Aims
  • Encourage a holistic view of the world of business 
  • Empower students to think critically and strategically about individual and organizational behaviour
  • Promote the importance of exploring business issues from different cultural perspectives
  • Enable the student to appreciate the nature and significance of change in a local, regional and global context 
  • Promote awareness of the importance of environmental, social and ethical factors in the actions of individuals and organizations
  • Develop an understanding of the importance of innovation in a business environment

 

Syllabus and Assessment

Higher Level

Paper 1

  • Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  • Paper 1 is based on a pre-released statement that specifies the context and background for an unseen case study.
  • The overall weighting is 25% of the final mark.

Paper 2

  • Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Paper 2 will be based on stimulus material within the exam paper. It is based on unseen stimulus material with a quantitative focus.
  • The overall weighting is 30% of the final mark.

Paper 3

  • Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • Paper 3 is based on unseen stimulus material about a social enterprise.
  • The overall weighting is 25% of the final mark.

 

Internal

Business research project of up to 1,800 words with the students spending 20 hours on the project. The overall weighting of the Internal Assessment is 20% of the final mark.

 

Standard Level

Paper 1

  • Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  • Paper 1 is based on a pre-released statement that specifies the context and background for an unseen case study.
  • The overall weighting is 35% of the final mark.

Paper 2

  • Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
  • Paper 2 will be based on stimulus material within the exam paper. It is based on unseen stimulus material with a quantitative focus.
  • The overall weighting is 35% of the final mark.

 

Internal

Business research project of up to 1,800 words with the students spending 20 hours on the project. The overall weighting of the Internal Assessment is 30% of the final mark.

 

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