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).
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.
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.
External
NZQA Info
Business Studies 3.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how internal factors interact within a business that operates in a global context
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Business Studies 3.3 - Apply business knowledge to address a complex problem(s) in a given global business context
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Business Studies 3.4 - Develop a marketing plan for a new or existing product
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Business Studies 3.6 - Carry out, with consultation, an innovative and sustainable business activity
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.
Pathway Tags
Cook, Sales Representative, Accountant, Auditor, Administration Officer, Finance Manager, Receptionist, Advertising Specialist, Sales and Marketing Manager, Business Analyst, Retail Manager, Hotel/Motel Manager, Farmer/Farm Manager, Property Manager, Buyer, Cafe/Restaurant Manager, Retail Sales Assistant, Managing Director/Chief Executive, Customs Broker/Freight Forwarder, Maitre d’Hotel, Workplace Relations Adviser, Human Resources Adviser, Importer/Exporter, Financial Adviser, Food and Beverage Factory Worker, Market Research Analyst, Mortgage Broker, Office Manager, Real Estate Agent, Telemarketer, Management Consultant, Marketing Specialist, Career Consultant,
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.