2. Business Management and Business Graded Unit
SEV Annual Update
Business Management and Business Graded Unit
254 and 390

3. SEV Annual Update – 2019 QVSR Structure
Location of Qualification Verification Summary Reports
Units Covered
Resources 2.4,
Candidate Support 3.2, 3.3
Internal Assessment and Verification 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7, 4.9
Areas of good practice reported by qualification verifiers
Specific areas for Development

4. SEV Annual Update
1. Location of Qualification Verification Summary Reports
Qualifications
Higher National Qualifications
Browse HN Subjects
Business, Administration, Accounting & Finance
HNC/HND Business
Qualification Verification Summary Reports

5. SEV Annual Update - 2019 2. Units Covered
Business Management (Verification Group 254)
F84T 34 Managing People and Organisations SCQF level 7
F7J7 35 Business Culture and Strategy SCQF level 8
H7V4 34 Preparing to Start a Business SCQF level 7
H7V5 34 Preparing a Formal Business Plan SCQF level 7
Business Graded Unit (Verification Group 390)
F8LD 34 Business: Graded Unit 1 SCQF level 7
F8LE 35 Business: Graded Unit 2 SCQF level 8

6. SEV Annual Update - 2019 3. Resources
Criterion 2.4: There must be evidence of initial and ongoing reviews of assessment environments; equipment; and reference, learning and assessment materials
Operational planning cycles
VLE materials
SQA ASP’s and HN Enhancements Project assessments
Prior verification
New buildings and equipment

7. SEV Annual Update - 2019 4. Candidate Support
Criterion 3.2: Candidates’ development needs and prior
achievements (where appropriate) must be matched against the
requirements of the award
Different approaches used in recruitment
Induction
Ongoing care
Specialist services

8. SEV Annual Update - 2019 4. Candidate Support
Criterion 3.3: Candidates must have scheduled contact with their
assessor to review their progress and to revise their assessment
plans accordingly
Timetables
Outside class
Scheduled meetings for GU2
Verbal and written feedback
Practice case studies for GU1
Prelim paper

9. SEV Annual Update - 2019 5. Internal Assessment and Verification
Criterion 4.2: Internal assessment and verification procedures
must be implemented to ensure standardisation of assessment
Completed IV records – narrative
Use of IV as developmental tool
Need for standardisation
‘Drift’ in business planning
Reflective grading of GU2 projects

10. SEV Annual Update - 2019 5. Internal Assessment and Verification
Criterion 4.3: Assessment instruments and methods and their
selection and use must be valid, reliable, practicable, equitable
and fair
SQA ASP’s and Up-to-date Unit Specifications
Criterion 4.4: Assessment evidence must be the candidate’s own work, generated under SQA’s required conditions
Authenticity declaration
Formal referencing and Turnitin

11. SEV Annual Update - 2019 5. Internal Assessment and Verification
Criterion 4.6: Evidence of candidates’ work must be accurately and consistently judged by assessors against SQA’s requirements
IV/standardisation meetings
Double marking of Graded Units
GU2 projects marking and grading approaches
Criterion 4.7: Candidate evidence must be retained in line with SQA requirements.
Retention policy
Criterion 4.9: Feedback from qualification verifiers must be disseminated to staff and used to inform assessment practice.
Central files and IV records

12. SEV Annual Update
6. Areas of good practice reported by qualification verifiers
Better use of IV and standardisation
Feedback
Referencing
Use of online resources
‘Quality days’
Business plan presentations/pitching
Reflection before grading GU 2 projects
Double marking
Deadlines imposed via Turnitin

13. SEV Annual Update - 2019 7. Specific areas for Development
Working to improve standardisation
Interim IV to help development
Avoiding drift in business plans and projects
Avoiding general projects in GU 2

14. SEV Annual Update
As in years past, thank you for all of your hard work