KeyStage4EdexcelGCSEBusinessStudiesUnit1Introductiontosmallbusiness-Unit1isacompulsoryunitthatconcentratesonthekeyissuesandskillsinvolvedinenterprise.Itprovidesaframeworktoconsiderthemarketing,financial,humanandoperationalissuesinvolvedinstartingandrunningasmallbusiness.Thereare5topicareas:

• Spottingabusinessopportunity• Showingenterprise• Puttingabusinessideaintopractice• Makingthestart-upeffective• Understandingtheeconomiccontext

Assessedby:Writtenpaper45minutes-25%Unit2InvestigatingsmallbusinessUnit2isaControlledAssignment(setbytheexamboard)wherestudentswillusethecontentfromUnit1toresearch,analyseandevaluateaselectedtaskonenterpriseissues.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%Unit3BuildingaBusiness-ThisunitbuildsonUnits1and2andexamineshowabusinessdevelopsbeyondthestart-upphase.Itfocusesonpracticalmethodsusedtobuildabusiness,withanemphasisonaspectsofmarketing,customerservice,financialandpeoplemanagement.Thereare5topicareasMarketing,Meetingcustomerneeds,Effectivefinancialmanagement,Effectivepeoplemanagement&thewiderworldaffectingbusinessAssessedby:Writtenexam1hour30minutes50%/90marksFormoreinformationaboutGCSEBusinessStudiescanbefoundonthelinkbelow:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/business-2009.html

EdexcelBTECFirstCreativeDigitalMediaProductionUnit1:DigitalMediaSectorsandAudiences–Filmmakers,webdesigners,gamesdevelopersandgraphicdesignersarejustafewoftheskilledpeoplenecessarytoproducethedigitalmediaweconsumedailyandforwhichthereisaglobalaudience.Inthisexternallyassessedunityouwillexplorethedifferentdigitalmediasectorsandtheproductstheyproduce.Youwillunderstandtherangeoftechnologicalplatformsusedtodistributemedia,andhoweachsectorhasacommonproductionprocess.Assessedby:Thisunitisexternallyassessedusingapaper-basedexam.Theexamlastsfor1hour,andcontains50marks,25%ofoverallcourse.Unit2:PlanningandPitchingaDigitalMediaProduct–Didyouknowthatemployerswithinthemediasectorfrequentlyaskfor‘excellentcommunicationskills’whenlookingforasuitableemployee?Andhaveyoueverthoughthowthatgreatideaforamediaproductwhich,atthemoment,isonlyinyourhead,couldbecomeareality?Inthisunityouwilldevelopyourverbal,writtenandvisualcommunicationskillstoenableyoutounderstandtheneedsofyourclientandtohelpyouformulate,developandpitchyourownideasforamediaproduct.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%Unit5:DigitalPublishingProduction–Haveyoureadabookoramagazineandwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketohavemoreinformationonthepage?Digitalpublishingcanprovideyouwiththisinformation.Youcanreadaboutasubject,watchavideoorhearaudioclipsthatmaketheinformationmemorable.Printandpublishingtechnologyandtechniqueshavemovedalongwayfromapotatoprint,linocutorlithography.Inthisunityouwillinvestigatethecontextinwhichdigitalpublishingproductsexistaswellastheirpurposesanduses.Youwillgainknowledgeandtheappropriateskillsrequiredforthedesignanddevelopmentofdigitalpublishingproductsaswellasanoverviewofhowtosourcematerialsandcombinethem.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%Unit6:WebsiteProduction–Haveyoueverwantedtobuildyourownwebsiteorwonderedhowwebsiteswork?Websiteshaveavarietyofusesandoffermanydifferentservices.Theyoftenembedarangeofdigitalmediacontentincludingtext,images,animation,music,videoandotherprogrammes.Inthisunityouwillinvestigatethecontextinwhichwebsitesexistaswellastheirpurposeanduses.Youwilllearntoorganiseandmanagetheproductionofawebsite,planandpreparecontentsuitablyandcreatehyperlinksbetweenpages.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%

FormoreinformationaboutBTECFirstCreativecanbefoundonthelinkbelow:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/creative-digital-media-production-2013-nqf.html

