SUBJECT AIM
Cambridge IGCSE Enterprise encourages learners to develop their understanding and the practical skills associated with the work environment and the running of a small enterprise. The syllabus provides the knowledge associated with running a small enterprise and an opportunity for learners to apply this knowledge in a practical and engaging way when running their own enterprise project. We encourage learners to study enterprise in a local as well as a global context, while enhancing their skills of investigation, analysis, interpretation, evaluation and practical problem-solving. Enterprise provides opportunities for learners to meet with and talk to a range of people involved in enterprise such as:
- people who have set up and run their own enterprise
- people involved in supporting enterprises, e.g. financiers, local business organisations, and government organisations
- people who have shown enterprising skills, e.g. innovators, inventors, marketing professionals
WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OUTLINE FOR 2 YEARS
All learners will study the following topics:
- 1 Introduction to enterprise
- 2 Setting up a new enterprise
- 3 Enterprise skills
- 4 Enterprise opportunities, risk, legal obligations and ethical considerations 5 Negotiation
- 6 Finance
- 7 Business planning
- 8 Markets and customers
- 9 Help and support for enterprise
- 10 Communication
HOW WILL YOU BE ASSESSED – Assessment Overview
All candidates take two components. Candidates will be eligible for grades A* to G
All candidates take: | And: |
Component 1 – 1 hour 30 minutes Written Paper – 50% 100 marks Short-answer, structured and open-ended questions This paper is based on a pre-released case study Candidates answer all questions Externally assessed | Component 2 Coursework – 50% 60 marks Portfolio of evidence from tasks based on candidate’s own enterprise project Internally assessed and externally moderated |
WHAT THIS SUBJECT CAN LEAD TO
PROGRESS FROM IGCSE
- A knowledge of Enterprise is an essential when doing IB Business Management.
- At university, Enterprise can support all Commerce/Management courses.
- In industry, studying Enterprise allows progression in all areas of business, for example:
- Chartered management accountant
- Corporate investment banker
- Human resources officer
- Management consultant
- Operational researcher
- Risk manager
- Business analyst
- Financial analyst
- Academia (Lecturing and Teaching)
- Account manager
- Sales manager
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