Learners will develop relevant skills, knowledge and understanding by carrying out learning activities relating to the role of business organisations and entrepreneurship in society, using real-life contexts. 

To gain the award for this course, students must pass the internal unit assessments for the 3 component units, course assignment and the external examination. 

The external assessment will be based on a written paper of 2 hours 45 mins duration and an assignment. 

Exam Paper: 

Section 1 is a case study with compulsory questions worth 40 marks. 

Section 2 ‘Extended response’ questions will have 50 marks and all questions are compulsory. 

Assignment : 

Learners should use a wide range of sources of relatively complex business information relevant to the context of the assignment, and to present their findings in a report worth 30 marks. 

The following resources are very useful for this course: 

• • www.scholar.ac.uk  

  • Glow 

  • CFE Higher Business Management Success Guide 

  • SQA Past Paper Questions