HBS Business Studies

Course Overview

In this AQA course, we demonstrate the interrelated nature of Business using business models, theories and techniques to support analysis of contemporary business issues and situations. The content of the course is designed to engage you through topics and issues that are relevant in today’s society, through key contemporary developments such as digital technology, business ethics and globalisation topics.

Course Content

The complete A Level course covers the following topics:

• 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

For the A Level, there will be three 2 hour exams, assessing all of the topics above

Course Entry Requirements

5 or above at GCSE

Course Specification

AQA 7132 

https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/business/specifications/AQA-7131-7132-SP-2015.PDF

Homework

At A Level, students are expected to complete a minimum of  5 hours of study a week on top of their allocated lesson time.