Subject: Business Studies



Sample Subject Department Curriculum Plan Year 2 (of 3 years)

Subject: Business Studies Year Group: 2nd Year

School Year: 2013/2014 Teachers: Louise Walsh

Book: Ready for Business (Richard Delaney) plus workbook

Term 1: August 28th – Dec 20th (8 1/2 weeks, midterm break, 7 weeks = 15 ½ weeks)

|Coursework |Class work |Homework |Assessment |Notes |

|Economics Intro | | | | |

|Ch 13 |What is economics? |Reports, news, |Exam Papers Q’s |Teacher’s own notes |

| |Needs v Wants |Textbook questions | | |

| |Scarcity FOP’s |Workbook Q’s | |Fits in well with Targets 2,3 and 4 of |

| |Economic Systems |Internet | |numeracy strategy |

| |Opportunity Cost | | | |

| |Economic Variables – Inflation, Econ | | |cso.ie |

| |Growth, GDP | | | |

|The Gov and the Economy |Government involvement , National | |As Above |Teacher’s own notes |

|Ch 14 |Budget Current v Capital |As Above | | |

| |Income/Expenditure | | |Fits in well with Targets 2,3 and 4 of |

| | | | |numeracy strategy |

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| | | | |cso.ie |

|International Trade |International Trade – | | |Ties in well with EU week and diversity |

|Ch 15 |reasons/importance |As above | |Week |

| |Visible/Invisible imports/exports | | | |

| |Ireland and EU | | |2 ½ weeks for all Econ |

|Chain of Production & |Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Channels |Focus on Past and | | |

|distribution Ch. 22 |of Distrib |advancements made HL| |½ week |

| |Explain/discussion |Exam Q’s on these | | |

| |Textbook & Notes | | | |

|Delivery Systems |Types |Questions from | | |

|Ch 23 |Uses |textbook |Questions from exam |1 weeks |

| |Factors affecting choice | |papers | |

| |Calculations | | | |

|Marketing |Marketing Mix |Reports, News |Exam Papers |1 week |

|C24 |Market Research |Textbook questions |Class questioning | |

| |Forms and purpose of advertising | |End of Chapter Test | |

| |Reports writing | | | |

|Work and Employment |Emphasise rights/responsibilities of |Focus on Past HL | | |

|Ch. 25 |workers/employers |Exam Q’s on these | |2 week |

| |Payslips | | | |

| |Notes & Textbook |Payslip calc | | |

|Being an Employer |Contracts of Employment |Focus on Past HL | |{Link with Wages (Income – 1st year} |

|Ch 26 |Notes and Textbook |Exam Q’s on these | |1 week |

|Industrial |Unions – discussions |News | |siptu.ie |

|Relations |Notes – Unions - SIPTU etc |Internet | |ictu.ie |

|Ch 27 |Relevant topical examples |Focus on Past HL | | |

| |Textbook |Exam Q’s on these | |1/2 week |

|OCTOBER |BREAK | | | |

|Completion of Past Q’s on| | | |½ week |

|Ch 25-27 | | | | |

|Trading Account, P&L and |Explanation of theory |Questions from |Exam Papers to OL |5 weeks |

|B/S |Using document books |book/exam papers | | |

|Ch 40 - 42 |Emphasis on layout/neatness | | | |

| |Examples from textbook | | | |

| |Exam questions | | | |

| |Focus on Key works | | | |

|XMAS Revision 1 week |

|Option for Xmas Exam Topics from Economics/Cost of Del/People at work/IR/Trading P& L to OL |

Subject: Business Studies Year Group: 2nd Year

School Year: 2013/2014 Teachers: Louise Walsh

Book: Ready for Business (Richard Delaney) plus workbook

Term 2: Jan 6th – April 11th (6 weeks, midterm break, 7 weeks = 13 weeks)

|Coursework |Classwork |Homework |Assessment |Notes |

|Completion of Final | | | | |

|A/cs with |Explain layout |Questions from |Exam Papers |Taught to Higher Level |

|Adjustments to HL |All to higher level |book/exam papers | | |

|Ch 43 | | | |(May wait until after Easter to do this |

| | | | |with revision of T, P&L) |

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|Business Documents |10 documents with calculations |Questions from |Exam Papers | |

| | |book/exam papers | | |

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|Insurance and Assurance|Theory, notes |Questions from |Exam Papers |Focus on insurance fro business, |

|for Households and for |calculations |book/exam papers | |Calculations of average |

|Business | | | |clause/compensations |

|Chapter 8 and Ch 21 | | | | |

| | | | |(Some students did not cover Ch 8 in |

| | | | |first year) |

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|Information Technology|Terms, |Textbook questions |Exam questions |Practical applications in computer lab |

| |Functions | | | |

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|Club Accounts |Analysed cashbook, |Textbook questions |Exam questions | |

| |Income & Expenditure a/c | | | |

| |Accumulated Fund | | | |

Subject: Business Studies Year Group: 2nd Year

School Year: 2013/2014 Teachers: Louise Walsh

Book: Ready for Business (Richard Delaney) plus workbook

Term 3: April 28th – 30th May (5 weeks)

|Coursework |Classwork |Homework |Assessment |Notes |

|Analysed Cash Book & |Ch 34 and 35 |Practice of q’s |Class based tests |Teachers own notes and book |

|Petty Cash book | | | | |

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