Garth Hill College - KS4 Options Handbook 2024 - Flipbook - Page 17
Business Studies GCSE
Subject Lead: Miss M Morgan
Board and Syllabus: AQA GCSE Business Studies 8132
Course Outline
This course will suit students with good listening and comprehension, as well as good basic skills in maths
and writing. The course will enable students to:
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know and understand business concepts, business terminology, business objectives, the integrated
nature of business activity and the impact of business on individuals and wider society
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apply knowledge and understanding to contemporary business issues and to different types and
sizes of businesses in local, national and global contexts
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develop as enterprising individuals with the ability to think commercially and creatively to
demonstrate business acumen, and draw on evidence to make informed business decisions and
solve business problems
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develop as critical and reflective thinking and skills of enquiry
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investigate and analyse real business opportunities and issues to construct well-argued, wellevidenced, balanced and structured arguments, demonstrating their depth and breadth and
understanding of business
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develop and apply quantitative skills relevant to business, including using and interpreting data.
Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity
What is assessed:
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Business in the real world
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Business operations
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Influences on business
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Human resources
1 hour 45-minute written exam - 50% of the marks - 90 marks - Externally assessed
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Section A has multiple choice questions and short answer questions worth 20 marks.
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Section B has one case study/data response stimuli with questions worth approximately 34 marks.
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Section C has one case study/data response stimuli with questions worth approximately 36 marks.
Paper 2 – Influences on marketing and finance on business activity
What is assessed:
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Business in the real world
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Marketing
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Influences on business
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Finance
1 hour 45 minutes written exam - 50% of the marks - 90 marks - Externally assessed
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Section A has multiple choice questions and short answer questions worth 20 marks.
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Section B has one case study/data response stimuli with questions worth approximately 34 marks.
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Section C has one case study/data response stimuli with questions worth approximately 36 marks.
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