St Andrews HS Business Studies Dept Intermediate 1 Business Management

St Andrews HS Business Studies Dept

Intermediate 1 Intermediate 1 Business Business

ManagementManagement


Why Business Management?Why Business Management? The study of Business Management can

provide a valuable experience which can enhance an individual’s understanding of a key area in society and provide skills and knowledge which can be used in a wide variety of types of employment. It can:

To develop basic skills in: problem solving in business situations communicating business related information

and using information and communication technology (ICT) in business contexts

drawing conclusions about business activities


Why Business Management?Why Business Management?To promote and encourage:

an understanding of the ways in which individuals can contribute to the achievement of an organisation’s objectives

an appreciation that the various activities undertaken by businesses are interdependent

an appreciation of use of ICT in different business contexts and how it affects the effectiveness of business operations

and provide a foundation for future education and training.


Why Business Management?Why Business Management? Satisfactory completion of the Course will

provide candidates with:

a knowledge of the importance of business in a modern society and of the main areas of activity within a business and business oriented organisations

a basis for further study in business and management and in courses where an awareness of business is an important component

transferable skills such as communicating business related information


Course OutlineCourse Outline

Business Enterprise

Business ActivitiesBusiness Activities

Business Information and ICTBusiness Information and ICT


Business EnterpriseBusiness Enterprise

This section of the unit deals with:This section of the unit deals with: Role of business in society Types of business organisation Sources of finance Objectives The role of the entrepreneur Stakeholders The changing nature of business


Business Information and ICT

This section of the unit deals This section of the unit deals with:with:

Sources of information Sources of information Types of information Types of information Uses of information in business Uses of information in business Uses of ICT Uses of ICT Benefits and costs of ICTBenefits and costs of ICT Business Software Business Software


Business ActivitiesBusiness Activities - Marketing - Marketing

Marketing - Marketing - This section of the unit This section of the unit deals with:deals with:

Marketing Marketing Definition of marketingDefinition of marketing Importance of marketing Importance of marketing Marketing MixMarketing Mix Market research Market research


Business Activities - Business Activities - OperationsOperations

This section of the unit deals This section of the unit deals with:with:

Operations Operations

Activities of operations function

Types of operations Types of operations


Business Activities – Financial Business Activities – Financial ManagementManagement

Financial managementFinancial management - - This This section of the unit deals with:section of the unit deals with:

Financial information Financial information Role of the Finance department Role of the Finance department


Human Resource Management Human Resource Management

This section of the unit deals with:This section of the unit deals with: The role of human resource The role of human resource

management in organisations management in organisations Recruitment and selection, Recruitment and selection,

Training and development Training and development Employee relations Employee relations Terms and conditions of

employment


There are There are 22 requirements to requirements to attain a pass at Higher Level, attain a pass at Higher Level, namely to namely to passpass the the externalexternal examinationexamination and to and to passpass all the all the internalinternal assessmentsassessments relating relating to the Learning Outcomes.to the Learning Outcomes.


Internal AssessmentInternal Assessment

There will be There will be 33 internal assessments, one internal assessments, one on Business Enterprise and one on on Business Enterprise and one on Business Activities and one on Business Business Activities and one on Business Information and ICTInformation and ICT

Each pupil must Each pupil must passpass the assessment the assessment relating to the learning outcome. relating to the learning outcome. One One resitresit will be permitted although it is will be permitted although it is always more advantageous to pass at the always more advantageous to pass at the first attempt.first attempt.


Final ExamFinal Exam

There will be one final There will be one final examination of 50 marks, examination of 50 marks, which will consist of a case which will consist of a case study (25 marks) and an study (25 marks) and an extended response paper extended response paper where candidates must where candidates must answer all the questionsanswer all the questions


What you can do? (1)What you can do? (1)

Homework and class work will Homework and class work will involve working on case studies involve working on case studies from past papers and answering from past papers and answering extended response questions.extended response questions.

Reading a quality newspaper will Reading a quality newspaper will be invaluable especially the be invaluable especially the Business Sections. Current affair Business Sections. Current affair programmes would also be most programmes would also be most useful.useful.



Attention leads to learningAttention leads to learning. In other . In other words, attention is a words, attention is a prerequisiteprerequisite to to learning. And there's no way around it! learning. And there's no way around it! If a pupil pays little attention in class, If a pupil pays little attention in class, very little learning will occur at that very little learning will occur at that time. I estimate that if a pupil has good time. I estimate that if a pupil has good attention in class, it is worth 2-3 hours attention in class, it is worth 2-3 hours of study out of class. In other words, of study out of class. In other words, pay attention in class and it pay attention in class and it reduces your study time outside of reduces your study time outside of classclass. .



Ask Ask questionsquestions if you are not sure? if you are not sure? Make sure you Make sure you completecomplete your your

homeworkhomework ReadRead over your core over your core notesnotes PracticePractice past paper past paper questionsquestions

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St Andrews HS Business Studies Dept Intermediate 1 Business Management