Southland Boys’ High School Southland Boys’ High School

NCEA Level 3 Business Studies

L3BST
Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Naicker.

Recommended Prior Learning

Level 2 Business Studies will be crucial as it entails doing market day and developing a business plan.  In Level 3, students will be developing an innovative product and will present their idea to some business members of our local community. Level 2 Business Studies will provide the fundamental basics of carrying out a business activity.

This course is designed to help you consider how businesses operate in a global environment. You will develop your understanding of business theory through relevant case studies and learn to apply this theory in developing a business plan for a group business activity.  Issues of sustainability, enterprise and globalisation are fundamental in business planning and are examined as part of the course, along with other internal and external factors which influence business success.  You will develop your planning, organisational and leadership skills.

Learning Areas:

Commerce


Assessment Information

For the business activity, students can choose who they want to work with. They can either have 3, 4 or in some cases 5 students in their group. This Assessment is a group work, so students do not get individual grades. The business plan that students develop will be guided by a mentor that the students will organise for their group. This mentor could be a business person or even parents that have some business experience.



			
					
					Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
										
• 1 x 1B8 exercise book

• 1 x Refill pad

• NCEA Level 3 Internal Business Factors 3.1 Learning Workbook

										

								


				





    

        
Disclaimer

        
Southland Boys' High School endeavours to timetable courses depending on students' needs, interests and future plans.  Many factors can influence whether a course is able to be offered in the following year.  These can include:
These factors can also impact on timetabling, and as a result students will be asked for input about any clashes that may occur.
Where a course is not able to be run, students' back-up subjects will be used.  If there are issues with student selections and the timetabling process, students will have the opportunity to make a decision in conjunction with staff input on the best solution.