Course: Business Studies
Overview:
Business activity is a feature of everyone's life. The Business Studies syllabus encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of business in ways students encounter throughout their lives. It offers learning from the planning of a small business to the management of operations, marketing, finance and human resource in large businesses.
Contemporary business issues and case studies are embedded in the course to provide a stimulating and relevant framework for students to apply to problems encountered in the business environment. Business Studies fosters intellectual, social and moral development by assisting students to think critically about the role of business and its ethical responsibilities to society.
Topics:
Preliminary Course
Nature of business: The role and nature of business
Business management: The nature and responsibilities of management
Business planning: Establishing and planning a small to medium enterprise
HSC Course
Operations: Strategies for effective operations management
Marketing: Development and implementation of successful marketing strategies
Finance: Financial information in the planning and management of business
Human resources: Human resource management and business performance
Possible Internal Assessment Types:
| Preliminary | HSC |
Business Report Business Plan Research Task Formal Examination |
Business Report Extended Response Trial Examination |
HSC Examination Format:
The examination will consist of a written paper worth 100 marks.
The time allowed is 3 hours plus 5 minutes reading time.
Section I (20 marks)
● There will be objective-response questions worth 20 marks.
Section II (40 marks)
● There will be four to six short-answer questions.
Section III (20 marks)
● There will be one question that requires an extended response in a business report format.
● The expected length of response will be around six pages of an examination writing booklet (approximately 800 words).
Section IV (20 marks)
● There will be two extended-response questions where candidates will be required to answer one question.
● The expected length of response will be around six pages of an examination writing booklet (approximately 800 words).
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