Business Studies Topical Questions And Answers (F1-4)
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| SCHEME OF WORK FORM ONE BUSINESS STUDIES TERM ONE YEAR 20…………… | |||||||
WK/NO | L/NO | TOPIC/SUBTOPIC | LESSON / SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES | TEACHING / LEARNING ACTIVITIES | MATERIALS / RESOURCES | REF. | REM. |
1-4 | Selection of students | ||||||
5 | 1 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS STUDIES
Definition of Business Studies. | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to: Give the meaning of a business and business activity. Define Business Studies.
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Brain storming; Probing questions; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion.
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Illustrative pictures. |
New Inventor KLB BK II
Pg 1 | |
2 | Some terms used in Business Studies. | Define terms related to Business Studies.
| Exposition and brief discussion. | Pg 2-3 | |||
3 | Importance of studying Business Studies. | Outline the importance of studying Business Studies. | Probing questions; Discussion; Topic review. | Pg 3-4 | |||
6 | 1 | BUSINESS & ENVIRONMENT Purpose of a business.
Types of business activities. | Explain how a business realizes its purpose of making profits.
Identify types of business activities.
| Oral questions; Exposition; Discussion. | Pg 5-6 | ||
6 | 2 | Business and internal environment. | Explain the concept of business environment. Discuss internal business environments. | Probing questions; Exposition; Discussion. | Chart- illustration of internal business environments. | Pg 6-8 | |
3 | Business and external environment. | Discuss external business environments. | Probing questions; Exposition; Discussion. | Chart- illustration of external business environments. | Pg 8-10 | ||
7 | 1 | SATISFACTION OF HUMAN WANTS
Characteristics of human wants. |
Outline characteristics of human wants. Classify human wants as either primary or secondary.
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Oral questions; Case studies; Brief discussion. |
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Pg 12-14 | |
2,3 | Characteristics of goods and services. | Outline characteristics of goods and services. | Q/A to review human wants; Discussion.
| Pg 15-16 | |||
8 | 1-2 | Economic resources. | Outline characteristics of economic resources. Classify economic resources. | Q/A to review human wants; Exposition; Discussion. | Pg 17-21 | ||
3 | Scarcity, choice & opportunity cost. | State how scarcity, choice and opportunity cost are related. | Exposition; Oral questions Discussion. | Pg 21-22 | |||
9 | 1-2 | PRODUCTION
Types of utilities. | Identify types of utility. State advantages and disadvantages of direct / indirect production. | Exposition of new concepts; Brief discussion.
| Pg 23-25 | ||
3 | Levels of production. | Discuss the three levels of production. | Exposition & Discussion. | Pg 25-26 | |||
10 | 1-2 | Factors of production. | State the characteristics of land, labour, capital and entrepreneurship.
| Exposition; Giving examples; Discussion. | Pg 27-29 | ||
3 | Division of labour. | State advantages and disadvantages of division of labour. | Brain storming; Probing questions; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion. | Pg 29-30 | |||
11 | 1 | Labour specialization. | State advantages and disadvantages of specialization of labour. | Brain storming; Probing questions; Discussion. | |||
2-3 | Classification of goods and services. | Classify goods and services broadly. | Exposition of new concepts; Brief discussion. Topic assessment.
| 31-32 | |||
12,13 | END OF TERM EXAMINATIONS | ||||||
| SCHEME OF WORK FORM ONE BUSINESS STUDIES TERM TWO YEAR 20…………… | |||||||
WK/NO | L/NO | TOPIC/SUBTOPIC | LESSON / SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES | TEACHING / LEARNING ACTIVITIES | MATERIALS / RESOURCES | REF. | REM. |
1 | 1 | ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Introduction.
