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Overview

This course has been designed to provide a modular approach to Business Studies with the purpose of encouraging students to focus on their local business environment and to study the way in which these businesses operate in a modern day mixed economy. The course encourages students to take an investigative approach to the subject.

The course allows students to progress either directly into employment, or to study for an Advanced level qualification.

Specification aims

The aims of this specification are to encourage students to:

• Make an effective use of relevant terminology, concepts and methods and recognise the strengths and limitations of the ideas used.
• Apply their knowledge and critical understanding to current issues and problems in a wide range of appropriate contexts.
• Distinguish between facts and opinions, and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data in order to help build arguments and make informed judgements.
• Appreciate the perspectives of a range of stakeholders in relation to the environment, individuals, society, government and enterprise.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of how the main types of business organisation are organised, staffed, financed, controlled and operated.
• Use terminology, concepts and methods in acquiring a critical understanding of business behaviour with particular reference to the businesses studied.
• Perceive business behaviour within the social, economic, ethical, political and legal environment which constrains and supports that behaviour.
• Demonstrate flexibility of thought and judgement which promotes an understanding of change, including change brought about by new technologies, and ability to cope with it.
• Use appropriately skills of numeracy, data handling, investigation, selection, presentation, interpretation, analysis and evaluation.