Business - Ordinary

You should try and keep an eye on business and current affairs in the news. The Business exam gives you a lot of choice but is marked quite strictly. 

Higher Level Course Content:

• 1.1 People in Business & Contract Law
• 1.2 Conflict Resolution #1: The Consumer
• 1.3 Conflict Resolution #2:Industrial Relations
• 2.1 Enterprise
• 3.1 Management Skills (Leading & Motivating)
• 3.2 Management Skills (Communication & ICT)
• 3.3 Managament Activities (Planning, Organising, Controlling)
• 4.1 Household & Business Manager (Sources of Finance & Cashflow Management)
• 4.2 Insurance
• 4.3 Taxation
• 4.4 Ratio Analysis (Monitoring the Business)
• 4.5 Human Resource Management
• 4.6 Managing Change & TQM
• 5.1 Identifying Opportunities
• 5.2 Getting Started in Business
• 5.3 Marketing #1: Market Research & Market Segmentation
• 5.4 Marketing #2: The 4 P's (Product, Price, Place, Promotion)
• 5.5 Business Expansion
• 6.1 Categories of Industry
• 6.2 Ownership Structures
• 6.3 Business, Government & the Economy
• 6.4 Community Development
• 6.5 Business Ethics & Social responsibility
• 7.1 International Trade
• 7.2 The European Union
• 7.3 Global Business
• ABQ 2021 (Units 3, 4 & 5)
• ABQ 2022 (Units 4, 5 & 6)

Ordinary Level Course Content:

• 1.1 People in Business & Contract Law
• 1.2 Conflict Resolution #1: The Consumer
• 1.3 Conflict Resolution #2: Industrial Relations
• 2.1 Enterprise
• 3.1 Management Skills (Leading & Motivating)
• 3.2 Management Skills (Communication & ICT)
• 3.3 Management Activities (Planning, Organising, Controlling)
• 4.1 Household & Busines Manager (Sources of Finance & Cashflow Management)
• 4.2 Insurance
• 4.3 Taxation
• 4.4 Ratio Analysis (Monitoring the Business)
• 4.5 Human Resource Management
• 4.6 Managing Change & TQM
• 5.1 Identifying Opportunities
• 5.2 Getting Started in Business
• 5.3 Marketing #1: Market Research & Market Segemtation
• 5.4 Marketing #2: The 4 P's (Product, Price, Place, Promotion)
• 5.5 Business Expansion
• 6.1 Categories of Industry
• 6.2 Ownership Structures
• 6.3 Business, Government & the Economy
• 6.4 Community Development
• 6.5 Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
• 7.1 International Trade
• 7.2 The European Union
• 7.3 Global Business
• What do these initials stand for?

The Exam

Business is assessed by means of a written exam.

Higher Level – 3 hour paper (400 marks); 3 sections. 

Section 1 – Short questions (8/10) 80 marks. 
Section 2 – Applied Business Question – 80 marks (You must do this section).  
Section 3 – Long Questions (60 marks per question (Do 4 questions from7))

Ordinary Level – 2.5 hour paper (400 marks); 2 sections. 
 
Section 1 – Short Question (10/15) 100 marks. 
Section 2 – Long Questions (75 marks per question (Do 4 from 8)).

Future Careers  with Leaving Certificate Business

Leaving Cert Business is not an essential requirement for any courses in the CAO system. Possible careers include Management, Entrepreneur, Accountancy, Finance, Advertising, Law.

Download the Leaving Cert Business Syllabus

Download the leaving cert Business Chief Examiner's Report (2015) 

Download Updated Guidelines for Business: Legislation