northern ireland
14-16: Northern Ireland
General
Topics: All
Curriculum links
QCA Criteria for GCSE D&T
GCSE specifications must require students to demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of:
- the relationship between business activity and the changing environment within which it takes place;
- the structure, organisation and control of the main forms of business;
- business management in a competitive environment;
- objectives and the business environment and criteria for judging success;
- people in organisations;
- accounting and finance;
- marketing;
- production.
Human Resources
Topics: Introduction, Staff development, Appraisals, The 360 system, Activity: Data-gathering, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Business: Aims, Types and Organisation, Human Resources
AQA:
People in Organisations (Centre-Assessed Component: Human Resources)
Edexcel:
Human Resources
OCR:
(A) Business Structure, Organisation and Control, People in Organisations
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation, Unit 4 Business Processes
GCSE Applied Business
CCEA, AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 2 People and Business (functional areas within a business, rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, working arrangements, recruitment and training, personal job applications)
Finance
Topics: Introduction, Profitability, Ratio analysis, Activity: Recommendation report, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Business: Aims, Types and Organisation, Finance and Accounting
AQA:
Business Structure, Control and Organisation, Organising to Achieve Objectives – Accounting and Finance (Centre-Assessed Component: Business and Change)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance
OCR:
(A) Business Structure, Organisation and Control, Business and Change
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
CCEA, AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 3 Business Finance (functional areas within a business)
Product development
Topics: Introductions, Benefits, The Cadbury Melts story, Activity: Know your market, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Business: Aims, Types and Organisation
AQA:
The Business Environment, Organising to Achieve Objectives – Production (Centre-Assessed Component: Production, Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment, Production
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
CCEA, AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 2 People and Business (functional areas within a business)
Production
Topics: Introduction, Production at Cadbury, Production facts, Activity: Test yourself!, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Production
AQA:
The Business Environment, Organising to Achieve Objectives – Production (Centre-Assessed Component: Production)
Edexcel:
Human Resources, Production
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
CCEA, AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business (functional areas within a business)
Stakeholders
Topics: Introduction, Local community, Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders, Government, Finance Companies, Activity: Knowledge check, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Business: Aims, Types and Organisation
AQA:
The Business Environment, Business Structure, Control and Organisation, People in Organisations (Centre-Assessed Component: Business and Change)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment,
OCR:
(A) External Environment of the Business
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation, Unit 3 The Business in its Environment
GCSE Applied Business
CCEA, AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 2 People and Business (functional areas within a business, stakeholders)
Marketing
Topics: Introduction, Place, Product Price, Promotion, Activity: The 4 Ps, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Marketing
AQA:
Organising to Achieve Objectives – Marketing (Centre-Assessed Component: Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Production, Marketing
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
CCEA, AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business (functional areas within a business)
Enterprise
Topics: Introduction, Being entrepreneurial, HR and enterprise, Activity: Belbin’s roles, Teamwork at Cadbury, Teamwork review
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Business: Aims, Types and Organisation
AQA:
Organising to Achieve Objectives (Centre-Assessed Component: Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour, Business Communication and Marketing
Learning for Life and Work
Links to Employability
The enterprise challenge
Topics: Brainstorm, Product facts, Your campaign, Rating tool, The real campaign, Careers at Cadbury
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
CCEA:
Business: Aims, Types and Organisation
AQA:
Organising to Achieve Objectives – Marketing (Centre-Assessed Component: Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour, Business Communication and Marketing
Learning for Life and Work
Links to Employability
GENERAL LINKS
Links to the Key Skills of Application of number, Communication, Working with others, Information Technology, Improving own learning and performance, Problem solving
Links to Learning for Life and Work – Employability
Pupils should be enabled to:
- investigate the recruitment and selection process, taking into account the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers;
- consider how employees and employers might maintain an effective working environment;
- investigate the increasing social responsibility of business in the community;
- develop a personal career plan based on relevant information and guidance.
