Business Studies

Exam Board - AQA

Course Content

• What is business?

• Managers, leadership and decision making

• Decision making to improve marketing performance

• Decision making to improve operational performance

• Decision making to improve financial performance

• Decision making to improve human resource performance

• Analysing the strategic position of a business

• Choosing strategic direction

• Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies

• Managing strategic change

Methods of Assessment

What is Assessed	Assessment	Questions
Paper 1 Topics 1-6 above	Written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes	Three compulsory sections: Section A 10 multiple choice questions Section B short answer questions Section C two data response questions
Paper 2 All topics above	Written exam: 2 hours	Three data response compulsory questions
Paper 3 All topics above	Written exam: 2 hours	One compulsory case study followed by approximately six questions

Other Information

Students have the opportunity to visit actual businesses both in the UK and abroad to put theory into context.

Guest speakers from industry are invited to speak to students on alternative weeks.

Entry Requirements

GCSE 6 Business Studies or BTEC Merit of (if Business was not studied) GCSE 6 Maths