Enterprise

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

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