16+: Northern Ireland
Human Resources
Topics: Introduction, Staff development, Appraisals, The 360 system, Activity: Data-gathering, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
CCEA:
People in Organisations and Accounting and Finance
AQA:
Module 2 – People and Operations Management
Edexcel:
Unit 1 – Business Structures, Objectives and External Influences
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment, People in Organisations and Accounting and Finance
AQA:
Module 5 – People and Operations Management
OCR:
People in Organisations
AS Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 1 – The Enterprising Business
AQA
Unit 2 – People in Business, Unit 7 – Career Planning
Edexcel:
Unit 1 – Investigating People at Work
OCR:
Recruitment in the workplace
A2 Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 10 – Investing in People
Edexcel:
Unit 9 – Managing and Developing People
OCR:
Training and Development
Finance
Topics: Introduction, Profitability, Ratio analysis, Activity: Recommendation report, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
CCEA:
People in Organisations and Accounting and Finance
AQA:
Module 1 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 3 – Financial Management
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment, People in Organisations and Accounting and Finance
AQA:
Module 4 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 4 – Analysis and Decision-making
OCR:
Accounting
AS Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 1 – The Enterprising Business
AQA:
Unit 3 – Financial Planning and Monitoring
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses
A2 Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 7 – Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development, Unit 11 – Impact of Finance on Business Decisions
Product development
Topics: Introductions, Benefits, The Cadbury Melts story, Activity: Know your market, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
CCEA:
Marketing and Operations Management
AQA:
Module 3 – External Influences and Objectives and Strategy
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Marketing and Production
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment, Marketing and Operations Management
AQA:
Module 6 – External Influences and Objectives and Strategy
OCR:
Business Production
AS Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 1 – The Enterprising Business
AQA:
Unit 1 – Investigating Business, Unit 6 – Developing a Product
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses, Unit 3 – Investigating Marketing
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development, Unit 10 – Marketing Decisions
Production
Topics: Introduction, Production at Cadbury, Production facts, Activity: Production Processes, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
CCEA:
Marketing and Operations Management
AQA:
Module 2 – People and Operations Management
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Marketing and Production
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment, Marketing and Operations Management
AQA:
Module 5 – People and Operations Management
OCR:
Business Production
AS Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 1 – The Enterprising Business
AQA:
Unit 6 – Developing a Product
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses
OCR:
Understanding Production in Business
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development
Stakeholders
Topics: Introduction, Local community, Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders, Government, Finance Companies, Activity: Knowledge check, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment
AQA:
Module 1 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance, Module 2 – People and Operations Management, Module 3 – External Influences and Strategy
Edexcel:
Unit 1 – Business Structures, Objectives and External Influences
OCR:
An Introduction to Business
A2 Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment, People in Organisations and Accounting and Finance
AQA:
Module 4 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance, Module 5 – People and Operations Management, Module 6 – External Influences and Strategy
OCR:
Accounting, People in Organisations, Strategic Management
AS Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 1 – The Enterprising Business
AQA:
Unit 1 – Investigating Business
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses
OCR:
Understanding the Business Environment
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development, Unit 13 – Organising an Event
Marketing
Topics: Introduction, Place, Product Price, Promotion, Activity: The 4 Ps, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
CCEA:
Marketing and Operations Management
AQA:
Module 1 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Marketing and Production
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
CCEA:
Objectives and the Business Environment, Marketing and Operations Management
AQA:
Module 4 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
OCR:
Marketing
AS Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 1 – The Enterprising Business
AQA:
Unit 1 – Investigating Business, Unit 6 – Developing a Product
Edexcel:
Unit 3 – Investigating Marketing, Unit 6 – Investigating Promotion
OCR:
Creating a Marketing Proposal
A2 Applied Business
CCEA:
Unit 11 – Marketing
Edexcel:
Unit 10 – Marketing Decisions, Unit 13 – Organising an Event
OCR:
Promotion in Action