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IB SL BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT COURSE OVERVIEW

IB SL BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT COURSE OVERVIEW . 2011-2012 Academic Year . CORE UNITS:. UNIT 1: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS & MANAGEMENT UNIT 2: HUMAN RESOURCES (HR ) UNIT 3: ACCOUNTS & FINANCE UNIT 4: MARKETING UNIT 5: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT.

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IB SL BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT COURSE OVERVIEW

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  1. IB SL BUSINESS & MANAGEMENTCOURSE OVERVIEW 2011-2012 Academic Year

  2. CORE UNITS: • UNIT 1: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS & MANAGEMENT • UNIT 2: HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) • UNIT 3: ACCOUNTS & FINANCE • UNIT 4: MARKETING • UNIT 5: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

  3. UNIT 1: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS & MANAGEMENT • Nature & Objectives of Business • Objectives, Stakeholders & the External Environment • Organizational Planning & Decision Making • Growth & the Impact of Globalization • Change & the Management of Change

  4. UNIT 2: HUMAN RESOURCES • Human Resource Planning • Organizational Structure & Communication • Leadership & Management • Motivation • Corporate Culture & Employer Employee Relations

  5. UNIT 3: ACCOUNTS & FINANCE • Sources of Finance • Management Accounting • Financial Accounts & Ratio Analysis

  6. UNIT 4: MARKETING • Role of Marketing • Marketing Planning

  7. UNIT 5: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Production Methods Costs, Revenue & Break Even Analysis Quality Assurance Location Innovation Production Planning Project Management

  8. INTERNAL ECA ASSESSMENT • Homework Tasks (1 major task every 2 weeks) (Weight 4) • Weekly or Fortnightly Micro Exams(A short exam about 15 to 20 minutes on core theories every week or 2 weeks. Weight 4) • Company Simulation Project & Trade Fair (A group assignment over 3 months, weight 15) • End of Quarter Exams (90 mins, weight 20) • End of Semester Exams (2 hrs, weight 40)

  9. EXTERNAL IB ASSESSMENTWritten Commentary Written Commentary • You choose any company and investigate a business problem or opportunity and provide solutions & recommendations to management. • Length: 1500 words • Weight: 25% of your total IB business grade. • Due Date: First week of February 2012.

  10. EXTERNAL IB ASSESSMENTPaper 1:Exam based on set Case Study Time: 1 hour & 15 minutes Weight: 35% of your total IB business grade. Date: May 2012 Exam Schedule What to Study? • A prescribed IB case study is released 2 months prior to the examination. Preparation involves knowing all aspects of the case study prior to the exam.

  11. EXTERNAL IB ASSESSMENTPaper 2: Data & Short Response Articles Time: 1 hour & 45 minutes Weight: 40% of your total IB business grade. Date: May 2012 Exam Schedule What to Study? • All aspects of the course, with stronger emphasis on financial calculations for the first part of the exam.

  12. HOMEWORK POLICY • Homework is a very important part of the Business & Management Course. • The slides which follow answer many questions regarding homework in Business & Management.

  13. What type of activities/exercises will I have to complete for homework? • Your first homework task will involve reading 3 articles from business magazines with associated questions & activities • Some of these questions require extended responses and research. • Other homework tasks will my involve essay writing and or business calculations.

  14. How long will I have to do my homework? • In most cases, you will normally have about 10 days (nearly 2 weeks) to complete each major homework task. • As you have considerable time to do your homework, there is no excuse for late submission • Important Advice: Start your homework early – do not try to complete all your business homework the night before submission. It is not designed to be a one night activity, but rather there is work for several nights – the quality of the answers is important, especially with research questions. Do not use wikipedia!

  15. What criteria are assessed with homework tasks & what is the weight? Most homework tasks will involve 3 criteria: • Mastery of Key Facts & Concepts • Analysis of Key Facts & Concepts • Research Skills • Each criteria is marked from 2 (F) to 7 (A+) using the IB grading scheme. • Each criteria is weighted at 4 on the ECA reporting system.

  16. When is homework due? • Homework is normally due on a Friday by 4:00pm or occasionally Thursday 4:00pm, when Friday is a holiday. • Note, that you may not have a business class on the day the homework is due, but this is no excuse for late submission. • A complete list of Semester 1 dates is provided in the next slide.

  17. Major Homework Tasks: Semester 1 Dates • Homework Task 1: Friday 26th August 2011 • Homework Task 2: Thursday 8th September 2011 • Homework Task 3: Friday 23rd September 2011 • Homework Task 4: Thursday 6th October 2011 • Homework Task 5: Friday 21st October 2011 • Homework Task 6: Friday 4th November 2011 • Homework Task 7: Friday 18th November 2011 • Homework Task 8: Friday 2nd December 2011

  18. How do I submit your homework?Electronic & Paper Copy • If you have a business class on the day the homework is due it is obviously desirable to submit this in class. • However, if you do not have a class on the day the homework is due, please ensure that it reaches my desk by 4:00pm on the relevant Friday or Thursday it is due to avoid penalties. • In addition to providing a paper copy, you must also email your homework to: businesshw@yahoo.com • Please do not send homework to my ECA email address. There is insufficient storage capacity.

  19. How do I get the Homework Tasks • For the first tasks, paper copies will be provided. • An email distribution list will be created for this class, so homework will generally be emailed to you personal email address. • In addition, homework task sheets (including articles/questions) will also be available on my wikipage. At my homepage click on the relevant link for business homework.

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