A good entreprenuer. | State role of an entrepreneur. Outline importance of entreneurship. List characteristics of a good entrepreneur.
| Exposition of new concepts; Brief discussion.
| Pg 34-35 | ||
2 | Business idea. | Give the meaning of a business idea. Identify some sources of a business idea.
| Brain storming; Probing questions; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion. | Local dailies, nnewspapers. | Pg 36-39 | ||
3 | Business opportunity. | Explain factors considered when carrying out a business opportunity evaluation.
| Probing questions; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion. | Pg 39-41 | |||
2 | 1 | Business plan. | Enumerate items required in a business plan. Cite reasons for having a business plan.
| Brain storming; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion. | Pg. 41-42 | ||
2-3 | Entrepreneurial practices. | Outline factors influencing entrepreneurial practices. | Probing questions; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion. | Pg 42- | |||
1 | Business success / failure. | Highlight some causes of business success / failure. | Oral questions; Discussion. | Pg 44-46 | |||
3 | 2 | Ethical issues in business. | Explain the need for upholding high ethical standards in a business. | Probing questions; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion; Topic assessment. | Pg 46-48 | ||
3 | THE OFFICE
Functions of an office.
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Highlight functions of an office.
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Brain storming; Brief discussion. |
School office. |
Pg 49-50 | ||
1-3 | Reproduction of documents in an office. | Outline methods of reproduction of documents in an office.
State merits and demerits of various methods of document reproduction.
| Observing equipment used in an office;
Discussion with probing questions.
| Duplicating machine, copier, computers, printing machine, scanner, etc. | Pg 51-54 | ||
5 | 1
2 | Filing.
Open office layout. | Identify characteristic of a good filing system. Outline role of filing in an office.
State merits and demerits of an open office lay out.
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Probing questions; Oral questions; Brief discussion. | Filing cabinet. | Pg 55,56 | |
3 | Enclosed office.
Landscape office lay out. | State merits and demerits of an enclosed office.
Outline features of a landscape office lay out.
State merits and demerits of landscape office lay out.
| Exposition of new terms; Probing questions; Oral questions; Brief discussion. | Charts- various office lay outs. | Pg 57-58 | ||
6 | 1-3 | Office equipment. | State the role of office equipment. Identify types of office equipments. | Examining office equipment; Brief discussion. | Office equipment / Photographs. | Pg 58-60 | |
7 | 1 | TEST | |||||
2 | Selecting office equipment. | Highlight factors considered when selecting office equipment. | Oral questions; Discussion. | Pg 61-62 | |||
3 | Office staff. | Outline duties of office staff. Identify qualities of office staff. | Brain storming; Open discussion. | Pg 62-65 | |||
8 | 1-3 | Trends in office management. | Identify features of an e-office. | Open discussion on e-technology and its impact on office management.
| Computer centre, networked office. | Pg 65-68 | |
9 | 1-3 | HOME TRADE
Importance of trade.
Retail traders without shops. |
Outline importance of trade.
Give examples of traders without shops. State advantages / disadvantages of hawking, open air markets, road side markets, vending machines.
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Open discussion;
Probing questions;
Group work & presentations |
Pg 70-74 | ||
10 | 1-3 | Retail traders with shops. | Give examples of traders with shops. State advantages / disadvantages of unit shops, tied shop, kiosk,
| Open discussion; Probing questions; Group work & presentations | Pg 74-76 | ||
11 | 1 | Large scale retailers. -supermarkets. | Identify features of supermarkets. State advantages / disadvantages of supermarkets.
| Group work & presentations; Discussion;
| Pg 76-81 | ||
2 | -chain stores. | Identify features of chain stores State advantages / disadvantages of chain stores.
| Probing questions; Discussion. | Photographs. | |||
3 | -departmental stores. | Identify features of departmental stores, State advantages / disadvantages of departmental stores.
