AS / A BUSINESS Course Outline The following course outline intends to help teachers in their planning. However, we must stress that there are many other ways of organising the specification content, and these suggestions should not be seen as prescriptive. This outline assumes learners will be taught for 4 hours per week. There may be slight differences with the timings due to the different term dates in the UK. This plan assumes that learners will be entered for the examinations at the end of the one year AS course. Component 1 and 2 of the AS specification are the same as Component 1 of the Level specification. YEAR 1 (complete AS delivery) TERM ONE Week Specification Content Specification Amplification Possible Activities 1 INTRODUCTION The meaning of enterprise and Investigate and identify, using relevant examples, the features of Aims and objectives, SMEs. successful businesses. stakeholders ENTERPRISE How satisfying needs and Needs and wants and wants can give opportunities to Analyse the needs and wants of different groups in society, e.g., business entrepreneurs. learners; a young couple with children; a pensioner couple. Explain how opportunities
/ Course Outline The following course outline intends to help teachers in their planning. However, we must stress that there are many other ways of organising the specification content, and these suggestions should not be seen as prescriptive. This outline assumes learners will be taught for 4 hours per week. There may be slight differences with the timings due to the different term dates in the UK. This plan assumes that learners will be entered for the AS examinations at the end of the one year AS course. Component 1 and 2 of the AS specification are the same as Component 1 of the A Level specification. YEAR 1 (complete AS delivery) TERM ONE Week Specification Content Specification Amplification Possible Activities 1 INTRODUCTION Aims and objectives, stakeholders ENTERPRISE Needs and wants and business opportunities The meaning of enterprise and SMEs. How satisfying needs and wants can give opportunities to entrepreneurs. Investigate and identify, using relevant examples, the features of successful businesses. Analyse the needs and wants of different groups in society, e.g., learners; a young couple with children; a pensioner couple. Explain how BUSINESS
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