EdexcelBTECBusinessStudiesUnit1:EnterpriseintheBusinessWorld-Thisunitintroducesyoutothelanguageandterminologyusedinbusiness.Itexploreswhatbusinessesdo,trendsthataffectthem,howtheyoperateandthefactorsthatinfluencetheirsuccess.Youwillexploredifferenttypesofbusinessownershipandhowtheserelatetothesizeandscaleofabusiness,aswellashowthetypeofownershipimpactsontheresponsibilitiesoftheownersofabusiness.Youwillplananideaforarealisticbusinessstart-upinyourlocalarea,basedonyourresearch,selectaformatandthenpresentthebusinessmodelandplan.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%Unit2:FinanceforBusiness-Allbusinesseshavetospendmoneybeforetheycanmakeaprofit,andwhentheyspendmoney,theyincurcosts.Inthisunit,youwillexplorethetypesofcoststhatbusinessesincur,fromtheinitialstart-upcostsinvolvedinsettingupabusinesstotheongoingdailycostsofrunningthebusiness.Inthisunit,youwillbeintroducedtothebenefitsofbreakevenanalysistoensurethatabusinessknowshowandwhentopreventlosses.Youwilllearnhowtousebudgetsandcashflowforecaststodealwiththeseimportantissues.Assessedby:Thisunitisexternallyassessedusingonscreentest.Theexamlastsfor1hour,andcontains50marks,25%ofoverallcourse.Unit3:PromotingaBrand–Asuccessfulbusinesspromotesitselftocustomersthroughitsbrandandimage.Inthisunit,youwillfindoutwhatittakestobuildabrandandwhatabusinesshastoconsiderwhenplanningbranddevelopment.Youwillinvestigatetheimportanceofbrandingtoabusiness,thetypesofbrandingthatareavailableandwhybusinessesneedtoreviewandupdatetheirbrands.Ithisunit,youwillinvestigatethedifferentelementsofthepromotionalmixandbegintounderstandwhycarefulplanningofthepromotionalmixisessentialifabrandistobesuccessful.

Youwillreviewbrandingmethodsandtechniquesandconsiderhowbusinessespromotetheirbrandimages.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%Unit7:ProvidingBusinessSupport-Allbusinessesneedarangeoffunctionstobecarriedouttosupporttheirsuccessfuloperation.Largebusinessesoftenhaveaseparatedepartmenttocarryoutsupporttaskssuchasreception,centralisedfiling,printingservicesanddiarymanagement.Youwillhavetheopportunitytodevelopskillsinorganisingandprovidingsupportformeetings.Thiswillincludeactivitiessuchasthepracticalconsiderationsofbookingroomsorvenuesandequipment,andotherpreparatorywork,includingsendinginformationtoattendeesandorganisingresources.Youwillexplorethesupporttasksinvolvedduringameetingincludingsettingupthemeetingroom,meetinghealthandsafetyrequirements,assistingmeetingdelegatesorvisitorsandtakingaccuraterecords.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed25%FormoreinformationaboutBTECBusinesscanbefoundonthelinkbelow:

https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-firsts/business-2012-nqf.html

AQAGCSEICTUnit1SystemsandApplicationsinICT–Thisisanexambasedandplacesfocusontopics,coveredsuchasSystemslifecycle,Currentinputdevices,outputdevicesandbackingstorage,Legalissues,Socialandeconomicissues,Political,ethicalandenvironmentalissues.Thereare10structuredquestionsfeaturingarangeoftypesofquestionsfromveryshorttoquestionsrequiring2or3lineanswers.SectionB:3structuredquestionsfeaturingshortandextendedanswerquestionsandsectionC1essayquestion.Assessedby:Thisunitisexternallyassessedusingapaper-basedexam.Theexamlastsfor1hour30minutes,40%ofoverallcourse.

Unit2–ControlledAssessment-Studentsareeachrequiredtoproduceareportthatwilldemonstratetheirabilitytoidentifyrequirements,andmakeappropriateuseofICTinprovidingsolutionswhichtheywillanalyse,design,implement,test,produceareportonandevaluate(self-evaluateandevaluateother’suseofICT).Assessedby:InternallyAssessed30%Unit3–ControlledAssessment-aimstodevelopincandidatestheskillstoworkindependentlyandtacklepracticalaspectsofsolvingaproblem,whichisinterdependentonthesystemslifecycle.Itisclearthatemployersvalueandwanttoemployyoungpeoplewithindividualproblem-solvingskills.Candidatesmustworktoproduceanindividualportfolioofworkinhardcopy.Assessedby:InternallyAssessed30%FormoreinformationaboutAQAGCSEICTcanbefoundonthelinkbelow:

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/computer-science-and-it/gcse/information-and-communication-technology-4520