Business Management (Y12-13)

DP Business Management examines business decision-making processes and how these decisions impact on and are affected by internal and external environments.

Emphasis is placed on on strategic decision-making and the day-to-day business functions of marketing, production, human resource management & finance. Links between the topics are central to the course and this integration promotes a holistic overview of business activity.

The DP course aims to help students understand the implications of business activity in a global market. It also encourages the appreciation of ethical concerns & issues of social responsibility. The new course is based around six key concepts; Change, Culture, Ethics, Globalization, Innovation and Strategy. Teaching is supported through case studies and examples from the news and other sources to develop students’ understanding of the six concepts and the tools, techniques and theories used in business management.

Year 12/13 IB

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	Term 1a	Term 1b	Term 2a	Term 2b	Term 3a	Term 3b
Year 12	Business Organisation and Environment Ethics, Innovation and Strategy Introduction to Business Management Types of Organisations Organisational Objectives Stakeholders External environment Growth and Evolution		Finance and Accounts Ethics and Strategy Sources of Finance Costs and Revenues Break-even Analysis Final Accounts (HL) Profitability and Liquidity Ratio Analysis		Marketing Change, Culture, Ethics and Strategy The role of Marketing Marketing Planning Sales Forecasting (HL) Market Research The Four P’s The extended Marketing E-Commerce
HL	Organisational Planning Tools (HL) Crisis Management and Contingency Planning (HL)		Efficiency Ratio Analysis (HL) Cash Flow Investment Appraisal (HL) Budgets (HL)		Mix of seven P’s (HL) International Marketing (HL)
Year 13	Operations Management Change, Culture, Globalisation and Strategy The role of Operations Management Production Methods Location		Human Resource Management Culture, Globalisation and Strategy Functions and evolution of Human Resource Management Organisational Structure Leadership and Management Motivation		EXAMS
HL	Lean production and quality management (HL) Production Planning (HL) Research and Development (HL)		Organisational Culture (HL) Industrial/Employee Relations (HL)