Business Studies

Key Contact:  Tom Crassweller
tom.crassweller@gryphon.dorset.sch.uk

Syllabus Information:  Students study AQA A-level Business Studies (7138)

Course Content

Page numbers shown below related to the Course Specification Document linked at the bottom of the page.

• 3.1 Unit: What is business? Managing marketing and finance (page 12)
  • 3.1.1 Business and objectives (page 12)
  • 3.1.2 Forms of business and stakeholders (page 13)
  • 3.1.3 Marketing management (page 14)
  • 3.1.4 Financial management (page 18)
• 3.2 Unit: Managing people and operations (page 21)
  • 3.2.1 People management (page 21)
  • 3.2.2 Operations management (page 24)
  • 3.2.3 Managing business culture (A-level) (page 28)
• 3.3 Unit: Business and society, business and the external environment, and business strategy (A-level only) (page 29)
  • 3.3.1 Business and society (page 29)
  • 3.3.2 Business and the external environment (page 30)
  • 3.3.3 Strategy (page 31)
  • 3.3.4 Change (page 34)

Assessment

Students will complete a minimum of 12 assessment tasks in Year 12 and 10 assessment tasks in 13 (per teacher). These tasks will be in the form of exam-style question and essays. These assessments will cover the range of topics covered across the course.

Homework

Students will be set regular homework tasks made up of past exam question (often with support), consolidation tasks, topic based reading and Seneca Learning modules.

Useful information, links and resources

Link to course specification

Link to Seneca learning: Business: AQA A Level (senecalearning.com)