manxrider Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Basically I'm doing my options form now for yr 10 and everything else I have chosen. The only one I'm stuck on is History or Business studies. I was wondering what peoples experiences have been like with business studies and is it worth while? Or should I take history. I really don't know? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 What do you want to do when you leave school? Try basing your decision around that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxrider Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Engineer of some sort.Would like to deisgn engines and things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 What siders said really it all depends...I chose Business as i wasn't sure what i wanted to do but thou8ght business would do me good for the future and it wasn't a bad quite enjoyable and interesting plus i got a mint teacher so thats good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 History? Who the f**k willingly wants to do history. It has to be the most boring thing ever.Saying that, i didn't hear all that great stories from business studies, however, business studies will set you up a lot better in life then bloody history would.Business gets you money in the future, history just dwels on the past and doesn't really achieve much, except maybe putting the baby to sleep when you have children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 History - Useless.Business - Useless.I did business studies, it was nothing like what I expected and I think that the term 'Business Studies' should be renamed.Business is easy as long as you do the coursework. You don't learn anything about setting up businesses or anything like that, which in my opinion would be a lot more benefical to students. Schools always teach you to work for someone else, what about teaching kids how to work for themselves if thats what they wanted to to?History I never did, but my mates did. Hell of a lot of coursework, constant writing and remembering facts and dates. I only like modern history, can't be doing with tudors or anything like that.Plus, history...whats the point? Zero help for you in later life, well, unless you do Pub Quizes or anything like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 bitter simon?history was ace but that was down to a good teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 bitter simon?Nah, i just really can't see the point in history. I can understand learning where we come from, and to try and teach people some morals and to treasure what we have, and what we wouldn't of have it wasn't for some historical events, but making it a GCSE and making people remember and learn shit, i just really don't see the point.Basically;Plus, history...whats the point? Zero help for you in later life, well, unless you do Pub Quizes or anything like that.Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 GCSEs probably wont make any difference to your future, except your grades in them. So basically choose what you'd enjoy more, i chose business studies and it was damn easy! did hardly any work at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr ailsbury Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 (edited) What kind of business studies are you doing? normal or applied? From what I remember in normal you get no coursework and 3 exams but only 1 GCSE and in applied (which I did) you do 2 pieces of coursework and 2 exams but you get 2 GCSE's... either way its an easyish subject as most of its common sence and the coursework aint exactly hard, but yeah pretty useful in later life because of the whole understanding how a business works thing.History is just a ball ache to be honest didn't do it but Its my opinion of the history work i did in year 7,8 and 9... all you will be doing is lots and lots of work about stuff thats not really going to be any use to anybody anymore, lots and lots and lots and lots of dates, names, quotes, stats to remember so lots and lots of revision for the exams unless your just extremly lucky and can remember lots of pointless facts, and yeah kinda useless at the end of the whole thing.....hope this helps.....lolTom Edited March 5, 2006 by mr ailsbury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 History graduates are really sought after for jobs in business and office work though, probably more so than business studies graduates. The reason: History is a difficult subject to master whereas lots of people do a business studies degree, it's not very exciting for employers. History involves lots of skills - analysis, critical thinking, structured essay writing etc. It's not at all about learning about things that happened ages ago. For that reason, I would say only do history if you like it and are good at those things. I f**king hated it and I was crap at it, but there were no other GCSE options for me. I've never done business, but my (probably wrong) thoughts are that it would be an easier GCSE for someone who doesn't really have a passion or skill for history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxrider Posted March 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Ok thanks for the help.I've taken Business studies. Never really liked history until this year anway which is completely down to the teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Engineering????Do business, no question about it. I wish I had in hindsight. I wouldn't be struggling in business management now if I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Engineering????Do business, no question about it. I wish I had in hindsight. I wouldn't be struggling in business management now if I had. I don't think it'd help you much mate. I did business studies (got an A in it), did all the coursework all the exams.Thing is, they don't really teach you how businesses function or what terms mean and how and why they work, all in all it was bullshit. Basically, our coursework was to research the Fox's company (Fox's that make biscuits and shit) but the coursework was developed around Poppets.We had to look at;Company DirectorsCompany History (How it started)Product RangeMarket