Assignments

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You will cover all of the following units which are mandatory for the Advanced GNVQ in Business.

Unit 1: Business in the Economy

Element 1.1 Analyse the forces of supply and demand on businesses

Element 1.2 Analyse the operation of markets and their effects on businesses

Element 1.3 Examine the effects of government policies on markets

Unit 2: Business Organisations and Systems

Element 2.1 Investigate business organisations

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Element 2.2 Investigate administration systems and procedures

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Element 2.3 Analyse communication in a business organisation

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Element 2.4 Analyse information processing in a business organisation

Unit 3: Marketing

Element 3.1 Investigate the principles and functions of marketing in organisations

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Element 3.2 Propose and present product developments based on analysis of marketing research information

Element 3.3 Evaluate marketing communications designed to influence a target audience

Element 3.4 Evaluate sales methods and customer service to achieve customer satisfaction

Unit 4: Human Resources

Element 4.1 Investigate human resourcing

Element 4.2 Investigate job roles

Element 4.3 Evaluate recruitment procedures, job applications and interviews

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Unit 5: Production and Employment in the Economy

Element 5.1 Analyse production in businesses

Element 5.2 Investigate and evaluate employment

Element 5.3 Examine the competitiveness of UK industry

Unit 6: Financial Transactions, Costing and Pricing

Element 6.1 Explain added value, distribution of added value and money cycle

Element 6.2 Explain financial transactions and complete supporting documents

Element 6.3 Calculate the cost of goods or services

Element 6.4 Explain basic pricing decisions and breakeven

Unit 7: Financial Forecasting and Monitoring

Element 7.1 Explain sources of finance and financial requirements of business organisations

Element 7.2 Produce and explain forecasts and a cash flow for a small business

Element 7.3 Produce and explain profit and loss statements and balance sheets

Element 7.4 Identify and explain data to monitor a business

Unit 8: Business Planning

Element 8.1 Prepare work and collect data for a business plan

Element 8.2 Produce and present a business plan

Element 8.3 Plan for employment or self-employment

You will also take 4 optional units from the following:

Unit 9: Creative Marketing Communications

Element 9.1 Propose suitable Public Releations techniques to meet promotional objectives

Element 9.2 Produce a creative brief for a selected product

Element 9.3 Propose sales promotions techniques to communicate with a target audience for a selected product or service

Element 9.4 Investigate direct marketing techniques used to communicate with customers

Unit 10: Statistics for Marketing

Element 10.1 Develop a research proposal to obtain data to support the planning and control of marketing activities

Element 10.2 Use data to provide information to support the planning and control of a marketing activity

Element 10.3 Present information to decision-makers to assist in the planning and control of marketing activities

Unit 11: Behaviour At Work

Element 11.1 Investigate management styles

Element 11.2 Investigate the effects of motivation on performance

Element 11.3 Examine the behaviour of groups in the workplace

Unit 12: Financial Services

Element 12.1 Examine the financial services available to businesses

Element 12.2 Investigate the financial services required by given businesses

Element 12.3 Select external providers of financial services to meet the needs of given businesses

Unit 13: Administrative Operations

Element 13.1 Investigate the role of an administrator in a small and medium sized organisation

Element 13.2 Demonstrate administrative skills for a given event

Element 13.3 Produce business documents for a given event

Unit 14: Product Development and Realisation

Element 14.1 Investigate the need for pre-production planning activities

Element 14.2 Examine production processes in different organisations

Element 14.3 Produce and evaluate an outline production plan

Unit 15: Business and the Law

Element 15.1 Investigate the effect of law on business operations and activities

Element 15.2 Examine the legal status of businesses

Element 15.3 Investigate legal relationships arising from business operations and activities

Unit 16: Living and Working in Europe

Element 16.1 Investigate infrastructures of European member states

Element 16.2 Investigate the impact of European legislation on employment practices

Element 16.3 Examine customs and cultures in the European Union

Element 16.4 Investigate different work opportunities between European member states

In addition to the above you may also wish to do extra units, six extra units are reputed to be equivalent to an additional A-level, although you may only decide to do a few and possibly learn other skills instead such as RSA Word Processing which Huntington School currently offers. Different institutions will offer different units which make up the GNVQ, it is worth investigating to see what units you will be doing and what choices you may have.

