Business Studies:Single

Course summary

The topics studied in Business lend themselves to studying and engaging with the business world and will follow new business developments. The course is designed to encourage students to think critically about contemporary issues. Most of the assessment material will be based on real business situations. There is no coursework involved. The A Level course will investigate businesses in a variety of contexts (for example, large / small; UK focused / global; service / manufacturing). First year of A Level: What is business? Managers, leadership and decision making. Decision making to improve the performance of marketing / operations / financial / human resources. Second year of A Level: Analysing the strategic position of a business. Choosing strategic direction. Pursuing strategies. Managing strategic change.