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For the full booklet please visit [https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/](https://hnglobal.highernationals.com/)  \nPearson  \nHigher Nationalsin  \nBusiness  \nSCHEME OFWORK  \nUnit: 1 Business and the Business Environment For use with the Higher National Certificate and  \nHigher National Diploma in Business  \nFirst teaching from September 2016  \nIssue1  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications  \nEdexcel, BTEC and LCCIqualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further  \ninformation, [please visit our qualification websites at www.edexcel.com](please visit our qualification websites at www.edexcel.com), [www.btec.co.uk or www.lcci.org](www.btec.co.uk or www.lcci.org).  \nuk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at qualifications. 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All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2016  \nSCHEME OF WORK  \n\n| Programme Title: | Higher Nationals in Business | Level: | 4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| Unit Title: | Business and the Business Environment | Tutor: |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n| Unit Number: | 1 | Academic Year: |  |\n\n\n| Learning Outcomes (LO) | Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Explain the different types, size and scope of organisations | \u003Cbr>✔ | | |\n| Demonstrate the interrelationship of the various functions within and organisation and how they link to organisational structure | \u003Cbr>✔ | | |\n| Use contemporary examples to demonstrate both the positive and negative influence/impact the macro environment has on business operations | | \u003Cbr>✔ | |\n| Determine the internal strengths and weaknesses of specific businesses and explain their interrelationship with external macro factors | | ✔\u003Cbr>| |\n\n\n| Sessions | Learning Outcomes | Session Activities |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Session 1 | LO1\u003Cbr>Topic: Different types of business organisations | • Introduction to the unit’s content and two unit assignments.\u003Cbr>• What is a business?\u003Cbr>• Types of organisation, profit and non-profitentities.\u003Cbr>• Formal and informal businesses.\u003Cbr>• Legal structures – sole trader, partnerships, limited companies.\u003Cbr>• Other forms of business entity.\u003Cbr>Sample activities:\u003Cbr>• Question and answer activity on general/prior knowledge of different business types.\u003Cbr>• Group activity – discuss and differentiate legal entities e.g. sole trader, partnership etc.\u003Cbr>• Activity in pairs to establish advantages and disadvantages of each business type. |\n| Session 2 | LO1\u003Cbr>Topic: Size, scale and scope of different organisations | • Issue and introduce Assignment 1\u003Cbr>• Explore differences in businesses on the basis of their main function, scope and the size of operations.\u003Cbr>• National, international and global business developmentand growth.\u003Cbr>Sample activities:\u003Cbr>• Measure business size. 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