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IGCSE Business Studies

Stonebridge College.

Summary

Price
£439.99 inc VAT
Finance options
Finance options available
Study method
Distance learning
Duration
300 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification

Overview

Business Studies encompasses many of the aspects of everyday transactions, from setting up a company to understanding how purchases are made, and from understanding how marketing works to accounting and finance.

This IGCSE Business Studies qualification will provide you with a broad introduction to the key components of this exciting and challenging field. It is aimed at those who want an introduction to business studies in order to either progress to further study at A Level or simply to supplement a varied portfolio of IGCSE/GCSE subjects.

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Description

Unit 1: Business Activity and the Changing Environment

  • Objectives
  • Types of organisation
  • Factors of Production
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary activity
  • Location
  • Government influences on business activity and objectives
  • External influences
  • Judging Success
  • End of Unit Submission


Unit 2: Human Resources

  • Internal Organisation
  • Communication
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Training
  • Motivation and Rewards
  • End of Unit Submission


Unit 3: Accounting and Finance

  • External and Internal Sources of Finance
  • Budgets and Cash Flow Forecasts
  • Cost and Break Even Analysis
  • Financial Statements
  • Ratios and Performance
  • End of Unit Submission


Unit 4: Marketing

  • The Market
  • The Marketing Mix
  • Market Research
  • End of Unit Submission


Unit 5: Production

  • Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
  • Methods of Production
  • Productivity
  • Quality
  • End of Unit Submission


Paper 1: Business Studies Paper code: 4BS0/01

  • Externally assessed
  • The assessment of this qualification is through a two-hour examination paper, set and marked by Edexcel.
  • Single tier of entry.
  • The total number of marks available is 100.

Who is this course for?

It is aimed at those who want an introduction to business studies in order to either progress to further study at A Level or simply to supplement a varied portfolio of IGCSE/GCSE subjects.

Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course.


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