Business
Studies
Award AS/A
level Exam board: Edexcel
Level: 3
Outline of the
course -
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Students do
not need to have studied business studies at GCSE level or BTEC Business in
order to take an AS or Advanced GCE course in the subject. Several topics in
the course are developments of work covered at GCSE, but others are new. It
is more important that students have a strong interest in business studies
and want to learn how a business is organised, operates, plans and makes its
decisions.
Skills you
will develop include
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How
to develop a critical understanding of organisations, the markets they
serve and the process of adding value
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The
internal workings and management of organisations
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The
process of decision-making in a dynamic external environment
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How business behaviour can be influenced by a range of people and
organisations including customers, managers, creditors,
owner/shareholders and employees
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What
outside factors influence the operations of a business, such as the
state of the economy the environment, ethical considerations, the
government, the law, social and technological issues associated with
business activity
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Techniques to analyse and solve business problems
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The
importance in a business of setting objectives
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How a
business markets its products or services, what production is all about,
financial control of businesses and how human resources are planned.
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