Field          Business

 

Review of Business Studies unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

ID

Business Operations and Development

Business Studies

22857-22863

 

NZQA National Qualifications Services has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

 

Date new achievement standards published                                     November 2011

 

Planned review date                                                                                  December 2014

 

Summary

 

The Ministry of Education advised its intention to develop achievement standards at Level 3 for Business Studies.  The existing Level 3 unit standards were examined for potential duplication with the achievement standards.  All the unit standards except for unit standard 25424 were judged to duplicate the outcomes recognised by the new achievement standards.  Unit standard 25424 was therefore excluded from the review.

 

Stakeholders were consulted, including within the secondary sector and tertiary providers who had reported assessment results for any of the standards.

 

Main changes

 

As a result of duplication identified by this review:

·    unit standard 22857 was replaced by achievement standard 91382

·         unit standard 22858 was replaced by both achievement standards 91379 and 91380

·         unit standard 22859 was replaced by achievement standard 91383

·         unit standards 22860 and 22861 were jointly replaced by achievement standard 91381

·         unit standards 22862 and 22863 were jointly replaced by achievement standard 91384.

 

Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)

(Formerly known as AMAP)

 

All new achievement standards have been registered on CMR 0233.

 

Impact of changes on NCEA Exclusions List

 

For transition purposes, the following exclusions will apply for new achievement standards.

 

New achievement standard

Replaced unit standard

91379, 91380

22858

91381

22860, 22861

91382

22857

91383

22859

91384

22862, 22863

 

Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.  Where a new or a new version of an externally assessed achievement standard is registered, the following designation appears after the title [Externally Assessed].

 

Key to review category

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number

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

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Category C unit standards will expire at the end of

December 2012

 

Business > Business Operations and Development > Business Studies

ID

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

22857

 

91382

Analyse a marketing issue in a business organisation and evaluate potential solutions

Develop a marketing plan for a new or existing product

3

 

3

3

 

6

C

22858

 

91379

 

 

 

91380

 

Evaluate the impact of change on business organisations' operations and strategic objectives

Demonstrate understanding of how internal factors interact within a business that operates in a global context [Externally Assessed]

Demonstrate understanding of strategic response to external factors by a business that operates in a global context [Externally Assessed]

3

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

C

22859

 

 

91383

Analyse a human resource management issue in a business organisation and evaluate potential solutions

Analyse a human resource issue affecting businesses

3

 

 

3

3

 

 

3

C

22860

 

22861

 

91381

Analyse a production process issue in a business organisation and evaluate potential solutions

Analyse stakeholder conflict in a business organisation and evaluate potential solutions

Apply business knowledge to address a complex problem(s) in a given global business context [Externally Assessed]

3

 

3

 

3

3

 

3

 

4

C

 

C

22862

22863

 

91384

Plan for an ongoing complex business activity

Carry out a planned ongoing complex business activity

Carry out, with consultation, an innovative and sustainable business activity

3

3

 

3

4

8

 

9

C

C

91385

Investigate the exporting potential of a New Zealand business in a market, with consultation

3

3

New