OCR Applied Business Studies for GCSE (Double Award)

Unit 1 Business in action
1 Business type
forms of ownership
2 Business activity
why and how businesses start, succeed and/or fail
3 Business organisation
how businesses organise themselves
4 Framework for activity
aims, objectives and mission statements
5 Stakeholders
their differing interests
6 Employers/employees
how they operate in enterprising ways, develop their working relationship and meet their various rights and responsibilities
7 Changing use of ICT
in business and economic activities
8 Uncertainty
risk, reward and change
9 Business within society
ethics and sustainability
10 Use of relevant terms, concepts and methods
to understand business and economic behaviour
Unit 2 Making your mark in business
11 Getting organised
12 Understanding the market
13 Customers and competitors
14 Presenting data effectively
15 The marketing mix
16 Costing implications
17 Reflection and review
18 Sourcing work
Unit 3 Working in business
19 Business structures - how businesses organise themselves
20 Job roles - key activities and responsibilities
21 Forms of communication
22 Functional areas within businesses
23 Finance
24 Marketing and sales
25 Administration and ICT
26 Customer service
27 Production
Unit 4 Business and you
28 The human resources functional area
29 The recruitment process
30 The selection process
31 Induction
32 Promotion
33 Effective research
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