AS & A2 Business

Mobeen - evaluating the Eurozone Economic forecasts

Evaluation of economic data forecasts for AQA ‘Mobeen’ case study

Over the last five years or so that I have been teaching Business and Economics, data for key economic performance indicators have been rather dull. Inflation, unemployment and interest rates have each been low and steady, and we have seen little of the ‘boom and bust’ cycle that appears in all the textbooks. It has been difficult to see any realistic economic forecasts actually making that much difference to businesses’ plans.

And so it is with the predictions for Eurozone (you did notice that they are for the Eurozone, didn’t you?) in the AQA Unit 2/3 case study on ‘Mobeen’ for Summer 2008. If these forecasts came to pass, none of them would have that great an influence on the plans for Mobeen.

However - there are a couple of evaluative points that spring to mind. If you actually look at what is going on currently with the UK Pound/Euro exchange rate and with inflation in the costs of meat and wheat, you will see that in reality, Mobeen could be facing some more challenging issues. Of course, the case study will have been written some months back, but you will do yourself no harm if you have a handle on what is really happening.

All set for the AQA Unit 5&6 Revision Workshop

The programme and materials for our AQA A2 Business Studies Units 5&6 Revision Workshops are now complete.  It promises to be really useful and hopefully enjoyable day for over 1,500 A2 students.  Here’s what we are covering on the day.

Chalk and Cheesy - A Tale of Two Examiners?

On one corner of the desk there is the tale of Hamster Hilton, a case study so bereft of genuine business studies content, it is hard to see why OCR Business students bothered studying Unit 2871. In the other corner, the story of Albion Cheese Company, a well-researched and challenging business strategy case study that will stretch the A2 Unit 2880 students.

Edexcel AS Business Studies - IKEA case Study

Our Edexcel AS Business Studies revision notes for the IKEA case study are now complete. As part of the exercise, Mark Tottman has produced an excellent series of guided revision questions that help lead students through the key issues raised by the case study.  Here are the questions:

Real Burger World - the Real Life Basis for Mobeen

It is always interesting to find out more about the real businesses that inspire the pre-release case studies for AQA AS Business Unit 2&3.  And we’ve managed to track down the inspiration for the May 2008 case study - Mobeen.

AQA AS Business Mobeen Case Study Quiz

A good way to get into the storyline of the AQA AS Business May 2008 Case Study (Mobeen) is to have go at this interactive quiz!

Mobeen Case Study - AQA AS Bus Units 2&3 - Revision Toolkit

We’re hard at work producing the revision toolkit for the Mobeen pre-released case study for AQA AS Business Studies Unit 2&3.  The Business Studies blog will feature a dedicated blog where students and teachers can catch up on the latest news and views on the case study.