles and methods, and recognising the strengths and limitations of the methods used.
• Develop a broad and balanced experience of the range of business and communication systems and their applications and an understanding of their capabilities and limitations in supporting the business organisation.
• Apply their knowledge and critical understanding to issues and problems in a range of appropriate contexts.
• Distinguish between facts and opinions and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data in order to make informed judgements.
• Appreciate the perspectives of a range of stakeholders in relation to the environment, individuals, society, government and enterprise.