IGCSE Business Studies

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Distance Learning

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This IGCSE Business Studies Course is ideal for anyone wishing to gain a knowledge and understanding of this subject. You will also find this course extremely valuable if you are looking for a progression route for further training whilst employed.

This course will help students develop an understanding of this challenging subject, either with a view to further study at A' Level or simply to supplement their portfolio.

What is the course title and code for this qualification?

IGCSE in Business Studies (Edexcel 4BS0)

Paper 1: Business Studies Paper code: 4BS0/01
- Externally assessed

The assessment of this qualification is through a two-hour examination paper, set and marked by Edexcel.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Distance Learning

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

You do not need any prior learning knowledge or experience to take this course. This course is openly available to anyone who wishes to take part in a highly rewarding home study course, although you would be expected to have a reasonable standard of literacy. You have the freedom to start the course at any time and continue your studies at your own pace for a period of up to 12 months from initial registration with the full support of your Tutor.

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Subjects

  • Production
  • Business Studies
  • Business
  • IGCSE
  • IGCSE Business
  • Internal Organisation
  • Training
  • Judging Success
  • Types of Organisation
  • Objectives

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A Distance Learning Course is the ideal way to gain a qualification without having the worry of trying to fit your studies around your everyday life. You can complete your studies in your own time and we are on hand seven days a week to help you plan your future.

Course programme

Modules

Unit 1: Business Activity and the Changing Environment

  • Objectives
  • Types of organisation
  • Factors of Production
  • Primary, secondary and tertiary activity
  • Location
  • Government influences on business activity and objectives
  • External influences
  • Judging Success
  • End of Unit Submission

Unit 2: Human Resources

  • Internal Organisation
  • Communication
  • Recruitment and Selection
  • Training
  • Motivation and Rewards
  • End of Unit Submission

Unit 3: Accounting and Finance

  • External and Internal Sources of Finance
  • Budgets and Cash Flow Forecasts
  • Cost and Break Even Analysis
  • Financial Statements
  • Ratios and Performance
  • End of Unit Submission

Unit 4: Marketing

  • The Market
  • The Marketing Mix
  • Market Research
  • End of Unit Submission

Unit 5: Production

  • Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
  • Methods of Production
  • Productivity
  • Quality
  • End of Unit Submission

The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. We call these Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs). You need only send the TMAs to your tutor for comment, not the self-assessment exercises which are also part of the course to help you gauge your progress.

Additional information

Please note that the total cost of this course is usually £355.00. If you enrol online today and pay in full, we will apply a discount to the checkout meaning you will only pay £295.00.

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