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Higher Business Management examines a range of different business issues and provides an insight into the key problems facing a business. It answers questions such as:
— Why has Apple been so successful?
— Why do people start their own business?
Why study management now?
In the competitive modern world, management is no longer something which you can learn on the job, or by your mistakes. If your competitors can be more efficient than you are, then they can beat you, and maybe even put your firm out of business.
The course focuses on the functional areas of business decisions, in the context both of organisations and society. In addition, the course emphasises the increasing role that information technology plays in business activity. This course is not vocational training; it does not teach you how to be an accountant or marketing manager. What it does is give you an idea of the knowledge and range of skills which are required by managers and therefore an insight into what a career in management might involve. It should enable you to see management as a process of decision making, planning, problem solving and review. It provides an element of breadth which many Higher students‘ courses would otherwise lack.
Course requirements
It is helpful, but not essential, to have taken GCSE Business Studies and Economics. It is also possible to start Business Management as a fresh start Higher, though this will require genuine interest and commitment.
The main elements of the course
Business Enterprise:
AssessmentBusiness Management is assessed by a single end of course examination. Students will be expected to pass three End of Unit tests to allow them to sit the final examination. They will also sit a Prelim examination early in the spring term. |
Business Decision Areas:
These are the specific disciplines which managers must bring to bear on business problems. The final exam integrates all these into problem solving. |
Your responsibility
You cannot explain to the examiners something which you have not even noticed. Your teacher cannot direct your attention to everything that happens; or he would not have time to teach you the syllabus. Therefore you yourself have a responsibility to read about business issues in the press, watch relevant documentaries on TV, obtain statistics from the Internet, and so on. |
Further courses
Higher Business Management also provides a strong foundation for study of the subject at Degree level. Most candidates will also find that they can apply their knowledge and understanding of the subject in their future careers. |
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Its structure, objectives and main influences; information and information technology; decision making, SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) of a business situation. This is the background to practical decision-making. .jpg)
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The most important resource is your own powers of observation. You are studying a course which describes and analyses the business world around you. The examiners will expect you to be aware of current business issues and developments. .jpg)
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to progress onto the A-Level Business Studies course. The theme is the multi-disciplinary approach to problems which is vital to the management of a modern firm. Although a manager may have a specialism of his own, it is vital that he also possesses integrative skills and the ability to communicate. This page is: Edinburgh Academy / curriculum / business / higher.htm
