Our National Qualifications in Business Management develop learners’ enterprise skills and attributes by providing them with opportunities to study a range of business and organisational contexts.
Learners develop an awareness of the ways in which society relies on businesses and other organisations to satisfy its needs, and an understanding of how to use business information to interpret and report on overall business performance – in a range of contexts. Learners also gain knowledge and understanding of the impact that external influences have on organisations, such as economic impact and sustainability.
The purpose of this Course is to prepare learners to play an active part in this culture by equipping them with an understanding of the national and global nature of business.
This will include the challenges posed by globalisation and the effect it has on Scotland’s businesses and environment, business and management theories, and principles of effective management used in different organisations. Learners will develop analytical and research skills by investigating real organisations in a range of contexts.
The Course aims to enable learners to:
♦ enhance the skills of independent learning, research, critical analysis and problem solving in a business context
♦ apply business and management concepts and theories to reach conclusions
♦ evaluate the social, ethical and global factors that affect local, national and multinational organisations
♦ analyse and evaluate leadership theories, management schools of thought and approaches to managing change
♦ prepare and critically evaluate a range of analytical techniques and management techniques used to assist in effective planning and decision-making at a strategic level
At Advanced Higher level, the study of business management provides learners with a perspective that gives them the ability to research, analyse and interpret the actions and decisions taken by real organisations and to explain how these actions and decisions might affect businesses and their economic success.
At Advanced Higher level, the contexts of study are complex and challenging, particularly in terms of the application of business concepts and management theories to current business situations. Undertaking this Course will require a more sophisticated level of communication skills, as learners are required to interpret complex business information, to discuss current business issues and to present logical and reasoned explanations and discussions related to these issues.
Development of research and investigative skills is a key focus of this Course. These skills encourage independent learning and the use of initiative, and also provide opportunities for team working. The Course gives learners an in-depth understanding of the global nature of business, the internal and external factors that affect business success, and how large organisations are managed and react to change.
Advanced Higher Business Management is, therefore, instrumental in developing learners’ higher-order thinking skills. It provides an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the managerial theories and aims that underpin the actions taken and
decisions made by large organisations.
