National 4/5 Business

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Studying Business Management provides pupils with an opportunity to explore the key

concepts and ideas that influence how businesses, big and small, are run on a daily basis. It allows pupils to gain understanding into how businesses operate and the course assignment enables them to explore how key concepts shape the businesses they are interested in.

Understanding Business

Pupils will study the role of business organisations and entrepreneurship in society, using real-life contexts.

Management of People and Finance

Pupils will study the internal issues facing organisations in the management of people and financial aspects of business.

Management of Marketing and Operations

Pupils will study the importance to organisations of having effective marketing systems and explore the processes and procedures required to produce high quality goods and services.

Assessment

The course is assessed through an external exam which covers all three units

(75%, 2 hour exam) and assignment based on a business research question of their choice (25%, completed internally)

WHAT WILL MY HOME COMMITMENT BE FOR THIS COURSE?

Homework is an essential element of the learning process in order for pupils to consolidate and develop their analytical and evaluative writing.  Pupils are issued regular written and   research homework and are expected to meet deadlines set. Pupils are encouraged to keep up to date with current business developments by watching news and reading quality newspapers.

IS BUSINESS FOR ME?

You will enjoy this subject if: 

· You have an interest in business and think of yourself as entrepreneurial.

· You want to understand how society relies on business.

· You want to gain an insight into how organisations achieve maximum success and efficiency.

· You want to gain an awareness of how external influences impact on organisations.

· You want to develop useful skills for learning, life and work.