This document discusses the benefits of taking higher business management courses. It notes that business is relevant to many fields of study and careers. Studying business management develops important skills like analysis, communication, teamwork, problem solving, and meeting deadlines. The course covers topics like marketing, operations, finance, and human resources. Students take exams that include case studies and optional questions. A business management degree opens doors to careers like accounting, marketing, banking, and human resources management.

1. Why Take Higher Business Management? M. McGowan www.mrmcgowan.blogsspot.com

2. Why? Business is the reason everyone is studying in the first place. School is preparation for life in the world of work. Business is a unique subject that cannot be packed away neatly into a compartment Business is dynamic and ever changing. It reaches into every part of the curriculum because there is a job in that field In the USA, many of the top academics shun law, medicine and the sciences and go to Harvard Business School, or Yale University. They want to become entrepreneurs and millionaires!

3. Course Business in Contemporary Society Business Information and IT Decision Making Internal Organisation Marketing Operations Finance Human Resources

4. NABs 3 NABs Business Enterprise Business Decision Areas I: Marketing & Operations Business Decision Areas II: Finance & HRM

5. Skills Analyzing and selecting information Creativity and Entrepreneurial spirit Good communication skills Project work in groups - teamwork Understanding and interpreting numerical data - numeracy Problem solving ICT/computer literacy Meeting deadlines Time management Report writing

6. Exam Unseen written exam 100 marks, 2 hrs and 30 mins Paper 1 = 50 marks Includes a Case Study All questions compulsory Paper 2 = 50 marks Optional questions, pick 2 out of 5

7. Progression Business degrees are among the most popular at university and college International Business Business Law Management Marketing Accountancy & Finance Human Resource Management Hospitality and Tourism Operations/Logistics Economics

8. Careers Accountant Advertising Account Executive Banker, Retail/Investment/Commercial Building Society Manager Buyer, Industrial/Retail Company Secretary Commodity/Futures Broker Distribution/Logistics Manager Insurance Underwriter Management Consultant Marketing Executive Market Research Executive Human Resources Manager Public Relations Account Executive Recruitment Consultant Retail Manager Sales Executive Stockbroker Systems Analyst/IT Consultant Check the starting salaries for these jobs!