Northlakes High School
HSIE
Student Booklet
HSC
Business Studies
2014-15
Contents
Northlakes HSC Scope and Sequence............................................3
Assessment Task Schedule.............................................................4
Course Objectives and Outcomes...................................................5
Course Overview and Content ........................................................6
Summary of external and internal HSC assessment.....................14
HSC examination specifications.....................................................14
Performance Band Descriptors.......................................................15
Subject Glossary............................................................................N/A
Directive Verb Glossary...................................................................16
Websites..........................................................................................17
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NORTHLAKES HIGH SCHOOL
YEAR 12 HSC Business studies
YEARLY PLANNER 2014/15
Term 4: Tuesday 7/10/12 Friday 18/12/12
Week 1
7/10
Week 2
13/10
Week 3
20/10
Week 4
27/10
Week 5
311
Week 6
10/11
Week 7
17/11
Week 8
24/11
Week 9
1/12
Week 10
8/12
Week 11
15/12
Marketing
Feedbackkg
Assess
Finance
Task
#1
Week1
27/1
Week 2
2/2
Week 3
9/2
Week 4
16/2
Week 5
23/2
Week 6
2/3
Week 7
9/3
Week 8
16/3
Week 9
23/3
Week 10
30/3
Finance
Assess Task
Operations
#2
Feedback
Week 1
20/4
Week 2
27/4
Week 3
4/5
Week 4
11/5
Week 5
18/5
Week 6
25/5
Week 7
1/6
Week 8
8/6
Week 9
15/6
Week 10
22/6
Operations
Human Resources
Assess Task
Human Resources
#3
Week 1
13/7
Week 2
20/7
Week 3
27/7
Week 4
3/8
Week 5
10/8
Week 6
17/8
Week 7
24/8
Week 8
31/8
Week 9
7/9
Week 10
14/9
HR
TRIAL HSC
AssessTask 4
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Assessment schedule
BUSINESS STUDIES - 2 UNIT
Higher School Certificate 2015
Components
Weighting
Task 1
Week: 10
Term: 4, 2014
Marketing Test: Structured Short Answer
Task 2
Week: 9
Term: 1, 2015
Financial Stimulus Activity
Task 3
Week: 8
Term: 2, 2015
Report/
Casestudy
Task 4
Week: 3/4
Term: 3, 2015
Trial HSC
Knowledge & Understanding
40%
20%
20%
Stimulus-based skills
20%
20%
Inquiry and Research
20%
20%
Communication
20%
10%
10%
TOTAL MARKS:
100%
20%
20%
30%
30%
Outcomes
H3, H5, H6
H4, H7, H9, H10
H2, H8
H1, H3, H6, H10
Outcomes
H1
Critically analyses the role of business in Australia and globally
H2
Evaluates management strategies in response to changes in internal and external influences
H3
Discusses the social and ethical responsibilities of management
H4
Analyses business functions and processes in large and global businesses
H5
Explains management strategies and their impact on businesses
H6
Evaluates the effectiveness of management in the performance of business
H7
Plans and conducts investigations into contemporary business issues
H8
Organises and evaluates information for actual and hypothetical business situations
H9
Communicates business information, issues and concepts in appropriate formats
H10
Applies mathematical concepts appropriately in business situations
Objectives and Outcomes
Objectives: The student develops knowledge and understanding about:
HSC outcomes
The student:
The nature, role and structure of business
H1
Critically analyses the role of business in Australia and globally
Internal and external influences on business
H2
H3
Evaluates management strategies in response to changes in internal and external influences
Discusses the social and ethical responsibilities of management
The functions and processes of business activity
H4
Analyses business functions and processes in large and global businesses
Management strategies and their effectiveness
H5
H6
Explains management strategies and their impact on businesses
Evaluates the effectiveness of management in the performance of business
The student develops skills to:
investigate, synthesise and evaluate contemporary business issues and hypothetical and actual business situations
H7
H8
Plans and conducts investigations into contemporary business issues
Organises and evaluates information for actual and hypothetical business situations
communicate business information and issues using appropriate formats
H9
Communicates business information, issues and concepts in appropriate formats
apply mathematical concepts appropriate to business situations
H10
Applies mathematical concepts appropriately in business situations
HSC Course Overview
HSC course structure (120 indicative hours)
Topic
Indicative
hours
% of course
time
Operations
30
25
Marketing
30
25
Finance
30
25
Human resources
30
25
Content: HSC Course
10.1 HSC topic: Operations 25% of indicative time
The focus of this topic is the strategies for effective operations management in large businesses.
Outcomes
The student:
H1critically analyses the role of business in Australia and globally
H2evaluates management strategies in response to changes in internal and external influences
H3discusses the social and ethical responsibilities of management
H4analyses business functions and processes in large and global businesses
H5explains management strategies and their impact on businesses
H6evaluates the effectiveness of management in the performance of businesses
H7plans and conducts investigations into contemporary business issues
H8organises and evaluates information for actual and hypothetical business situations
H9communicates business information, issues and concepts in appropriate formats
Content
Students learn to:
examine contemporary business issues to:
discuss the balance between cost and quality in operations strategy
examine the impact of globalisation on operations strategy
identify the breadth of government policies that affect operations management
explain why corporate social responsibility is a key concern in operations management
investigate aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business case studies to:
describe the features of operations management for businesses in a tertiary industry
assess the relationship between operations and the other key business functions in two actual businesses
explain how operations strategy can help a business sustain its competitive advantage
recommend possible operations strategies for one hypothetical business
Students learn about:
role of operations management
strategic role of operations management cost leadership, good/service differentiation
goods and/or services in different industries
interdependence with other key business functions
influences
globalisation, technology, quality expectations, cost-based competition, government policies, legal regulation, environmental sustainability
corporate social responsibility
the difference between legal compliance and ethical responsibility
environmental sustainability and social responsibility
operations processes
inputs
transformed resources (materials, information, customers)
transforming resources (human resources, facilities)
transformation processes
the influence of volume, variety, variation in demand and visibility (customer contact)
sequencing and scheduling Gantt charts, critical path analysis
technology, task design and process layout
monitoring, control and improvement
outputs
customer service
warranties
operations strategies
performance objectives quality, speed, dependability, flexibility, customisation, cost
new product or service design and development
supply chain management logistics, e-commerce, global sourcing
outsourcing advantages and disadvantages
technology leading ed
