Notes & Resources
Course Orientation
Start with the qualification, the two compulsory papers, the six syllabus areas, study resources and a realistic learning strategy.
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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
The purpose of business, classification, entrepreneurship, growth, ownership, objectives and stakeholders.
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Module 02: People in business
Motivation, organisational structure, management, leadership, recruitment, training and communication.
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Module 03: Marketing
Customer needs, markets, research, segmentation, the marketing mix and domestic and international strategy.
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Module 04: Operations management
Production, productivity, lean methods, costs, scale, break-even, quality and location.
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Module 05: Financial information and decisions
Finance needs and sources, cash flow, working capital, financial statements and ratio analysis.
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Module 06: External influences on business activity
Economic policy, environmental and ethical pressures, globalisation, multinational businesses and exchange rates.
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Course recap & IGCSE exam success guidelines
Consolidate the whole syllabus, practise command words and complete paper-specific preparation.
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