| Probing questions; Discussion. | Photographs. | |||
1213 | END OF TERM TWO EXAMINATIONS | ||||||
| SCHEME OF WORK FORM ONE BUSINESS STUDIES TERM THREE YEAR 20…………… | |||||||
WK/NO | L/NO | TOPIC/SUBTOPIC | LESSON / SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES | TEACHING / LEARNING ACTIVITIES | MATERIALS / RESOURCES | REF. | REM. |
1 | 1 | -hypermarkets. | Identify features of hypermarkets State advantages / disadvantages of hypermarkets. | Probing questions; Discussion. | |||
2 | -Mail order stores. | Identify features of mail order stores. State advantages / disadvantages of mail order store. | Oral questions; Brief discussion. | Photographs. | |||
3 | Functions of retailers. | Outline services rendered by retailers. | Brain storming; Probing questions; Brief discussion. | Pg 82-85 | |||
2 | 1,2 | Categories of wholesalers. | Outline various categories of wholesalers. | Exposition; Oral questions; Brief discussion. | Pg 85-86 | ||
3 | Functions of wholesalers. | Enumerate functions of wholesalers. | Brain storming; Probing questions; Brief discussion. | Pg 86 | |||
3 | 1-3 | Documents used in home trade. | Identify some documents used in home trade. | Brief discussion on catalogue, letter of inquiry, quotation, price list, various notes, invoice, delivery, etc. Group work. | Sample copies of documents used in home trade. | Pg 87-90 | |
4 | 1-3 | Documents used in home trade | Identify some documents used in home trade during cash and credit transactions. | Brief discussion on catalogue, letter of inquiry, quotation, price list, various notes, invoice, delivery, etc. Group work.
| Sample copies of documents used in home trade. | Pg 90–99 | |
5 | 1 | Means of payment Cash | State advantages (to the buyer and to the seller) of cash payment.
| Brain storming; Brief discussion.
| Pg 100-101 | ||
2 | Cheque. | State advantages (to the buyer and to the seller) of cheque payment.
| Sample cheque. | Pg 101-102 | |||
3 | Bill of exchange. | Identify features of a bill ob exchange. Outline steps of preparing a bill of exchange.
| Exposition; Brief discussion. | Sample bill of exchange. | Pg 103-4 | ||
6 | 1 | Promissory note. | Describe a promissory note. Identify features of promissory note.
| Exposition; Brief discussion. | Sample note. | Pg 104 | |
2 | Money order. | Identify features of a money order.
| Examine a money order to identify its features; Discussion on its appropriateness.
| Sample money orders. | Pg 104-5 | ||
3 | Postal order. | Identify features of a money order. Compare a money order and a postal order.
| Examine a postal order to identify its features; Discussion on its appropriateness. | Postal order copies. | Pg 105-6 | ||
7 | 1-2 | TEST & MID-TERM BREAK | |||||
3 | Banker’s cheque. | Identify features of a banker’s cheque. Give reasons why a cheque may be dishonoured.
| Examine a bankers cheque; Brain storming; Discussion. | Sample copy. | Pg 107 | ||
8 | 1 | Terms of payment.-Cash
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Give reasons for appropriateness of cash payment. Identify circumstances for C.O.D. and C.W.O. terms.
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Brief discussion with probing questions. |
Pg 108 | ||
2-3 | -open credit. | Give reasons for appropriateness of open credit. Identify examples of open credit terms. Outline advantages / disadvantages of credit terms.
| Brain storming; Exposition of new terms. Discussion. | Pg 108-110 | |||
9 | 1-2 | -hire purchase. | State differences between open credit and hire purchase. Cite advantages / disadvantages of hire purchase to the buyer and to the seller.
| Brain storming; Oral questioning; Discussion. | Pg 111 | ||
3 | -discount terms. | Differentiate between trade and cash discounts. | Oral questioning; Exposition of new ideas; Discussion.
| Pg 113 | |||
10 | 1 | -installment buying& standing order. | Define installment buying. State implication of a standing order.
| Oral questioning; Exposition; Discussion. | Pg 112, 114 | ||
2-3 | TOPIC REVIEW | Answer questions correctly.
| Review written exercises. | Past exam papers. | Pg 114 | ||
11 | TOPIC REVIEW | Answer questions correctly.
| Review written exercises. | Past exam papers. | Pg 114 | ||
1213 | END OF YEAR EXAMINATIONS | ||||||
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