Grade 12 Business Studies Examination Topics and Units
The Grade 12 National Examination in Business Studies for the upper secondary schools throughout Papua New Guinea is based on the examination topics and units outlined in the Business Studies syllabus. This syllabus builds upon concepts, skills and attitudes learnt in Lower Secondary and provide a sound foundation for further learning.
There are 8 main examination topics in the business studies course taught at the upper secondary level.
There are 8 main examination topics in the business studies course taught at the upper secondary level.
Grade 11 Business Studies Examination Topics
There are four grade 11 examination topics in Grade 11 where all students must be knowledgeable to sit for the Business Studies National Examinations. These four topics are outlined below.
11.1 Preparing for the Future 1
4 weeks
11.2 Business Organisation and Management
10 weeks
11.3 Business Start-up and Management
10 weeks
11.4 Small Business Management
16 weeks
11.1 Preparing for the Future 1
4 weeks
- Expectations of the manager and the job seeker
11.2 Business Organisation and Management
10 weeks
- The business organisation
- Organisation and management
11.3 Business Start-up and Management
10 weeks
- Business and business ideas
- Implications for managers
- Assess your financial situation
- Analyse your business ideas
- Major project: Planning a business
11.4 Small Business Management
16 weeks
- The concept of small business enterprise
- Pathways to business entry
- Taxation
- Insurance
- Business finance
- Conducting and evaluating a business project
Grade 12 Business Studies Examination Topics
There are four grade 12 examination topics in Grade 12 Business Studies course. All students must be knowledgeable in order to sit for the National Examinations. These four topics are outlined below.
12.1 Communication Skills and Management
10 weeks
12.2 Managing Operations
10 weeks
12.3 Managing People
10 weeks
12.4 Preparing for the Future 2
2 weeks
12.1 Communication Skills and Management
10 weeks
- Communication
- Telecommunication
- Written communication
- Communication styles and strategies
- Office equipment
- Records management
- Meetings and procedures
12.2 Managing Operations
10 weeks
- Concept and nature of operations management
- Operations management strategies
- Identifying issues of management
12.3 Managing People
10 weeks
- The concept of human resource management
- Human resource planning
- Managing employee relations
- Identifying issues of management
- Responding to management issues
- Democratic approaches to management
12.4 Preparing for the Future 2
2 weeks
- Completed job file folder
- Workplace expectations
Business Studies Examination Specification
The Grade 12 Business Studies Examination Specification has the following distribution of questions.
Related:
- Four (4) multiple Choices questions covers its unit both in the Grade 11 units as well as Grade 12 units.
- At least 1 short answer question worth 7 marks are set to test those units in the Business Studies syllabus.
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