IGCSE Business Studies Course

Paper 1: Business Studies Paper code: 4BS0/01

Unit 1:  Business Activity and the Changing Environment 

Objectives
Types of organisation
Factors of Production 
Primary, secondary and tertiary activity
Location
Government influences on business activity and objectives
External influences
Judging Success
End of Unit Submission  

Unit 2:  Human Resources 

Internal Organisation
Communication
Recruitment and Selection
Training
Motivation and Rewards 
End of Unit Submission

Unit 3:  Accounting and Finance 

External and Internal Sources of Finance
Budgets and Cash Flow Forecasts
Cost and Break Even Analysis
Financial Statements 
Ratios and Performance
End of Unit  Submission 

Unit 4: Marketing 

The Market
The Marketing Mix
Market Research
End of Unit Submission  

Unit 5: Production 

Economies and Diseconomies of Scale
Methods of Production
Productivity
Quality
End of Unit  Submission