Unit 19: Corporate Image

Element 19.1 Evaluate a corporate image

Element 19.2 Investigate techniques to create organisational corporate image

Element 19.3 Propose a new corporate image for a given organisation

Unit 20: Advertising

Element 20.1 Prepare an advertising campaign for a given product

Element 20.2 Prepare a media plan to reach target audience

Element 20.3 Prepare an advertisement for a given product from an advertising brief

Element 20.4 Investigate the role of outside agencies in advertising

Unit 21: Sales

Element 21.1 Investigate the sales environment in organisations

Element 21.2 Investigate customer service arrangements in organisations

Element 21.3 Examine ways of monitoring and motivating the sales force in organisations

Element 21.4 Use communication in personal selling

Unit 22: Consumers and the Law

Element 22.1 Investigate key areas of consumer law

Element 22.2 Investigate the legal rules governing contractual relationships

Element 22.3 Examine the legal rights and duties of parties to consumer transactions

Element 22.4 Examine the process of dispute settlement for consumer claims

Unit 23: International Trading

Element 23.1 Examine the key features of markets overseas

Element 23.2 Examine the financial and legal factors of overseas trade

Element 23.3 Investigate the operations of an export business

Unit 24: Teamworking

Element 24.1 Investigate organisational contexts of teamwork

Element 24.2 Explore the ways in which teams function

Element 24.3 Develop skills for teamworking

Unit 25: Self-Development for Career Planning

Element 25.1 Appraise current personal achievement

Element 25.2 Investigate alternative career and educational opportunities

Element 25.3 Investigate skills, qualities and qualifications necessary for selected options

Element 25.4 Produce and monitor a plan to meet the needs for chosen route

Unit 26: Roles and Responsibilities of Supervisors

Element 26.1 Investigate the responsibilities and skills of supervisors

Element 26.2 Investigate the role of supervisor as team leader

Element 26.3 Examine the contribution of supervisors to developing individual and team performance

Unit 27: Work of the Personnel Function

Element 27.1 Examine the role of personnel in employee resourcing

Element 27.2 Investigate the personnel role in workforce development

Element 27.3 Investigate the role of personnel employee relations

Element 27.4 Evaluate personnel administration in organisations

Unit 30: Financial Decision Making

Element 30.1 Undertake break-even analysis through calculation

Element 30.2 Investigate the contexts in which marginal costing is used

Element 30.3 Investigate the application of investment appraisal techniques

Element 30.4 Apply standard costs and variance analysis to monitoring decisions

Unit 31: Using Financial Statements

Element 31.1 Produce financial statements for profit-making businesses

Element 31.2 Examine the information content of published accounts

Element 31.3 Use financial data to aid decision-making

Unit 32: Insurance Provision and Practices

Element 32.1 Investigate the nature and provision of insurance

Element 32.2 Examine the structure and control of the insurance market

Element 32.3 Examine the legal principles which apply to insurance contracts

Element 32.4 Select an appropiate insurance policy for a specific risk

Unit 33: Small Business Enterprise

Element 33.1 Produce objectives for a small business

Element 33.2 Produce a business plan to achieve the objectives of a small business

Element 33.3 Evaluate the objectives, plans and systems associated with the operation of the business

Unit 34: Purchasing and Supply

Element 34.1 Investigate the role and relationships of the purchasing and supply function

Element 34.2 Analyse the processes for the preparation to purchase

Element 34.3 Examine the process of supplier selection

Element 34.4 Analyse the contents and relevance of a purchase order to contract

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