Researchand suggest ways for expansion of the company/products.It was a good coursework peice and you could really make it personal if you put the effort in, but what we actually learnt in business studies was just useless.I'd find it more interesting if I went into more depth, like looking how the stock exchange works, forms of taxation and other business costs, product development...things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainlazy84 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I'd say that the GCSE Business course is much easier in comparison with History, and that if your fairly bright, put enough work in (shouldnt be that much) then its fairly easy to get a good grade in. If you dont have any aspirations to take any of these subjects on to a higher level you may as well take Business for a better chance of getting a good grade. Once/ If you have A-Levels/ Degree then what subjects (excluding Maths, English, Science which are all important to have) you took are almost irrelevant by then anyway. P.S I have taken GCSE & A-Level (AS & A2) Business Studies and I'm now studying for a degree in Business with Marketing. This was down to personal preference having found out at GCSE level that it was my strongest and favourite subject. I didnt let the fact that there are more Business graduates than there are Business jobs sway my decisions as I wouldnt be able to survive doing a subject that I had no passion or interest in, even if thats where the jobs lie. Just going to have to come out of Uni with better skills, knowledge and experience than all the competing Business graduates I'll be against- which is what my placement year should be good for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_soon_to_be Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 meh i did both, failed bothlifes a bitcheven though the teacher told me what to write word for word for the coursework, just used it as an excuse to play games and talk to the "ladies"both shit, so pick one and fail it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainlazy84 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Thing is, they don't really teach you how businesses function or what terms mean and how and why they work, all in all it was bullshit. I'd find it more interesting if I went into more depth, like looking how the stock exchange works, forms of taxation and other business costs, product development...things like that.Unfortunately most courses arent really geared up to being much use when you get out of education- not just Business Studies. Almost everyone that has done a placement year in Business have come out saying they'd learnt more in that one year of work than the last 6 years of doing Business from GCSE onwards. Its more about getting the grade really, and as you say GCSE Business is fairly good in that respects. I got into Business because I have always been interesting in setting up my own Business too. Whilst it doesnt help you with that directly, it still gives you some good basic knowledge and starts you thinking like a Businessman. I think learning about stuff like the stock exchange is too advanced/ in depth for GCSE level, and there isnt much point as you need money before you can invest in it anyway. Also once your straight out of school your only 16? You cant start up your own Business until your 18, and even then it would be bloody hard at that age- so stuff about setting your own one up wouldnt be of any help immediately anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrie-Anne Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I do both, History i find really good! the work isn't boring and the coursework is quite easy to get to grips with. Business studies is ok, it can be a bit boring at times, like any other subject but the case studies are good, and we did a project where you had to promote your own made up business of some sort.(plus we get to go to Cadburys world as a B/s school trip ) In the long run Business studies always looks good to have as a qualification i guess, but also choose things you enjoy or think you'll enjoy... If you choose it just because you think it'll look good then you always find that its a shit subject! (seperate sciences as an example.) x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I do both business studies and history, business studies = sheets + sheets of writing , history = taking the piss out of government and mocking current affairs and getting handouts heh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainlazy84 Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I do both business studies and history, business studies = sheets + sheets of writing , history = taking the piss out of government and mocking current affairs and getting handouts heh!eh. current affairs in history ?! how does that work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 business studies = sheets of writing Ahh thats where Im going wrong Business sucks so hard. Having said that so does history. They're both micky mouse subjects in my opinion along with geography"ooo lets write a 1,000 word essay on a small mound"I went to an open day in swansea and they said if you want an easy topic study Geology because (this is just in swansea) the lecture time average out at 2 hours a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I do business at GCSE, I don't find it that difficult, and yeh the coursework is easy enough i found.We have a really good teahcer though that has a laugh aswell as teaching, so that makes it alot easier to do. Go for it as it is a subject that you're likely to come across in your future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 plus we get to go to Cadburys world as a B/s school tripI went there with business studies. The supervising teacher was the biggest push over ever, so we just f**ked about the whole trip...one of many fond memories at school.I threw my chewing gum into the big chocolate mixer/vibrator thing...so someone got a nice suprise in their chocolate bar.And the stupid ride thing they have is by far the best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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