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AS Level
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Description |
Mandatory/
Optional? |
| An introduction to business |
Candidates gain an appreciation of the nature of business, learn how businesses can be classified, see what the objectives of business may be and consider other influences on business. |
Mandatory |
| Business functions |
Candidates gain an appreciation of different aspects of business including the marketing function, the role of accounting and finance, issues relating to people within organisations and the principles of operations management. |
Mandatory |
A2 Level
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| Unit title |
Description |
Mandatory/
Optional? |
| Marketing |
Candidates will understand the principles of marketing focusing on the market, market segmentation, market research, marketing planning, models of marketing and the marketing mix. |
Optional |
| Accounting |
Candidates will understand the principles of business accounting with a particular focus on accounting perspective, concepts, sources of finance, budgets, costs and costing, final accounts and accounting for decisions. |
Optional |
People in organisations |
Candidates will appreciate how people function within business organisations with the focus on communication, organising and controlling individual activity, relations between employers and employees, employee participation, methods of remuneration, training, appraisal and the criteria for measuring workforce performance. |
Optional |
| Business production |
Candidates will appreciate the key aspects of production, including management and the production process, the constraints on production, cost and costings of production, productive efficiency, and the role of technology and research and development. |
Optional |
| Strategic management |
Candidates will appreciate how business objectives and strategy are formulated and applied. Candidates will also appreciate issues relating to business analysis. A range of external influences will be considered as well as how organisations deal with change.
* This unit must be taken together with one of the preceding optional units
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