A-level Accounting helps students to develop knowledge and understanding of the purposes of accounting and apply this to a variety of accounting problems.
This four-unit specification requires students to develop their ability to acquire a range of important and transferable skills such as:
This four-unit specification requires students to develop their ability to acquire a range of important and transferable skills such as:
- data skills
- presenting arguments and making judgements and justified recommendations
- recongnising the nature of problems, solving problems and making decisions
- planning work, taking into account the demands of the task and the time available to complete it.
This specification has no coursework or controlled assessment.
It is not necessary for students to have studied GCSE Accounting before commencing work on this specification and no prior knowledge of accounting is necessary.
A-level Statistics provides students with a wide range of techniques for understanding and analysing data, which are increasingly important skills in a world of constant change. The emphasis of the qualification is on understanding the implications and limitations of the various techniques in the context of practical situations. The course provides useful support for a variety of other subjects, including many of the Social Sciences.
A-level Statistics is made up of six compulsory units – three at AS and three at A2. All units are available in the June series.
Topics include:
- probability
- estimation
- data handling
- correlation and regression
- sampling
- probability distributions and approximations
- hypothesis testing.
Economics:
A-level Economics helps students:
- develop an interest and enthusiasm for economics and its contribution to the wider political and social environment
- develop an understanding of a range of concepts and acquire an ability to use these concepts in a variety of different contexts
- develop an enquiry , critical and thoughtful 'economist's mind'
- practice skills, qualities and attitudes which will equip them for the challenges, opportunities and responsibilities of adult and working life
- develop an understanding of current economic issues, problems and institutions that affect everyday life
- apply economic concepts and theories in a range of contexts and appreciate their value and limitations in explaining real world phenomena
- analyse, explain and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the market economy and the role of government within it.
This course has no coursework or controlled assessment units. It is not necessary for students to have studied GCSE Economics before starting work on this specification and no prior knowledge of economics is necessary.
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