Course Outline - IB Diploma - Business And Management

The IB Diploma programme’s Business and Management syllabus at Higher and Standard level is divided into 4 modules:

• Module 1 : Introduction to Organizations
• Module 2 : Marketing
• Module 3 : Human Resource Management
• Module 4 : Accounting and Finance

Assessment and Methods of Assessment

The course is assessed both externally and internally in order to arrive at an overall level of 1 to 7 for the subject.

External Assessment - The External Examination papers are as follows:

Exam	Context	Weight	Time	Content
Paper 1	Case Study	40%	1 ½ hrs	Section A – up to 4 compulsory questions.
Paper 2	Data Response	40%	1 ½ hrs	3 questions to be answered from a choice of 5.
Internal Assessment	Written Assignment	20%	30 hrs	A Written assignment of up to 1,800 words

Internal assessment – There are four major internal assessment points during the course:

Year 11	April	Year 11 internal examination
	May	Business Report presentation
Year 12	November	Hand in Business Report
	January	Mock Examinations

All students have to complete a 1,000 – 1,800 word research project on an ongoing business decision currently taking place in a real world situation. The project may also be a research issue involving the company. This counts for 20% of the Diploma mark.

Examinations

• Internal school examinations take place at the end of year 11 and the trial or ‘mock’ examinations are at the start of semester 2 in year 12.
• The final IB external examinations take place in May of year 12.