Intermediate 2 Business
Management
St Andrews HS Business Studies Dept
Why Business Management?
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Business education has a key role in
the curriculum of schools and colleges
because of the importance of
business and enterprise in our society
today. This course offers you an
introduction to the business world
and enables you to understand the
role and operation of business. It will
also help you to develop problem
solving skills and improve your
personal effectiveness.
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Course Outline
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Business in Contemporary Society
Business Decision Areas: Marketing and
Operations
Business Decision Areas: Finance and
Human Resource Management
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Business in Contemporary Society
This section of the unit deals with:
 The role of business in society
 Sectors of activity
 Types of business organisations
 Methods of obtaining finance
 Business objectives
 The role of the entrepreneur
 Stakeholders
 Changes in the business environment
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Business Information and ICT
This section of the unit deals with:
 Sources of information
 Types of information
 Uses of information in business
 ICT in business
 Benefits and costs of ICT
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Decision Making
This section of the unit deals
with:
 Types of decision
 The decision making process
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Business Decision Areas: Marketing
and Operations
Marketing - This section of the
unit deals with:
 The marketing concept
 The marketing mix
 Market research
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Operations
This section of the unit deals with:
 The role of operations in an
organisation
 Elements of the operations
function
 Types of operations
 Quality
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Business Decision Areas: Finance and
Human Resource Management
Financial management - This section
of the unit deals with:
 The role of the finance function
 Financial information
 Uses and users of financial
information
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Human Resource Management
This section of the unit deals with:
 The role of human resource
management in organisations
 Recruitment and selection
 Training and development
 Employee relations
 Legislative requirements, such
as equal opportunities and
health and safety
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There are 2 requirements to attain
a pass at Higher Level, namely to
pass the external examination and
to pass all the internal assessments
relating to the Learning Outcomes.
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Internal Assessment
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There will be 3 internal assessments,
one on Business Enterprise and one on
the two joint decision areas
Each pupil must pass the assessment
relating to the learning outcome. One
resit will be permitted although it is
always more advantageous to pass at the
first attempt.
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Final Exam
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will be one final
examination of 100 marks,
which will consist of a case
study (50 marks) and an
extended response paper where
candidates must choose to do 2
questions from a choice of
5;each question is worth 25
marks.
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What you can do? (1)
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Homework and class work will involve
working on case studies from past
papers and answering extended
response questions.
Reading a quality newspaper will be
invaluable especially the Business
Sections. Current affair programmes
would also be most useful.
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What you can do? (2)
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Attention leads to learning. In other
words, attention is a prerequisite to
learning. And there's no way around it!
If a pupil pays little attention in class,
very little learning will occur at that
time. I estimate that if a pupil has good
attention in class, it is worth 2-3 hours
of study out of class. In other words,
pay attention in class and it reduces
your study time outside of class.
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What you can do? (3)
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Ask questions if you are not sure?
Make sure you complete your homework
Read over your core notes
Practice past paper questions
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