Business Studies & ICT Department

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Business Department

Introduction

Aims/Objectives

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Studying Business will help you to:

demonstrate an understanding ofthe world of work and of businessgenerally.

You will gain skills which areessential to yourfutureemployment and life long learning

in our ever changing technologicalenvironment


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INTRODUCTION

Business Communication Systems delivers the ICT curriculum atKS3 following government guidelines together with elements of

the world of work and is taught as part of the Technology suite

of subjects. At KS4 pupils have the choice of studying OCRNational ICT or OCR Business and Communication Systems, in line

with the Schools policy to provide, as far as is consistent with

the Schools resources, a wide range of choice at GCSE, in order

to meet the needs of the individual pupil.

Studying this subject will develop the knowledge, skills and

understanding of the pupils about the role of business and ICT in

the community and in the national economy, and will contribute totheir development as citizens. It will also enrich pupils education

by developing each childs interest and abilities in line with the

Schools mission statement.

The Department will provide a secure and structured environment

in which pupils develop their knowledge, skill and understanding ofBusiness Studies.

Business Communication Systems concerns the Business and ICTaspects of organisation within their economic, social, and practical

contexts. The subject involves the investigation of how

enterprise adds value by organising the production of goods and

services. The performance of business is studied from a range of

perspectives enhancing the skills developed during the KS3 courseof study.


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Teaching and Learning

he schemes of work at KS3 comprise of in-house worksheets

cross-referenced with National Curriculum Level Descriptors,

together with published resources from the Smart Learning range

of projects. Pupils are individuall assessed, details of whichappear on School reports sent to parents.

Year 9 pupils benefit from being able to work towards the OCR

National Unit 1 : IC Skills for business, at the end of the Key

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At KS4, the schemes of work are compiled following guidance from

the GCSE examination board.


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Social etworking It is importantthatstudentsfully understandthe concept of on-line safety andwhatmeasuresthey can adopt in order to feel andstaysafe on-line, inparticular when usingsocial networking sites.

ICT impact onsociety Pupilshave the opportunityto understandhowdata can easily e collected, andhowshops canuild updata a out individual customers.

CR ational Level Unit Pupilswork through a series of e ercisesincluding creating usinesspresentations and

the use ofthe Internet as oth a research and

communicationstool.Business andCommunicationSystems The role of usiness communicationsystems in

the success or failure of organisations.Communicationdevices.

Capa ilities and limitations ofICT asedsystems.


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activities : bringing learning to life

Business

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Communication Systems


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GCS Business and Communication Systems is a practical introductionto

usiness systems andICT. Itwill helppupils gain skills whichwill e useful in

further study and intheir personal life. These skills will help in jo s inmany

different areas, including usiness administration, and in any jo which involves

using ICTor dealing withpeople.

Pupils will study:

Business practice

People inthe workplace

Communicationpplications ofICT

Howthe lawprotects people atwork

Pupils willlearn:

Howto prepare usiness documents eg: letters, reports, leafletsHowto use software: wordprocessing, mailmerge, data ase, spreadsheet,

graphics, email, Internet rowser.

Howto use ICTand usiness e uipment

How usiness and communication systems are used inthe workplace


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KS4

Business and theircommunication systems

Developing businesscommunication systems

ICT skills for businesscommunication

systems


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OCR

National First Award in ICT

Level 2

This ualification issuita le for those wishing to gain a Levelualificationto supportfurther study inFurther Education. The CRationals are attractive, practically- ased ualifications intendedto

stimulate and interest candidates.

The course is aimed atthose studying inpreparationfor employment inthe Information andCommunicationTechnologysector particularly injo roleswhere theywill e e pectedto use ICTskills.

Eachpupil will study othICTSkillsfor Business andCreatingComputer raphics


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CAREERSThe following is an example of courses available for YOU to further develop your business understanding:

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