The Business Studies course is designed to give the pupils an opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the features and dynamics of business activity from a wide range of perspectives for example, the consumer, the shareholder, the employee and the manager. Business Studies provides an excellent basis to facilitate the further study of Business Studies at an advanced level. Pupils in past years have went on to study Business Studies at 'A' level and GNVQ Advanced Level. |
The photograph shows Mrs D. McClung and Mr J. Hanna (Head of Department) |
It is a policy of the Business Studies Department that pupils should become involved in activities through which they may experience, as far as possible, the decision-making process which is faced by those involved in business. Pupils, therefore have an opportunity to be involved in CASE STUDIES and INVESTIGATIONS as a form of teaching strategy.
Presently, Year 11 business studies pupils have set up a mini enterprise company. The company are currently manufacturing clocks and sales have been ticking along nicely. The name of the company is Time Flies and clocks are still available at a very competitive price of £5.50. This mini enterprise idea has proved to be an excellent teaching strategy as pupils can put theory into practice
The Course content:
Over a two year period pupils will examine the following topic areas:
Finance
Marketing
Production
Human Resources
Business Aims
All Business Studies pupils will sit a CCEA GCSE, where this will comprise of two compulsory papers. Pupils will be entered at a suitable level, either Foundation or Higher Tier.
Paper 1 will be worth 30% of the total mark and will comprise of a Case Study.
Paper 2 will be worth 50% and will examine all aspects of theory studied during the two year period.
Finally, all pupils have to complete an assignment which involves a field study and must be related to the syllabus area. This year pupils have examined the nearby town of Portadown as a form of Business Ownership. Next year the assignment will focus around the outcomes of the mini enterprise.
