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The question paper: 70 marks in 2 hours 15 minutes. Section 1, a 30-mark case study; Section 2, five questions worth 8 marks each. The assignment is set and marked by Qualifications Scotland.
Free: A tour of the business course
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Area 1: Understanding business
4 of the 20 questions on each timed knowledge check
Free: Organisations, objectives and growth Internal and external factors, stakeholders, structures and decisions 55 questions
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Area 2: Management of marketing
4 of the 20 questions on each timed knowledge check
Customers, market research and the product Promotion, the extended marketing mix and technology 52 questions
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Area 3: Management of operations
4 of the 20 questions on each timed knowledge check
Inventory and methods of production Quality, ethics, the environment and technology 42 questions
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Area 4: Management of people
4 of the 20 questions on each timed knowledge check
Workforce planning, training and development Motivation, leadership, employee relations and the law 58 questions
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Area 5: Management of finance
4 of the 20 questions on each timed knowledge check
Sources of finance and cash budgets Free: Financial statements, ratios and technology 33 questions