IB Diploma Programme Business Management, SL and HL
SL and HL papers
Both levels sit Papers 1 and 2. HL adds Paper 3 on a social enterprise.
Standard level (SL)
Paper 1: a pre-released statement and an unseen case study 1 h 30 min, 30 marks, 35% of the grade.
The same paper as HL. Section A: all structured questions on the case study (20 marks). Section B: one of two extended response questions (10 marks). Units 1 to 5, excluding HL extension topics.
Paper 2: unseen stimulus material with a quantitative focus 1 h 30 min, 40 marks, 35% of the grade.
Section A: all structured questions on the stimulus (20 marks). Section B: one of two questions made of structured questions and an extended response (20 marks). Units 1 to 5, excluding HL extension topics.
Internal assessment: Business research project 25 marks, 30% of the grade.
A research project on a real business issue or problem facing a particular organization, through one of the four key concepts. At most 1,800 words. Marked by the teacher and moderated by the IB.
The five unitsThe business management toolkitAssessment, concepts and Paper 3
263 questions at SL, with worked calculations and feedback on written answers against the IB's markbands.
Higher level (HL)
Paper 1: a pre-released statement and an unseen case study 1 h 30 min, 30 marks, 25% of the grade.
As at SL: Section A, structured questions (20 marks); Section B, one of two extended responses (10 marks).
Paper 2: unseen stimulus material with a quantitative focus 1 h 45 min, 50 marks, 30% of the grade.
Section A: all structured questions on the stimulus (30 marks). Section B: one of two questions made of structured questions and an extended response (20 marks). Units 1 to 5, including HL extension topics.
Paper 3: a social enterprise 1 h 15 min, 25 marks, 25% of the grade.
Unseen stimulus about a social enterprise and three compulsory questions: describe the human need (2 marks), explain the challenges (6), and recommend a plan of action in a decision-making document (17).
Internal assessment: Business research project 25 marks, 20% of the grade.
As at SL. At most 1,800 words. Marked by the teacher and moderated by the IB.
The five unitsThe business management toolkitAssessment, concepts and Paper 3
397 questions at HL, with worked calculations and feedback on written answers against the IB's markbands.
The internal assessment is your own research project, so it is not practised here; the assessment lesson covers its rules and criteria.