Learner Guide
Business 2IEC-1IEC
Structured Writing - Assessment Objective
- knowledge and understanding
- application
- analysis
- evaluation
Structured Writing - Assessment Objective
- knowledge and understanding (KN)
- application (APP)
- analysis (AN)
- evaluation (EV)
Structured Writing - Simple Model
Structured Writing - Intermediate Model
Structured Writing - Advanced Model
Syllabus - Business (2IEC & 1IEC)
- Business and its environment
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Finance and accounting
Syllabus - Business (2IEC & 1IEC)
- Business and its environment
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Finance and accounting
Syllabus - Business (2IEC & 1IEC)
- Business and its environment
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Finance and accounting
Syllabus - Business (2IEC & 1IEC)
- Business and its environment
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Finance and accounting
Syllabus - Business (2IEC & 1IEC)
- Business and its environment
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Finance and accounting
Syllabus - Business (2IEC & 1IEC)
- Business and its environment
- Human resource management
- Marketing
- Operations management
- Finance and accounting
Assessment at the end of the course
- Paper 1: Business Concepts 1 (40 marks)
- 4 short answer questions
- Essay
- Paper 2: Business Concepts 2 (60 marks)
- 2 data response questions
Assessment at the end of the course
- Paper 1: Short answer questions and essay
40% of qualification - Paper 2: Data Response Questions
60% of qualification
Assessment at the end of the course
- Paper 1: Short answer questions and essay
40% of qualification (KN & APP & AN & EV) - Paper 2: Data Response Questions
60% of qualification (KN & APP & AN & EV)
Assessment Objectives
| Explanation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KN | definition | formulas | terminology | techniques |
| APP | apply KN | problems & issues | case studies | |
| AN | interpret data | business decisions | chain of reasoning | reaction of stakeholders |
| EV | weighing up arguments | identify issues & solutions | make decisions | provide recommendation |
Command words
| Command word | Explanation | |
|---|---|---|
| Advise | write down a suggested course of action in a given situation | |
| Analyse | examine in detail to show meaning, identify elements and the relationship between the | |
| Assess | make an informed judgement | |
| Calculate | work out from given facts, figures or informatio | |
| Define | give precise meaning | |
| Evaluate | judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something | |
| Explain | set out purposes or reasons/make the relationships between things evident/provide why and/or how and support with relevant evidence | |
| Identify | name/select/recognise | |
| Justify | support a case with evidence/argumen | |