13BUS

Year 13 Business Studies

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Turner.


Akau: YES Regional Champions                      Akau at YES Nationals Wellington 2020 (representing BOP)


Discover the entrepreneur within, with your first business start-up.

Students will have the opportunity to set up and run a real business in the community using the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). Each YES company creates their own product or service and brings this to market over an extended six month period (worth 9 NCEA credits).

Students will learn transferable (soft) skills, such as collaboration, communication, problem solving and creativity.

The focus is on practical applications, and students will use the YES (Young Enterprise Scheme) to run their own business which needs to be innovative, sustainable with consultation from experts.(Please note the YES program is optional and costs $35 per student.)

For the externals, students will have opportunities to study NZ businesses operating in global markets. This will involve NZ businesses that export and import. Opportunities for field trips and liaising with NZ multi-national companies will be provided. Themes at Level Three include innovation, change management, intellectual property and strategic decision making.

A study of Business Studies has cross-curricula connections with many subjects including Economics, Accounting, Art, Media Studies and Technology.

For example

  •  Art student could be the Marketing Director and be responsible for creating a companies marketing (brand, logo and labels.)
  • Media Studies students could create the companies web-page (online e-commerce platform to sell products).
  • Technology students could create an innovative product (to be commercialised by YES company)
  • Accounting student could be the Chief Financial Officer responsible for keeping accounts - cash flow forecasts / income statements). 
Young Enterprise Company Akau at Little Big Markets The Mount


                             Young Enterprise Company Akau

             Anmoldeep and Bella at Little Big Markets The Mount

Recommended Prior Learning

No recommended prior learning however, a study of 12 Economics, Business or Accounting is highly advantageous.

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 23
Internal Assessed Credits: 15
External Assessed Credits: 8
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91379 v2
NZQA Info

Business Studies 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how internal factors interact within a business that operates in a global context


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91381 v2
NZQA Info

Business Studies 3.3 - Apply business knowledge to address a complex problem(s) in a given global business context


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91382 v2
NZQA Info

Business Studies 3.4 - Develop a marketing plan for a new or existing product


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 6r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91384 v2
NZQA Info

Business Studies 3.6 - Carry out, with consultation, an innovative and sustainable business activity


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 9
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 23
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 14
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 23

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

Note that picking a course doesn't guarantee entry.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the year level dean or the Future Pathways team for support and guidance.