Business, Enterprise & Technology

Business Innovation - 1BNV10 & 2BNV20

In Business Innovation, students develop the knowledge, skills, and understandings to engage in business contexts in the modern world. In a time when design-led companies outperform other companies, students are immersed in the process of finding and solving customer problems or needs through design thinking and using assumption-based planning tools. The customer is at the centre of the innovation process and the generation of viable business products, services, and processes. Integral to learning through finding and solving complex, dynamic, real-world problems is the opportunity for students to work collaboratively. Working together, students are encouraged to build up ideas. Students consider how digital and emerging technologies may present opportunities to enhance business models and analyse the responsibilities and impacts of proposed business models on global and local communities.

Year 11 Topics	Year 12 Topics
Start-up Business Existing Business Financial awareness and decision making Nature and structure of business Key business functions Forms of ownership and legal responsibilities	Designing Business Sustaining business Transforming business Innovation Decision-making and project management Financial Literacy and information management Global, local and digital perspectives

Stage 2 Assessment (Stage 1 Assessment mirrors the requirements of Stage 2)

School-based Assessment	Weighting
Business Skills	40%
Business Model	30%
External Assessment
Business Plan and Pitch	30%

Design and Technology - Industry & Entrepreneurial Solutions - 2IES20

Design, Technology and Engineering: Entrepreneurial allows students to design solutions to meet industry requirements, or the invention of an entrepreneurial product that meets a need or solves a problem. This could be achieved using design programs such as computer-aided design to develop prototypes or products. Students demonstrate knowledge and skills associated with systems, processes, and materials appropriate for the prototype and final solution.

Stage 1 Topics

Investigation and Analysis of existing design solutions that solve problems
Design Development and Planning of solutions like automotive, aerospace, architectural or maritime design products.
Solution creation using CAD / CAM software, model making processes or prototyping
Evaluation of a solutions function in relation to a specific target audience

Stage 2 Topics

Investigation and Analysis of existing design solutions that solve problems
Design Development and Planning of solutions like automotive, aerospace, architectu

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