Business
Students learn about how the world of business works and its relevance to almost every aspect of modern society.
Edexcel International GCSE in Business
A GCSE in Business is a qualification that is engaging and inspiring, and which reflects the demands of a truly modern and evolving business environment. The aims and objectives of this qualification are to enable students to:
Know and understand business concepts, terminology and the impact of business on individuals and wider society.
Apply knowledge and understanding to contemporary business issues and to different types and sizes of businesses in local, national and global contexts.
Develop as enterprising individuals with the ability to think commercially and creatively, to draw on evidence to make informed business decisions and solve problems.
Develop as effective and independent students, and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds.
Use an enquiring, critical approach to make informed judgements.
Investigate and analyse real business opportunities and issues to construct well-argued, well- evidenced, balanced and structured arguments, demonstrating their depth and breadth of understanding of business.
Develop and apply quantitative skills relevant to business, including using and interpreting data.
Course components
The course is split into two main themes; this is then broken down into five topics per theme.
Theme 1 consists of enterprise and entrepreneurship, spotting a business opportunity, putting a business idea into practice, making the business effective and understanding external influences on business.
Theme 2 consists of growing the business, making marketing decisions, making operational decisions, making financial decisions, making human resource decisions.
Assessment
Two examination papers:
Paper 1 (50%, 1 hour 30 minutes) consists of calculations, multiple–choice, short–answer and extended– writing questions on Theme 1.
Paper 2 (50%, 1 hour 30 minutes) consists of calculations, multiple–choice, short–answer and extended– writing questions on Theme 2.
Future Opportunities
Students can progress from this qualification to International AS and A Levels in Business and/ or Economics and other subjects.