1. Business (Foundation)

2. Aims of the syllabus
The syllabus is intended to encourage the students to:
1. Understand and appreciate the nature and scope of business, and the role of business in society.
2. Develop critical understanding of organizations, the markets they serve and the process of adding value.
3. Be aware that business behavior can be studied from the perspective of a range of stakeholders including customer, manager, creditor, owner/shareholder and employee.
4. Be aware of the economic, environmental, ethical, governmental, legal, social and technological issues associated with business activity.
5. Develop skills in: decision-making and problem solving in the light of evaluation; the quantification and assessment of information, where appropriate; effective communication.

3. Curriculum content Business and its environment
People in organizations
Marketing
Operations management
Finance

4. Assessment at a glance Continuous Assessment Paper Weighing 20% 40%
Paper hour / 40 marks
Section A: Short answer questions
Section B: Essay question
Paper hour 30 minutes / 40 marks
Structured questions / Data response
Paper hours 30 minutes / 80 marks
Short answer and essay questions, data response
Continuous Assessment

5. Assessment objectives
AO1: Knowledge and critical understanding
AO2: Application of knowledge and understanding
AO3: Analysis of problems
AO4: Evaluation