The Business exam gives you a lot of choice, and it has many interesting topics to study. From Human Resource Management to Community Development, it has something everyone will find interesting. Even though there is a huge variety in questions, it is marked quite strictly.
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Everything you need to study Leaving Cert Business
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Business is a popular subject because of how factual and practical it is. Even though it is also one of the bigger courses for the Leaving cert, the theory isn’t overly complicated and with the help of Studyclix you can achieve an H1 grade in it.
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What's involved?
The Exam
Business is assessed by means of a written exam that is worth 400 marks in total.
The Higher Level paper is 3 hours long, and has 3 sections:
Section 1 – Short questions
There will be 10 questions, and you only need to answer 8. This section is worth 80 marks.
Section 2 – Applied Business Question
This section is mandatory and is worth 80 marks.
Section 3 – Long Questions
In this section, you will have a choice of 7 questions, from which you do 4. Each question is worth 60 marks.
How to study Business
Read our H1 guide
The Leaving Cert Business exam is always changing. You are now more frequently expected to apply what they have learned to a particular scenario, rather than simply regurgitate the facts learned directly from the text book. Hopefully this guide will be of some help to you for the exam come June.
Practice past exam questions
The more Business past exam questions you practice, the fewer surprises you'll have on the day of your exam. This is why going through past exam papers is probably the best study method you can use for this subject! Here are three ways you can go about it:
Top tip
Stuck on a question? Not sure about a topic? Looking for some more notes? Try asking our community page for some tips and advice. There are plenty of students and teachers there who are more than willing to help you out.
Brand New: Studyclix Digital flashcards
Our flashcards have gone and got a whole new look! You can now use Studyclix Digital Flashcards to study for Leaving Cert Business.
How do they work?
Click through all of the flashcards you need to know in each topic using the 'previous' and 'next' buttons on the flashcards.
Want to mix it up? Hit the shuffle button. Looking to test yourself again? Do it by hitting restart. You can also share, print or view the full deck. It's all at your fingertips.
Find all of the flashcards we have available below:
Have some ideas for more resources?
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