aqa - applied bs - intro booklet

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KlmGCE APPLIED BUSINESS

Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

Introduction

The idea behind this specification is that to understand the nature of business, candidates

must actively experience the business environment.

The AS and Advanced GCE in Applied Business are vocational qualifications that enable

candidates to develop both a broad understanding of Applied Business principles and givethem the opportunity to focus on a specific pathway

eg Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Administration.

The specification encourages candidates to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of

realistic business contexts through a variety of approaches from the theoretical to those

with a clear practical emphasis, including work experience,

case studies and research.

Candidates also have opportunities to explore and discuss their interests and aspirations and

to develop sufficient depth of understanding to inform their choices between further study,

training or employment.

Aims

This specification encourages candidates to acquire the following range of skills:

practical skills presentational skills personal skills interpersonal skills

cognitive skills

Candidates will be encouraged to develop knowledge and understanding of:

the practices and techniques used within marketing, finance, operationsmanagement, human resource management and the links between them

the processes of setting up an enterprise the relationship between the business and the changing external environment social and ethical issues in business.

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Available Qualifications and Requirements

GCE Advanced Subsidiary Single Award(3 AS units)

Units 1, 2, 3.

GCE Advanced Subsidiary Double Award(6 AS units)

Units 1, 2 3 and three AS units from Units 4, 5, 6, and 7.

GCE Advanced Level Single Award(3 AS units and 3 A2 units)

Units 1, 2, 3 plus A2 Unit 8 and two A2 units (from A2 Units 916).

At least one of the A2 units must be externally assessed (ie Units 11, 12, 15).

GCE Advanced Level Double Award(6 AS units and 6 A2 units)

Units 1, 2 3 and three AS units (from Units 4, 5, 6, and 7) plus A2 Unit 8 and five

A2 units (from A2 Units 916).At least two of the A2 units must be externally assessed (ie Units 11, 12, 15).

Core units

AS

Unit 1: Investigating Business Candidates explore the aims and objectives of

businesses, the needs of their customers and how they are met. They investigate how

businesses deal with competition from other businesses and how external factors, such as

changing social values, can affect business. Candidates will also look at the meaning ofenterprise and enterprising behaviour and why individuals and teams are vital to the

success of a business.

Unit 2: People in Business Candidates study the roles and responsibilities of people in

business, such as the qualities an employer looks for in its employees and the training and

development opportunities available to individuals. This unit gives candidates the

opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge needed to carry out the activities

associated with the recruitment process.

Unit 3: Financial Planning and Monitoring Candidates learn how to calculate business

costs, revenues and profits, and how managers use this information in decision-making.

They investigate the ways in which businesses plan their finances by, for example, drawing

cash flow forecasts or budgets, and how businesses use these data to monitor the

performance of the organisation.

A2

Unit 8: Business Planning Candidates are given the opportunity to produce a structured

business plan for a new product or service and to apply the skills and knowledge learnt

through other units.


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Outline of Applied Business GCE

AS and A2 units

Pathways

AS Marketing Administration andHRMFinance and

OperationsManagement

Core

(Single AS

award)

Unit 1

Investigating

Business

(Portfolio)

Unit 2

People in Business(Portfolio)

Unit 3

Financial

Planning &

Monitoring

(External)

Unit 4

Meeting Customer

Needs(External)

Unit 5

Business

Information &

CommunicationsSystems

(External)

Unit 6

Developing a

Product(Portfolio)

Optional(Choose 3 for

Double AS

award)Unit 7

Career Planning

(Portfolio)

+

Pathways

A2Marketing

Administration andHRM

Finance andOperations

Management

Core

Unit 8

Business Planning

(Portfolio)

Unit 9

Marketing

Strategy

(Portfolio)

Unit 12

Managing People

(External)

Unit 15

Financial

Accounts forManagers

(External)Unit 10

Promotional

Activities

(Portfolio)

Unit 13

Managing

Information

(Portfolio)

Optional

(Choose 2 for

Single A

award or 5 for

Double A

award) Unit 11

The Marketing

Environment

(External)

Unit 14

Managing Change

(Portfolio)

Unit 16

Managing

Resources

(Portfolio)
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Useful contacts

The specification is available from:

- the AQA website (www.aqa.org.uk)- AQA Publications Department: 0161 953 1170

For further information, contact the Business Subjects department:

Department A21

AQA

Stag Hill House

Guildford

Surrey GU2 7XJ

Tel: 01483 477869

e-mail:[email protected]

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