Assessment overview
| Component | Marks | Duration | Weighting | insert text |
Operating in a local business environment (01) | 80 | 2 hours | 33⅓% | |
The UK business environment (02) | 80 | 2 hours | 33⅓% | |
The global business environment (03) | 80 | 2 hours | 33⅓% | |
All components include synoptic assessment.
Students must complete all components (01, 02 and 03) to be awarded the OCR A Level in Business.
All content will be assessed within each component.
Content overview
Content covers the following areas:
- Business objectives and strategic decisions
- External influences facing businesses
- Marketing and marketing strategies
- Operational strategy
- Human resources
- Accounting and financial considerations
- The global environment of business.
Students are introduced to the various types of business and stakeholders, and apply a range of business concepts in a variety of contexts, interpreting, analysing, and evaluating complex business information, and developing a more strategic view of business opportunities, problems and issues.