Year 11
• Unit 2 – Controlled assessment (25%)
• Unit 5 – Introduction to economic
understanding (50%)
• Unit 1 resit (25%) £11.50
• BTEC
Controlled Assessment
Topics
Task 1 (1.1) To what extent is a rival business more or less competitive than
the business you have chosen?
Task 2 (1.2) To what extent has innovation or invention been important to the
success of the business you have chosen?
Task 3 (1.3) Which of the qualities shown by an entrepreneur has most
contributed to the success of their business?
Task 4 (1.4) How might the business you have chosen improve the way that it
motivates its staff?
Task 5 (1.5) Which stakeholder group has been most affected because of a
decision made by the business you have chosen?
Introduction – paragraph 1
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About the business
What it does
Type of business
Target market
Location
Size
Paragraph 2 - knowledge
Task 1 (1.1) To what
extent is a rival business
more or less competitive
than the business you
have chosen?
Task 2 (1.2) To what
extent has innovation or
invention been important
to the success of the
business you have
chosen?
Task 3 (1.3) Which of
the qualities shown by an
entrepreneur has most
contributed to the
success of their
business?
What is competition?
What is competitive
advantage?
What methods might a
businesses use to become
competitive?
How do these methods
make them more
competitive?
Can you give some
examples of how
businesses have become
competitive?
What is innovation?
What is invention?
Why is it important for a
business to innovate or to
invent?
Can you give examples of
other businesses being
innovative or inventive with
their products or services.
How have these helped the
business to be successful?
What is an entrepreneur?
What qualities do
entrepreneurs have?
Why are each of these
qualities important in a
business?
Which of the qualities do
you think are the most
important?
How do these qualities help
the business to be a
success?
Paragraph 2 - knowledge
Task 4 (1.4) How might
the business you have
chosen improve the way
that it motivates its
staff?
Task 5 (1.5) Which
stakeholder group has
been most affected
because of a decision
made by the business you
have chosen?
What is motivation?
What are the different ways
in which a business can
motivate its workers?
How do each of these
methods help to motivate
workers?
What effect does motivation
have on businesses?
What is a stakeholder?
Who are the main
stakeholder groups for a
businesses?
Why are each of these
groups interested in what a
business does?
How might each of these be
affected by what a business
does?
Paragraph 3 - Application
Task 1 (1.1) To what
extent is a rival business
more or less competitive
than the business you
have chosen?
Task 2 (1.2) To what
extent has innovation or
invention been important
to the success of the
business you have
chosen?
Task 3 (1.3) Which of
the qualities shown by an
entrepreneur has most
contributed to the
success of their
business?
What methods does the
businesses use to become
competitive?
How do these methods
make the more
competitive?
Can you give some
examples of how the
business have become
competitive?
Why is it important for the
business to innovate or to
invent?
Can you give examples of
the businesses being
innovative or inventive with
their products or services.
How have these helped the
business to be successful?
Why are each of these
qualities important in the
business?
Which of the qualities do
you think are the most
important for the business?
How do these qualities help
the business to be a
success?
Paragraph 3 - Application
Task 4 (1.4) How might
the business you have
chosen improve the way
that it motivates its
staff?
Task 5 (1.5) Which
stakeholder group has
been most affected
because of a decision
made by the business you
have chosen?
What are the different ways
in which the business
motivates its workers?
How do each of these
methods help to motivate
the workers?
What effect does motivation
have on the business?
Who are the main
stakeholder groups for the
businesses?
Why are each of these
groups interested in what
the business does?
How might each of these be
affected by what the
business does?
Paragraph 4 – Research results
Task 1 (1.1) To what
extent is a rival business
more or less competitive
than the business you
have chosen?
Task 2 (1.2) To what
extent has innovation or
invention been important
to the success of the
business you have
chosen?
Task 3 (1.3) Which of
the qualities shown by an
entrepreneur has most
contributed to the
success of their
business?
Conduct a survey to find out
what the most effective
methods are to be
competitive. (primary
research)
Produce a questionnaire
Conduct a survey to find out
what the most effective
methods are to be
innovative. (primary
research)
Produce a questionnaire
Conduct a survey to find out
what the most effective
qualities of an entrepreneur.
(primary research)
Produce a questionnaire
Present the results in a
graph
Present the results in a
graph
Present the results in a
graph
Analyse the results (what do
Analyse the results (what do Analyse the results (what do they tell you)
they tell you)
they tell you)
Paragraph 4 – Research results
Task 4 (1.4) How might
the business you have
chosen improve the way
that it motivates its
staff?
Task 5 (1.5) Which
stakeholder group has
been most affected
because of a decision
made by the business you
have chosen?
Conduct a survey to find out
what the most effective
methods are to motivate.
(primary research)
Produce a questionnaire
Conduct a survey to find out
what the most affective
decision the business has
made on stakeholders.
(primary research)
Produce a questionnaire
Present the results in a
graph
Present the results in a
graph
Analyse the results (what do
they tell you)
Analyse the results (what do
they tell you)
Paragraph 5 – Evaluation
Task 1 (1.1) To what
extent is a rival business
more or less competitive
than the business you
have chosen?
Task 2 (1.2) To what
extent has innovation or
invention been important
to the success of the
business you have
chosen?
Task 3 (1.3) Which of
the qualities shown by an
entrepreneur has most
contributed to the
success of their
business?
What problems might the
firm face when trying to be
competitive?
What problems might the
firm face when trying to be
innovative or inventive?
What problems might the
entrepreneur face when
trying to make the business
successful?
How might they overcome
these problems?
How might they overcome
these problems?
How might they overcome
these problems?
Give some examples of
Give some examples of
Methods-problems-solutions Methods-problems-solutions Give some examples of
Methods-problems-solutions
Key words/phrases: However, in my opinion, the problem with this is, a solution to this
could be, comparing these, my judgement would be, I would advise, an argument against
this would be, an argument for this would be, overall I think that.
Paragraph 5 – Evaluation
Task 4 (1.4) How might
the business you have
chosen improve the way
that it motivates its
staff?
Task 5 (1.5) Which
stakeholder group has
been most affected
because of a decision
made by the business you
have chosen?
What problems might the
firm face when trying to
motivate staff?
What problems might the
firm face when trying to
please its stakeholders?
How might they overcome
these problems?
How might they overcome
these problems?
Give some examples of
Give some examples of
Methods-problems-solutions Methods-problems-solutions
Key words/phrases: However, in my opinion, the problem with this is, a solution to this
could be, comparing these, my judgement would be, I would advise, an argument against
this would be, an argument for this would be, overall I think that.
Paragraph 6 – conclusion
This should be a short summary of what you have done, how you did it, what you found
out and contains the answer to the chosen question above with a short recap of why.
Appendix
This is the final section which contains
• Interview questions asked
• Questionnaire that you might have used
• Results of any survey you have done (data or graphs)
• Any screenshots of website resources you have used
• Any documents you have collected as part of your research
• A sources of research sheet (THIS IS ESSENTIAL)
• ALL OF THESE MUST LINK TO YOUR WRITTEN SECTION
• A log of the research times, dates and evidence collected (NO MORE THAN 6 HOURS)
Marks
Research (12)
Present information/data (8)
Analysis (12)
Evaluation (8)
Overall Mark (40)