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

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!

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!

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

Business in Contemporary Society

Business Information and IT

Decision Making

Internal Organisation

Marketing

Operations

Finance

Human Resources

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

3 NABs

Business Enterprise

Business Decision Areas I: Marketing & Operations

Business Decision Areas II: Finance & HRM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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