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 |