Sample assessment instrument Extended research response: Business for the future (Operations) This sample has been compiled by the QCAA to help teachers plan and develop assessment instruments for individual school settings. It demonstrates the following : Assessment instrument Comments: Context This task provides students In the unit, Business for the future, you have been investigating with opportunities to: developments in business technology and innovation and how managers can respond ethically to changing future demands. define and use business management terms, You will select one company and investigate its strategies for one of the concepts and theories following areas: describe business social responsibility situations using ethical behaviour examples environmental sustainability explain management For example, your focus may include any one of the following: processes and strategies social responsibility with a focus on links with charity select and organise ethical behaviour with a on ethical purchasing policies business information from primary and environmental sustainability with a focus on green technologies secondary sources knowledge to identify Task issues in business Your task is to investigate, analyse and formulate recommendations for a situations selected company to improve its future sustainability. Prepare an analyse business extended research response in the form of an investigative report of information and 800–1000 words. management strategies, and interpret trends, Guidelines patterns and relationships To complete this task you should: select and organise business information from primary and secondary sources apply the knowledge you have gained to identify any information relevant to your chosen research focus
Sample assessment instrument Extended research response: Business for the future (Operations) This sample has been compiled by the QCAA to help teachers plan and develop assessment instruments for individual school settings. It demonstrates the following : Assessment instrument Comments: This task provides students with opportunities to: define and use business management terms, concepts and theories describe business situations using examples explain management processes and strategies select and organise business information from primary and secondary sources knowledge to identify issues in business situations analyse business information and management strategies, and interpret trends, patterns and relationships Context In the unit, Business for the future, you have been investigating developments in business technology and innovation and how managers can respond ethically to changing future demands. You will select one company and investigate its strategies for one of the following areas: social responsibility ethical behaviour environmental sustainability For example, your focus may include any one of the following: social responsibility with a focus on links with charity ethical behaviour with a on ethical purchasing policies environmental sustainability with a focus on green technologies Task Your task is to investigate, analyse and formulate recommendations for a selected company to improve its future sustainability. Prepare an extended research response in the form of an investigative report of 800–1000 words. Guidelines To complete this task you should: select and organise business information from primary and secondary sources apply the knowledge you have gained to identify any information relevant to your chosen research focus
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