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GCSE Business Studies

Welcome to the Business Studies Department. We are a dynamic department offering GCSE, AS and 'A' level courses in both applied and standard format. Our work involves studying various aspects of:

Business Organisations
Production
Marketing
Human resources
Finance

Recent Industrial visits have been to Coca Cola in Lambeg and B/E Aerospace in Kilkeel.

ICT is used to enhance the pupils learning in the subject. We are a very progressive department and deliver many lessons through the use of a Data Projector. The department also encourages students to get involved in extra curricular activities like the Proshare Competition and Young Enterprise.

GCSE Business Studies

The subject is divided into five topic areas:

Business: Aims, Types and Organisation	Human Resources
Business context Types of business organisation Business aims Growth of businesses Organisation of businesses in the private sector Business planning	Roles and relationships Contemporary work patterns Recruitment, selection and training Motivation Appraisal Employer/Employee Relations
Production	Marketing
Product development Scale of production Methods of production Location of production Safety in Production Changing trends	Market research The marketing mix International marketing Legal constraints
Finance and Accounting	Recurring Themes
Business financial needs Finance accounts and balance sheet Interpretation of accounts Costing Forecasting	Social costs and benefits of business activity Interdependence and co-operation Spiritual, moral, ethical, social and cultural issues

Key Skills

The subject contributes to the following key skills: communication, application of number, information technology, working with others, improving your own learning and performance and problem solving.

Assessment

CCEA examination consists of two examination papers and one piece of coursework.

Paper 1 - Case Study 30%. Duration 1½ hours.

The case study material will be distributed to schools on 1st March in the year of the examination. Students will be free to review the material and investigate issues arising from it, both within the classroom and at home.

Paper 2 - (50%).

The examination will last two hours and will contain four compulsory multi-part questions.

Coursework - (20%).

One coursework assignment which will involve students in research and investigation and demonstrate the use of ICT. The coursework will give scope for originality. The assignment will be assessed internally by the teacher and moderated externally by CCEA.