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Applied Business• Anexcitingqualificationforstudentswholovecourseworkand
wanttolearninatruevocationalsetting
• DuringyourfirstyearyouwillstudytopicssuchasCustomerServiceandCareerPlanningandyouwillactuallydesignandmakeaproduct
• ThesecondyearprovidesexcitingopportunitiestostudyMarketing,ManagingPeopleandlookingatareassuchasFairtradeandhealthyeating
• ThecourseprovidesasuitablebasisforrelatedsubjectsinHigherEducationaswellasavaluablepreparationforcareersinanyareaofbusiness
• Thetutorsuseavarietyofexcitingapproaches,includingworkexperience,linkswithlocalemployers,casestudiesandresearchtobringthesubjecttolife
• OpportunitiestodevelopapracticalapproachthroughenrichmentactivitiessuchasYoungEnterprise
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AS/A2 Applied Business2013 Entry
Exam Board AQA
AS/A2 Applied Business Double Award
What will the course involve?
ALevelAppliedBusinessisdifferentfromALevelBusinessStudiesinanumberofways.Firstly,asthe‘Applied’titlesuggestswetrytogiveyouagreaterinvolvementwithbusinesses;somoretripstobusinesses,moreresearchofrealbusinesses,aone-weekworkplacementinthefirstyearandagreaterdevelopmentofthepersonalskillsyouwillneedtodowellinabusiness.
Secondly,theAppliedcourseisworth2ALevels,soyouspenddoubletheamountoftimeonitthanonBusinessStudies.
Thirdly,itinvolvesmorecoursework.
How will I be assessed?
ProgressonAppliedBusinessismostlythroughcoursework:ofthesixunitsdoneinthefirstyear,fourarebycoursework,andthesamegoesforthesecondyear.Youwill
dooneexamintheJanuaryandoneinthesummerofeachyear.Thisgivesyougreatercontroloveryourachievement.Youwillreceiveregularfeedbackfromyourtutorandhavethechancetoimproveyourcourseworkassignments.
Where does this course lead?
SinceAppliedBusinessisadoubleALevelinBusiness,itleadstosimilarcoursesatuniversityasBusinessStudies,aswellasApprenticeships.However,italsohasanaddeddimension.Duringthecourseyouwillbeinvolvedinactivitiesthatwillhelpyoutodeveloparangeofbusinessskillssuchasinvestigation,reportwritingandpresentationalskills.ThisshouldequipyoubetterforthestyleoflearningatuniversityorduringanApprenticeship.Itwillalsogiveyouagreaterabilitytopromoteyourselfifyouseektoenteremploymentorsetupyourownbusinessaftercollege,insteadofgoingtouniversity.
Stephanie’s Perspective
AtCarmelIhavebeenabletolearnarangeoftechniqueswhichhaveenabledmetobecomemoreconfidentandfocusedonwhatIwantinlife.InAppliedBusiness,Ihaveenjoyedthediverserangeoftopics;alloftheindividualunitshavegivenmeaninsightintothedifferentpathwayswithinthebusinesssectorthatIwouldbeabletofollow.WithinthissubjectIhavebeenontwotrips,onetoDarkstarLaserquestandtheothertoCineworld,bothoftheseinvolvedresearchingandcollectinginformationaboutthecompany.Wehadinterviewswiththemanagersofbothestablishmentsandthenwereabletotakepartinactivities.WhenIleaveCarmelIhopetogainafulltimepositionwithmycurrentemployer.
Stephanie JamesNewton-le-WillowsCommunityHighSchool
Studying: AppliedBusiness,Photography
Meet the Tutors
Susanne MaherHeadofFacultyHeadofAppliedBusiness,TourismandBTECLevel2Business
Alison WoodcockAppliedBusiness,BusinessandEconomicsTutorLiaisonOfficer
What support will I receive?
