The assessment requirements for all SQA Business Management levels are detailed in the tables below:
| Subject Name | Business Management |
| Subject Level | National 5 |
| What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment) | Course Theory |
| How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? | 2 |
| Are assessments long or short? | Assessment 1 (Short) (40 Mins) Assessment 2 (long) (Section 1 – 1 hour) + (Section 2 – 1 hour) |
| Likely Duration | Assessment 1 (40 Minutes)
Assessment 2 (120 Minutes) |
| Exam formality | Formally supervised under exam conditions |
| How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered? | 100% of the 2020-21 revised course |
| What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? | 75% (25% removed by SQA for 2020-21) |
| Topics expected in the assessment(s) | Assessment 1:Finance, People, Operations
Assessment 2: All topics |
| Assessment Format | A range of command word questions based on SQA standards – Questioning |
| Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) | No |
| How are these to be assessed? | N/A |
| In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component | Assessment 1 – 30 marks
Assessment 2 – 90 marks |
| Subject Name | Business Management |
| Subject Level | Higher |
| What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment) | Course Theory |
| How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? | 2 |
| Are assessments long or short? | Assessment 1 Short (55 mins)
Assessment 2 Long (Section 1: 1hr 5mins) + (Section 2: 1hr 40mins) |
| Likely Duration | Assessment 1 (55 minutes)
Assessment 2 (165 minutes) |
| Exam formality | Formally supervised under exam conditions |
| How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered? | 100% of the 2020-21 revised course |
| What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? | 70% (30% removed by SQA for 2020-21) |
| Topics expected in the assessment(s) | Assessment 1 : Finance, People, Operations
Assessment 2 : All topics |
| Assessment Format | A range of command word questions based on SQA standards |
| Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) | No |
| How are these to be assessed? | N/A |
| In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component | Assessment 1 – 30 marks
Assessment 2 – 90 marks |
| Subject Name | Business Management |
| Subject Level | Advanced Higher |
| What is the 2020-21 course structure? (eg Class Theory & Practical Assignment) | Class Theory and Research Project |
| How many formal assessments are expected between March and June? | 1 |
| Are assessments long or short? | Long (Section 1: 1 hr 30 mins) + (Section 2: 1hr 15 mins) |
| Likely Duration | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Exam formality | Formally supervised under exam conditions |
| How much of the 2020-21 revised course will be covered? | 100% of the 2020-21 revised course |
| What % of the 2019-20 course does this represent? | 67% (2/3) |
| Topics expected in the assessment(s) | All topics |
| Assessment Format | A range of command word questions based on SQA standards – Questioning |
| Are there any additional assessed components? (eg practical assignment) | Yes, an independently produced research assignment |
| How are these to be assessed? | Teacher graded, based on submitted assignment |
| In terms of grading, what is the balance of each component | Exam Paper worth 80 marks, Assignment worth 40 marks |
