FIELD BUSINESS
Review of Business Studies unit standards and development of new achievement standards 90837-90842
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Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
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Business Operations and Development |
Business Studies |
22843-22846, 22848, 22849 |
NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published December 2009
Summary of review and consultation process
The Ministry of Education advised its intention to develop achievement standards at level 1 for Business Studies. The existing level 1 unit standards were examined for potential duplication with the achievement standards. All the unit standards except for unit standard 22847 were judged to duplicate the outcomes recognised by the new achievement standards. Unit standard 22847 was therefore excluded from the review.
Stakeholders were consulted, including within the secondary sector and both tertiary providers who had recorded assessment results for any of the standards.
Main changes resulting from the review
As a result of duplication identified by this review:
· unit standards 22843, 22845, 22846 were recommended for expiry without replacement, but relevant achievement standards were identified as possible alternatives (see table below)
· unit standard 22844 was replaced by achievement standard 90841
· unit standards 22848 and 22849 were jointly replaced by achievement standard 90842.
Unit standards categorised as C or D expire at the end of December 2010.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
None.
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
The achievement standards 90837-90842 have been registered on AMAP 0226.
Impact on existing qualifications
None.
Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold. The details of recommended alternative standards are in italics.
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Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id | |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced | |
Subfield Business Operations and Development
Domain Business Studies
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Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
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22843
90837
90839 |
Demonstrate knowledge of business structures and statements of intent Demonstrate an understanding of internal features of a small business Apply business knowledge to an operational problem(s) in a given small business context |
1
1
1 |
2
4
4 |
D |
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22844
90841 |
Describe human resource management functions in a business organisation Investigate aspects of human resource processes in a business |
1
1 |
1
3 |
C |
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22845
90837
90838
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Demonstrate knowledge of stakeholders in a business organisation Demonstrate an understanding of internal features of a small business Demonstrate an understanding of external factors influencing a small business |
1
1
1 |
1
4
4 |
D |
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22846
90838
90841 |
Investigate business employment options, and interpret a job description within the business environment Demonstrate an understanding of external factors influencing a small business Investigate aspects of human resource processes in a business |
1
1
1 |
3
4
3 |
D |
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22848 22849 90842 |
Plan for a one-off business activity Carry out a planned one-off business activity Carry out and review a product-based business activity within a classroom context with direction |
1 1 1 |
1 2 6 |
C C
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