DuringyourtimeatCarmelCollegeyouwillreceiveenormousamountsofsupportfromavarietyofdifferentareas.WithintheAppliedBusinessDepartmentyouwillfindstaffwhocareaboutyourprogressionatCarmelandthatyouenjoycollegeandsucceedduringyourtimewithus.Allofthedepartmentstaffarewillingtogiveyouextrahelpandtimetoensureyouunderstandthesubjectandtoprovideyouwithsupportandadvice.Ourdoorisalwaysopenandyouwillfindstaffworkingwithstudentsatbreak,lunchtimesandaftercollegetohelpthemsucceed.
Weprideourselvesonthesuccessofourstudentsandwillalways‘gotheextramile’toensureyouareproudofyoursuccessalso.
WefindthatmanystudentscomebacktoseeusandtheyalwayssaythattheirtimeatCarmelhasreallyhelpedthempreparefortheirfuture.
L6th students simulate a recruitment exercise taking it in turns to be the interviewer and interviewee.
Meet the Tutors
Laura FowlerAppliedBusinessandBusinessTutor,GiftedandTalentedCo-ordinator
Emma SmithAppliedBusinessandBusinessTutor,HeadofEconomics
Careers Corner
TheBusinessFacultyhasintroducedadedicatedcareersareainwhichstudentscanaccessawealthofinformationinrelationtotheirfuturecareerprospects.Learnaboutfinancialsupport,universitylifeandimportantlyhowyoucangetaheadinpreparationforyourapplication.Browseourextensivelibraryofuniversityprospectuses,includinginformationfromthehighlyrespectedRussellGroupcluster.Havealookatour‘TipsforSuccessfulInterviews’orexperienceamockinterviewwithoneofourdedicatedstaff.Thecareersarea‘NoticeBoard’isconsistentlyupdatedonaweeklybasistoinformstudentsofrelevantopendaysandtastersessions.
Ifuniversityisnotforyouwealsohaveextensiveinformationontakingagapyearandapprenticeshipcourses.Thecareersareaisfurtherenhancedbyavirtualgatewayofcareersadvice,guidanceandusefullinksavailablethroughourCarmelConnectintranetsite.
ThisisanessentialareaintheresearchingoflifeafterCarmelandsupportsyouinreachingyourfullpotentialonacoursethatisrightforyou.Payusavisitandstartplanningyourbrightfuture...remembertheworld’syouroyster!
Jordan’s PerspectiveIhavebeenveryimpressedwithhowgoodthebusinessdepartmentis;theteachersareveryhelpfulandsupportiveastheywillalwaystrytheirbesttohelpthestudentstogetahighermarkintheircourseworkandtests.IhavereallyenjoyedmycourseworkandhaveparticularlyenjoyedUnits1and6.InUnit1wehavebeenlearningaboutMcDonaldsandhowthebusinessisrunaswellasthehistoryofthecompany.Ienjoyedunit6becauseitwasallaboutdevelopingaproduct,wemadeourownproductandthenresearchedwhatwewouldneedtorunandsetupabusinesssellingourproducts.AfterCarmelIamhopingtogotoAmericatodofootballcoaching.
Jordan TobinCardinalHeenanCatholicHighSchool
Studying: AppliedBusiness,BTECICT
Applied Business Trips
OurAppliedBusinessStudentshavereallybenefittedfromworkingcloselywithoutsideorganisations.ThisofteninvolvesvisitingtheseorganisationsandtripsthisyearincludedavisittoLiverpoolMaritimeMuseumandtheLiverpoolOneComplex.Thestudentslistenedtoprofessionalstalkaboutthecustomerserviceprovidedbytheorganisationsandwereprovidedwithinformationaboutthemarketingoftheattractions.StudentshavealsohadfunlearningaboutDarkstarinStHelens.Thetripincludedamarketingtalkaswellasagameoflaserquest.TheyalsovisitedCineworldinStHelenstolearnaboutthemarketingandwatchedamovietopolishoffaveryenjoyableday.ThestudentsareinvitedeveryyearbytheTourismstudentstoparticipateinaresidentialtrip.ThetripthisyearwasLondonbutinpreviousyearshasbeenNewYorkCityandToronto.GuestspeakersincludeYoungEntrepreneur(Director),MarkStanburywhosharedwiththestudents,thesecretofhissuccess,AnneQuaylefromPilkingtonGlass(MarketingManager)aswellastalksfromtheCollegeFinanceDirectorandMarketingManager.Tosupportthe
studentsclosetoexamtimetheyhaveparticipatedinameditationsessionthattheyallthoroughlyenjoyed.
