Notes & Resources
Course Orientation
Start with the qualification, the six syllabus areas, the two compulsory papers, learning resources and the Polymath preparation pathway.
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Diagnostic Assessment: Business Knowledge and Decision-Making
Understand both papers, refresh the six syllabus areas and establish a starting profile across AO1–AO4. Diagnostic results guide study priorities; they are not Cambridge grades.
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Module 01: Understanding business activity
Business activity, economic sectors, enterprise, growth and size, business organisation, and business and stakeholder objectives.
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Module 02: People in business
Human resource management, organisation and management, communication and motivation.
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Module 03: Marketing
Marketing and markets, market research, the marketing mix and legal controls.
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Module 04: Operations management
Production, technology, sustainable production, costs, scale and break-even, quality and location.
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Module 05: Financial information and decisions
Finance, cash flow, profit and loss, financial position and accounts analysis.
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Module 06: External influences on business activity
Economic issues, the international economy, environmental and ethical issues, and pressure groups.
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Course recap & IGCSE exam success guidelines
Consolidate the whole syllabus, practise command words and complete paper-specific preparation for Papers 1 and 2.