Business Studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content

In this course you will look into how businesses work in real life, and how different decisions are made within a Business. You will look at how leadership skills are developed and how they make decisions that will impacts parts of the business such as financial performance, marketing performance and operational performance.

Entry requirements

Please refer to The John of Gaunt Sixth Form entry requirements.

Attendance

This is a two year A Level course.

Assessment

Paper	Topics that are assessed	How is it assessed?	What to expect in the paper?
1	Unit 3.1	Written exam: 2 hours • 90 marks • 33.3% of A-level	Two case studies. Each case study will be followed by five compulsory questions worth 45 marks in total.
2	Unit 3.2 (With links to 3.1)	Written exam: 2 hours • 90 marks • 33.3% of A-level	Two case studies. Each case study will be followed by five compulsory questions worth 45 marks in total.
3	Unit 3.3 (With links to 3.1.and 3.2)	Written exam: 2 hours • 90 marks • 33.3% of A-level	Two case studies. Each case study will be followed by five compulsory questions worth 45 marks in total.

 

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Moving On

Using the skills and knowledge you will learn from studying A Level Business you will have a perfect stepping stone to a number of different paths. You could look at a Business course at University, or you can use these skills to help you start your own business or move up the ladder in an existing company.