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Course Description
Course Description
Business activity is a feature of everyone's life. The Business Studies syllabus encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of business in ways students will encounter throughout their lives. It offers learning from the planning of a small business to the management of operations, marketing, finance and human resource in large businesses.
Contemporary business issues and case studies are embedded in the course to provide a stimulating and relevant framework for students to apply to problems encountered in the business environment. Business Studies fosters intellectual, social and moral development by assisting students to think critically about the role of business and its ethical responsibilities to society.
What Students Learn
What Students Learn
Preliminary Course
Nature of business: The role and nature of business
Business management: The nature and responsibilities of management
Business planning: Establishing and planning a small to medium enterprise
HSC Course
Operations: Strategies for effective operations management
Marketing: Development and implementation of successful marketing strategies
Finance: Financial information in the planning and management of business
Human resources: Human resource management and business performance
What kind of activities will I do?
What kind of activities will I do?
Typical lessons in Business Studies involve investigating what is happening with businesses and how they operate. Students also look at how to establish and set up their own business, and how to market their products to consumers. Students also explore how businesses are managed and planned so that they can thrive in an ever-changing world and the impact that this has on our lives.
How is Business Studies assessed?
How is Business Studies assessed?
Assessment tasks in Business Studies often involve researching current businesses and their issues and trying to analyse the impact. Students are encouraged to think critically and engage in problem solving. Tasks are designed to develop the skills required for the HSC examination and for working in the business world. They include research projects, business reports, exams, tests and class presentations.
Why should students do Business Studies?
Why should students do Business Studies?
Most people either work in a business or operate their own business, so understanding how businesses are established, managed and run is helpful for career progression or profit making. Knowledge of your legal rights as an employee or an employer is critical to your long term success in the workforce. Many people who study business end up in very powerful and highly paid positions of leadership in business and government.
Will Business Studies help with further studies?
Will Business Studies help with further studies?
A good result in Business Studies will contribute significantly to your ATAR if you wish to go to university.
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Important NESA Information
Important NESA Information
2 units for each of Year 11 and Year 12
Board Developed Course
Exclusions: Nil
Course Description
Course Description
Business activity is a feature of everyone's life. The Business Studies syllabus encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of business in ways students will encounter throughout their lives. It offers learning from the planning of a small business to the management of operations, marketing, finance and human resource in large businesses.
Contemporary business issues and case studies are embedded in the course to provide a stimulating and relevant framework for students to apply to problems encountered in the business environment. Business Studies fosters intellectual, social and moral development by assisting students to think critically about the role of business and its ethical responsibilities to society.
Main Topics Covered
Main Topics Covered
Year 11 Course
Nature of Business (20%) – the nature and role of business
Business Management (40%) – the nature and responsibilities of management
Business Planning (40%) – establishing and planning a small to medium enterprise
Year 12 Course
Operations (25%) – strategies for effective operations management
Marketing (25%) – development and implementation of successful marketing strategies
Finance (25%) – financial information in the planning and management of business
Human Resources (25%) – human resource management and business performance
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