Question 1

What is NCEA AS 91384 about?

Accepted Answer

You'll plan, run, and evaluate your own real business activity—whether that's making a product or offering a service—while getting advice from people who know about business. You need to think about how your business can be innovative (new or improved) and sustainable (good for the economy, people, culture, ethics, and the environment). Throughout the process, you'll explain your thinking using proper business concepts and check how well your business actually works.

Question 2

What do students need to do for AS 91384?

Accepted Answer

1. Plan a business activity (producing a good or service) with clear thinking about innovation and sustainability from the start 2. Consult with specialist advisors about the innovative, sustainable, and ethical sides of your business activity 3. Actually carry out the business activity—not just plan it, but run it in practice 4. Evaluate how well your business activity performed against the economic, social, cultural, ethical, and environmental goals you set 5. Use relevant business knowledge and (where appropriate) Māori business concepts to explain and support your decisions

Question 3

What's the difference between Achieved, Merit, and Excellence for AS 91384?

Accepted Answer

Achieved: You plan and run a business activity, consult with advisors, evaluate its performance, and explain your work using business knowledge. Merit: You plan and run the business activity with strong thinking and consultation, evaluate it carefully with sound reasoning, and use business knowledge to back up your explanations. Excellence: You thoroughly plan and run the business activity with thoughtful consultation throughout, evaluate it in detail against your goals, and use business knowledge skillfully to fully explain all your decisions and outcomes.

Question 4

What mistakes do students typically make in AS 91384?

Accepted Answer

1. Not actually running the business activity—submitting only plans or proposals without evidence of real implementation 2. Consulting vaguely or just mentioning advisors without showing how their feedback shaped your decisions 3. Evaluating the business activity weakly or only checking money made, rather than measuring it against economic, social, cultural, ethical, and environmental goals

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