Subjects > Business > Examples of Work
This vocationally based GCSE course looks at business and the economy. It aims to prepare you for the types of situations you will find yourself in when you begin work.
The coursework covers the four main elements of business:
- Personnel - how staff are recruited and trained, employment laws etc.
- Finance - how money is raised and handled by firms, eg accounts
- Production - how things are made in industry
- Marketing - how new products/services are developed and sold.
You will cover this coursework by tackling real business problems in a practical way, e.g. in the personnel module you will apply for a job as an applicant but also look at the role of the personnel manager and hold interviews.
Information Technology is used to a large extent in the production and presentation of coursework.
This syllabus is particularly suitable for students considering a GNVQ Business course or A level Business Studies/Economics at college or as a general grounding in business and the economy.
Assessment
Coursework/optional examination 25%
Examination 75%
Background
Business Studies was introduced as a GCSE subject at Snaith School in September 1990. The syllabus chosen was the NDTEF single option or 'Hampshire Scheme' (now ICAA) and over the years this has proved a most successful course. The support offered by ICAA through teaching materials, training and advice has been most valuable. We are currently using the G37 specification accredited through CCEA (The Northern Ireland Council For The Curriculum Examinations and Assessment).
Aims
The GCSE Business Studies Syllabus aims to give students opportunities to:
- make 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