Higher Business Management

We all rely on businesses to create wealth, prosperity, jobs and choices. Studying Business Management gives you the opportunity to develop important skills such as problem solving, communication, planning and organising. You will learn through real-life business contexts how organisations operate.

These skills are valuable in a wide range of career sectors but are particularly useful if you are interested in entering the world of business — whether as a manager, employee or self-employed person.

The course has 3 component units:

• • Understanding Business

  • Management of Marketing and Operations

  • Management of People and Finance

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.