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    The revised syllabus includes five sections covering topics at AS and A Level: 1) business environment, 2) human resource management, 3) marketing, 4) operations, and 5) finance and accounting. Strategy is now integrated into each functional area at A Level instead of a standalone section. Changes include introducing intrapreneurs and customer relationship marketing, revising human resource management and costs topics, and adding scenario planning and blue ocean strategy. Some topics are no longer covered, and exam papers have been retitled with reduced duration for one paper. Students are struggling with applying concepts strategically for paper 4 and developing critical thinking, while teachers face challenges with bulky content, limited time, and lack of resources.

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    The revised syllabus includes five sections covering topics at AS and A Level: 1) business environment, 2) human resource management, 3) marketing, 4) operations, and 5) finance and accounting. Strategy is now integrated into each functional area at A Level instead of a standalone section. Changes include introducing intrapreneurs and customer relationship marketing, revising human resource management and costs topics, and adding scenario planning and blue ocean strategy. Some topics are no longer covered, and exam papers have been retitled with reduced duration for one paper. Students are struggling with applying concepts strategically for paper 4 and developing critical thinking, while teachers face challenges with bulky content, limited time, and lack of resources.

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    The revised syllabus includes five sections covering topics at AS and A Level: 1) business environment, 2) human resource management, 3) marketing, 4) operations, and 5) finance and accounting. Strategy is now integrated into each functional area at A Level instead of a standalone section. Changes include introducing intrapreneurs and customer relationship marketing, revising human resource management and costs topics, and adding scenario planning and blue ocean strategy. Some topics are no longer covered, and exam papers have been retitled with reduced duration for one paper. Students are struggling with applying concepts strategically for paper 4 and developing critical thinking, while teachers face challenges with bulky content, limited time, and lack of resources.

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    The revised syllabus is based on five sections, each of which include topics

    studied at AS Level and A Level:


    1. Business and its environment
    2. Human resource management (HRM)
    3. Marketing
    4. Operations management
    5. Finance and accounting

    One particularly significant change is that strategy is part of each of the functional
    areas at A Level and not just a stand-alone section.

    Changes include the following:


     Intrapreneurs has been introduced as a topic alongside entrepreneurs
     Business growth contains some new material and has been moved to the AS
    syllabus
     Customer relationship marketing has been added
     The purpose and roles of human resource management (HRM) has been
    introduced
     All material on costs is in the AS syllabus and some new material on break-even
    analysis
     Scenario planning and blue ocean strategy have been added
     A number of new theories of leadership have been introduced and all material on
    this topic has been moved to A Level

    Topics in the current syllabus which will be no longer covered include:


     The marketing mix: the role of the customer (the 4Cs) and using the internet for
    the 4Ps/4Cs
     Sources of finance: short and long-term finance
     Cash flow: the construction of cash flow forecasts
     Investment appraisal: the internal rate of return (IRR)
     Strategic management: Chandler’s assertion and strategy and competitive
    advantage

    Exam Papers

     There are 4 Papers


     There are now two papers at Cambridge International A Level, Paper 3 and Paper
    4. The duration is reduced for Paper 3.
     All papers are retitled to better describe the focus of each one.
     The levels-based marking criteria was revised for all papers to maintain validity
    and reliability of assessment.
    Difficulties students are experiencing
     Difficult to understand concept
     Inability to apply strategic part to tackle paper 4 with high level of critical
    thinking
     Unable to develop critical thinking to answer questions on evaluation and
    analysis part
     Inability to answer questions where there is analysis from several chapters.
     Limited time for papers- no time management - Paper 4 is only 1h15 Min for 2
    essays

    Difficulties for teachers


     Limited time for content delivery - Bulky content
     Not enough time to carry out classwork and do evaluation in class
     Not enough resources available for teachers
     Students do not get prepared (do enough reading) before coming to class
     There are not enough papers as references for practice after syllabus have
    change

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