A set of 3 case studies on 1.3.1 Product/service design covering:
a) Design mix:
o function
o aesthetics
o cost
b) Changes in the elements of the design mix to reflect social trends:
o concern over resource depletion: designing for waste minimisation, re-use and recycling
o ethical sourcing
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
All 17 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies, Theme 1, Topic 1.2 Market needs including all subtopics on demand, supply, markets, price and income elasticity of demand.
A series of 5 case studies covering 1.2.3 Markets, 1.2.4 Price elasticity of demand and 1.2.5 Income elasticity of demand including:
The interaction of supply and demand
The factors influencing price elasticity of demand
The significance of price elasticity of demand to businesses in terms of implications for pricing
The factors influencing income elasticity of demand
The significance of income elasticity of demand to businesses
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 5case studies covering Edexcel A Level business 1.2.2 Supply including:
Factors leading to a change in supply:
o changes in the costs of production
o introduction of new technology
o indirect taxes
o government subsidies
o external shocks
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 7 case studies covering Edexcel A Level Business 1.2.1 Demand including:
Factors leading to a change in demand:
o changes in the prices of substitutes and complementary goods
o changes in consumer incomes
o fashions, tastes and preferences
o advertising and branding
o demographics
o external shocks
o seasonality
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
All 15 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies, Theme 1, Topic 1.1Meeting customer needs including all subtopics on the market, market positionig and market research.
A series of 4 case studies covering Edexcel A Level business 1.1.3 Market positioning including:
a) Market mapping
b) Competitive advantage of a product or service
c) The purpose of product differentiation
d) Adding value to products/services
Companies covered are:
Rolls Royce
Samsung
Ikea
Lush
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 5 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business studies 1.1.2 Market research covering:
a) Product and market orientation
b) Primary and secondary market research data (quantitative and qualitative) used to:
o identify and anticipate customer needs and wants
o quantify likely demand
o gain insight into consumer behaviour
c) Limitations of market research, sample size and bias
d) Use of ICT to support market research:
o websites
o social networking
o databases
e) Market segmentation
Businesses included are:
Unilever
McDonald’s
Coca-Cola
Nike
Apple
Case studies include key points for discussion, markscheme and answer structure following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 6 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business studies, topic 1.1.1 The market covering:
a) Mass markets and niche markets:
characteristics
market size and market share
brands
b) Dynamic markets:
online retailing
how markets change
innovation and market growth
adapting to change
c) How competition affects the market
d) The difference between risk and uncertainty
Case studies on the following relevant businesses :
Apple
ASOS
Nike
Netflix
Amazon
Tesla
All case studies include content guidance, markscheme and answer structure guidance based on PeCAn-PiE and AJIM models.
A set of 7 PowerPoint presentations which take students through the “model” exam answers to a series of questions relating to the topic of Architecture, Memory and Storage.
A unit of work which introduces students to the concept of e-commerce, including the hardware and software that is required to do so. They they design an e-commerce site for a business
By the time most students are in Year 7 they are extremely familiar with using computers for entertainment, research and school work. However, very few will have given the computer itself much thought. It is unlikely that they will know the origins of the first electronic computer or how computers have developed over the decades. Although they might have heard of the term, ‘transistor’, very few will know their role or how their development has been predicted by Moores’ Law. Even less will know about how computers process data and switch between tasks whilst working. And whilst they are familiar with the term, ‘software’, do they really know what it means?
This scheme of work aims to provide a gentle introduction for students to the world of computers and computing
An extended learning project book for GCSE Edexcel Business Studies (9-1) to support the teaching and learning of Theme 1, Topic 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship which directs students through a report written to:
Assess how successful a selected local enterprise has been in achieving its main purpose.
Analyse how entrepreneurial characteristics and skills support the purpose of a selected local enterprise.
Describe the entrepreneurial characteristics and skills demonstrated in each selected local enterprise.
Compare the purpose, activities and aims of two contrasting local enterprises.
Outline how entrepreneurial characteristics and skills support the purpose of each selected local enterprise.
Outline in detail how the activities and aims meet the purpose of two contrasting local enterprises.
Identify entrepreneurial characteristic and skills demonstrated in each selected local enterprise.
Identify the purpose, activities and aims of two contrasting local enterprises.
A revision booklet supporting OCR J276 Computer Science Revision for specification point 1.3 Storage:
the need for secondary storage
data capacity and calculation of data capacity requirements
common types of storage:
optical
*magnetic
*solid state
suitable storage devices and storage media for a given application, and the advantages and
disadvantages of these, using characteristics:
*capacity
*speed
*portability
*durability
*reliability
*cost.
A revision booklet supporting OCR J276 Computer Science Revision for specification point 1.2 Memory
• the difference between RAM and ROM
• the purpose of ROM in a computer system
• the purpose of RAM in a computer system
• the need for virtual memory
• flash memory.
A revision booklet supporting OCR J276 Computer Science Revision for specification point 1.1 Systems Architecture
the purpose of the CPU
Von Neumann architecture:
MAR (Memory Address Register)
*MDR (Memory Data Register)
*Program Counter
*Accumulator
common CPU components and their function:
*ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
*CU (Control Unit)
*Cache
the function of the CPU as fetch and execute instructions stored in memory
how common characteristics of CPUs affect their performance:
*clock speed
*cache size
*number of cores
embedded systems:
*purpose of embedded systems
*examples of embedded systems.