F6 front cover June 09 - High School of Dundee
F6 front cover June 09 - High School of Dundee
F6 front cover June 09 - High School of Dundee
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Business Management (Head <strong>of</strong> Department: Mrs C A Laird-Portch)<strong>High</strong>erThis course is <strong>of</strong>fered as a ‘crash’ <strong>High</strong>er to <strong>F6</strong> pupils. Pupils may also progress to<strong>High</strong>er from a pass at Intermediate 2 Business Management, which is available to F5pupils.Business Management gives pupils a valuable insight into the business world and<strong>cover</strong>s two main areas, Business Enterprise and Decision-Making in Business.IT will be integrated, demonstrating its powerful ability as a business tool. A number<strong>of</strong> speakers will be invited in from all types <strong>of</strong> business to share their knowledge andexperience, thus opening up the world <strong>of</strong> enterprise to the students.Main subject areas will include all types <strong>of</strong> Business Organisation, Marketing, HumanResource Management, Decision-Making models, Operations Management, InternalOrganisation and Management Accounting; and linking them all – InformationTechnology.This course would interest anyone who is thinking <strong>of</strong> a career in the business worldand gives a very good insight into the running <strong>of</strong> any business enterprise.It is recommended that candidates have good mathematical and written Englishability and have passed at least Intermediate 1 English.The external assessment is a question paper <strong>of</strong> 100 marks which has a timeallocation <strong>of</strong> 2 hours 30 minutes.Intermediate 2The study <strong>of</strong> Business Management provides a valuable experience which canenhance an individual’s understanding <strong>of</strong> a key area in society and provide skills andknowledge which can be used in a wide variety <strong>of</strong> types <strong>of</strong> employment.It is recommended that candidates have good mathematical and written Englishability and have passed at least Intermediate 1 English.The course consists <strong>of</strong> 3 units: Business Enterprise Marketing and Operations Finance and Human Resource Management.The external assessment is a question paper which lasts one hour and 45 minutesand has 75 marks available.Form 6 Subject ChoiceMarch 201211
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