Structure of GCSE Business Studies |
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| During the course you will work on 5 units of work |
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Unit 1 – Human Resources
Unit 2 – Marketing
Unit 3 – Production
Unit 4 – Finance and external environment
Unit 5 - Exam context / revision |
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| Each unit of work has specific content to be covered. Unit 5 will encompass elements of the specification covered in units 1 – 4 that have been signposted by the exam brief. |
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| Units 2 and 3 will contain a coursework element, which will be assessed according to the assessment criteria (see section on assessment) |
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| At the end of each unit of work you will sit an end of unit test |
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| You will then be given feedback on your performance in the unit, highlighting your areas of strength and weakness and setting targets for future units of work |
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| At the end of the course you will sit a terminal examination lasting two hours. This will be directly related to the context used in unit 5 |
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| The terminal examination (75%) will be in two tiers and target the following range of grades |
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- Foundation C-G
- Higher A*-D
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| Useful websites |
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www.bbc.co.uk/education/gcsebitesize/businessstudies
www.bized.ac.uk
www.tt100.biz
www.bbc.co.uk/jam |
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