| | | | | | | |  | In the Spring Term the Transition Year Business Studies students, under the guidance of Mr. Keilthy, set up mini-companies to market goods and services, and in so doing, get a taste of real-life business. Students invest a small amount of money each to buy shares in their companies. Profits made are divided between shareholders and the companies are finally wound up.
On occassions shareholders decide it is required to 'sue' other shareholders on a minor matter and a 'mini court' session was held to decide the merits of the case. The plaintiff and defendents used the services of other students as legal counsel. A Judging Panel is set up to declare the verdict. The whole session was a valuable learning exercise. | Sean Keilthy
Teacher of Business Studies | |
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| | Junior Cycle Business Studies | We provide the student with the business education that is necessary for the individual/household context as well as their wider commercial context. In addition it aims to encourage a positive attitude to enterprise.
Curriculum Content
Structure of syllabus - The syllabus is broken down into four sections: A, B, C and D.
Section A
The business of Living – this introduces the management of personal finance. Topics dealt with include:-
Personal income and expenditure | Consumer education | Budgeting | Financial services for the individual
Borrowing | Insurance
Section B
Economic Awareness – This section aims to make some contribution to economic literacy among students. Topics include:-
The National Business – economic framework | budgeting and trade | Forms of business
Services to business – finance, banking, insurance | Claim of production | People at work |
Industrial Relations
Section C
Enterprise – Topics covered include:-
Forming a business | Marketing and Distribution | Delivery Systems | Business overheads and related accounting including final accounts and balance sheet | Reporting on accounts.
Section D
Information Technology
Cross-curricular Links
The business course has links to maths, Language and Technology (I.T)
Homework
Homework is given on a regular basis | | Transition Year Business Studies |
| The aim of this course is to ignite a spirit of enterprise in the students and let them experience the thrill of running their own business. They also study the basic skills of management, learn how to read financial statements. They learn many of the skills needed to run a business.
Curriculum Content
Consumer legislation | Types of business organisation | Procedures for running a meeting
Job application | Management skills | Management activities | Marketing and promotion
Government and business | Personal taxation | The EU | Business ethics | Running a Mini-company
Cross-curricular Links
The business course has links to maths, economics and geography
Homework
Prepare documents needed for mini-company, CV and letter of application, do market research for their firm. | | Senior Cycle Business Studies | This subject has a common course for both higher and ordinary level students. It is aimed to encourage an entrepreneurial attitude in the students
Aims
To contribute to a balanced and appropriate general education, leading to the personal and social development of students through a study of business and enterprise.
To encourage initiative and self-reliance in each student.
To develop a clear understanding of the role of enterprise, to encourage the development of appropriate enterprise learning skills, and to generate in students a positive and ethical attitude to enterprise in personal, business and public life.
To develop a critical understanding of the overall environment in which business
functions.
To help prepare students for participation in a changing business environment for adult and working life and also as a basis for further education.
Rationale
To develop students' literacy, numeracy, problem-solving and communication skills and to develop an attention to detail in the presentation of information.
To develop an understanding of the structures, institutions, processes and management of business.
To enable students to make informed business decisions.
To enable students to use established commercial principles and knowledge, to critically evaluate commercial information, and to offer solutions to given commercial problems.
To promote a positive awareness of cultural and social diversity in international business.
To enable students to understand and appreciate ethics in business.
Curriculum Content
Structure of syllabus - The syllabus is broken down into three sections: A, B, and C.
Section A People in Business
(Unit 1) Introduction to people in business | People and their relationships in business |
Conflicting interests and how they are resolved
Section B Enterprise
(Unit 2) Enterprise | Introduction and definition of enterprise | Entrepreneurs and enterprise skills
(Unit 3) Managing 1 | Introduction and definition of management | Managers and management skills | Management activities
(Unit 4) Managing 2 | Household and business manager | Human resource management | Changing role of management | Monitoring the business
(Unit 5) Business in action | Identifying opportunities | Marketing | Getting started | Expansion
Section C Environment
(Unit 6) Domestic environment | Categories of industry | Types of business organisation | Community development | Business and the economy | Government and business | Social responsibilities of business
(Unit 7) International environment | Introduction to the international trading environment
European Union | International business |
Cross Curricular Links
The business course has links to maths, economics and geography
Homework
Homework is to prepare for the bi-weekly exams and to learn what has been studied that week. Students must also write applied business questions relating to a particular storyline. | | Department of Education Syllabus for Business Studies (DOE Website-June 09) | | |
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