Applied Business students shine!
AspartoftheirA2AppliedBusinesscoursework,studentshavevoicedtheiropinionregardingthecurrentdebateof‘HealthyEating’and‘FAIRTRADE’producewithinCarmelCollege.Afterextensiveresearchconductedoverathreemonthperiod,allstudentspresentedtheirresultstoaboardofsignificantdecisionmakersandinfluentialindividualswithin,andexternallyto,thecollege.Asaresultofthisinspiringprojectthreestudentsweretheninvitedtorepresentthestudentvoiceonthetenderingprocesstochoosethenewcateringcompanyforthecollege.
OurtalentedstudentshavedonefurtherworkinrelationtoFairtrade,whentheyrecentlyenteredanational‘SnackAttack’competition.Studentsshowcasedtheirbusinessknowledgeandcreativeskillsbydesigningapromotionalcampaign.
What are the entry requirements for AS Applied Business?
YouwillneedCCinAppliedBusiness/CinBusinessStudies/CinBusinessCommunications(ifstudied)andgradeCsinGCSEMathsandEnglishLanguage.
How does Applied Business differ to Business Studies?
AppliedBusinessismainlycourseworkbasedandthereforestudentsneedtoreallyenjoyspendingstudytimeproducingcoursework.Theywillbeexpectedtospendatleastfourhoursperweekoutsidecollege,workingontheircoursework.Thegradeforthisworkmakesuptwothirdsoftheirfinalcoursemark.AppliedBusinessstudentsusuallyhaveadesiretoeitherstudyBusinessatuniversityorprogresstoaBusinesscareeraftercollege.BusinessStudiesisallexamassessedandhasnocoursework.
What other A Levels complement Applied Business?
Therearenoforbiddencombinationsofsubjectsandsoweencourageyoutochoosesubjectsthatyouwillachieveinandaremotivatedtostudy.Youarediscouragedfromdoinganothercourseworkbasedsubjectduetotheamountofcourseworkinvolved.SubjectsthatarepopularareICT,LawandLanguages.
Is the course an A Level?
Yes,AppliedBusinessisexactlythesameasanyotherAdvancedLevelqualificationandcarriesthesameUCASpointsforuniversity.Itiswelcomedintheworldofworkasyouwilldevelopsomanyvocationalskillssuchascommunicationandproblemsolving.
Probably the best Applied Business department in the country! (A Level Performance System)
Lauren’s PerspectiveAppliedBusinessisaveryinterestingsubjectasitenablesmetolearnabouthowrealbusinessesoperate,andhowtheytrytomeettheneedsoftheircustomers.IalsoenjoydoingcourseworkasIamabletovoicemythoughtsandopinionsintomywork.ThroughAppliedBusinessIhavebeengiventhechancetotakepartinaworkexperienceplacementinLiverpoolFootballClub’smarketingoffices.IamveryexcitedasIamkeentolearnmoreaboutmarketingoutsideofaclassroomenvironment.AfterCarmel,IwouldliketogotouniversitytostudyBusinessManagementwithMandarinChinese.
Lauren CorcoranStEdward’sCollege
Studying: AppliedBusiness,Maths,Dance
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How successful are Carmel’s Applied Business students?
2010 2011 2012
A/B A-E A*-B A*-E A*-B A*-E
AppliedBusiness A2 50% 100% 79% 100% 73% 100% AS 63% 100% 72% 100% 56% 100%
Students present their findings to the decision makers
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Trip to Liverpool to visit Liverpool One and Maritime Museum