Controlled Assessment
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GCSE Business Events
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Candidate Record Sheet
(PDF), Last Updated: 21 December 2010
Controlled Assessment Student Guide
(PDF), Last Updated: 20 January 2010
Controlled Assessment Teacher Guidance
(PDF), Last Updated: 28 July 2011
Pre-Release Unit 3: E-Commerce Controlled Assessment Task (Summer 2010-2011)
(PDF), Last Updated: 14 May 2010
Student Guidance Controlled Assessment
(PDF), Last Updated: 28 January 2011
Unit 3: E-Commerce Controlled Assessment Task Mark Scheme
(PDF), Last Updated: 14 May 2010
In GCSE Business and Communication Systems, 25 percent of the marks are awarded for controlled assessment. The controlled assessment tests students on their knowledge and understanding of Unit 3: E-Commerce. The teacher marks the students’ work and we moderate it.
Students have an overall limit of 30 hours in which to design a website and explain its business rationale through a PowerPoint presentation. This involves the following six tasks:
| Task 1: Project Planning | (2 hours) |
| Task 2: Research of E-Business and E-Commerce | (4 hours) |
| Task 3: PowerPoint Presentation | (4 hours) |
| Task 4: Evaluation of Existing E-Commerce Sites | (4 hours) |
| Task 5: Development of Website | (8 hours) |
| Task 6: Evaluation | (8 hours) |
We review our controlled assessment tasks every year.
For more information, see the specification.