Summary of Subject Content
1. Business Activity and the Changing Environment
2. Human Resources
3. Accounting and Finance
4. Marketing
5. Production
Scheme of Assessment
This qualification is assessed through a two-hour examination paper set and marked by Edexcel.
• Single tier of entry.
• The total number of marks available is 100.
• The examination paper is divided into two sections – A and B. Students will be given compulsory short-answer, structured, data response and open-ended questions on a business-related context. Questions in both sections will be drawn from all areas of the subject content.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFICATION CONTENT
There are five areas of content. Candidates will be required to demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and application together with analysis and evaluation.
Section Content Summary
Business Activity / Changing Environment
This section examines the objectives of business, and how government and external influences provide opportunities for, and imposes constraints upon, those objectives.
Human Resources This section looks at people in organisations focusing on their roles, relationships, and management in business.
Accounting and Finance This section explores the use of accounting and financial information as an aid to decision making.
Marketing This section focuses on identifying and satisfying customer needs in a changing and competitive international environment.
Promotion This section examines the way organisations use and manage resources to produce goods and services.