GCSE Applied Business
(Double Award)
Business & ICT
Department
Course outline
• Applied Business is worth two GCSE
grades (AA*-GG)
• The course allows you to learn
independently and collaboratively
• You will complete two coursework based
units and two exam based units
• Each unit contributes a significant amount
to your overall final grade
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Department
Units
Unit 1: Business in Action (examination)
Why do people
set up a
business?
I wonder what
made them
build that shop
there?
Imagine if all the
computers did not
work. What would
happen?
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If interest rates
go down – is
that a good
thing?
Units
Unit 2: Making Your Mark in Business
(controlled coursework)
Why do
businesses
advertise?
How do they
seem to know
what I need
before I do?
Is good
customer
service really
important?
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Who makes the
decisions and
why?
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Unit 3: Working in Business (examination)
What if the
employees
don’t agree with
the owners?
Who is in
charge of
Marketing and
Sales?
What different
types of jobs
could I do?
Is profit the
most
important
thing?
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Unit 4: Business and You
(controlled coursework)
How do I
prepare for a
job interview?
Can I really be
sacked for
being a few
minutes late
now and
again?
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How would I get
the necessary
skills to be
successful?
Can you
handle the
responsibility?
Is it for me?
“The trip to Jaguar was “The coursework is really
great. I never knew therehard but I like the
gives me
“Lookingitaround
thein
store I
was so much to making independence
“I didn’t
realisethat all of the workers
realised
a car. And talking to one class.”
I knew
so doing exactly what we
were
of
the
bosses
was
a
real
“Time flies by in some
“WhatinIclass.”
planned
much
already.
had
learnt
about
“Everytime
I
buy
bonus!”
lessons
because I am so
to do with my
I’ve learnt
so
something
now
I
ask
wrapped up in my own
work went a bit
“It was quite scary
much worth
more
myself
is
it
really
work.”
wrong. But I’ve
interviewing the
that much?”though – not
I never
managerawas
few
shoppers but they were just
from knew
the thechanged
“Sometimes I don’t agree responsible for so
many
people.
things
and
it’s
all really friendly.”
internet but
with other people’s views – When he told me
I didn’tmuch
believe
looking
from other
so I tell them mine.
him. Now, I wantbetter
to donow.”
that job!”
people.”
Sometimes I’m wrong!”
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Department
After Year 11?
• 6th Form – A Level
Business and/or
Economics, BTEC
Business
• Work – Retail,
Leisure, Financial,
Production etc
•
• University – Business, •
Management, HRM,
•
Economics, Accounts,
•
Marketing etc
Setting up a business
Management
Multi-skilled
Positive learning
habits and attitude
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Department
GCSE Applied Business
(Double Award)
Business & ICT
Department