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Business studies

  • 01-07-2015 11:41am
    #1
    mollytev32
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    This is a question for anyone who might teach Business studies at junior cert level. I have to teach it this year and have no idea or what is involved. I have heard of plans to change the course but am unsure if this will come into place this year. Is there an assignment to be done before junior cert exam or is it 100% exam based.

    Thank you


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,264 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Moved to a more appropriate forum.


  • #3
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    havnt a clue but some places to start might be...

    Syllabus (NCCA website has all syllabi)
    Exam Papers / marking schemes / examiners reports highlighting most common questions answered and ways questions were answered.
    Revision books (less stress more success)
    Might be a subject association website!
    Look at.
    Subject inspection reports (can be very general though)


  • #4
    compgeek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭compgeek


    mollytev32 wrote: »
    This is a question for anyone who might teach Business studies at junior cert level. I have to teach it this year and have no idea or what is involved. I have heard of plans to change the course but am unsure if this will come into place this year. Is there an assignment to be done before junior cert exam or is it 100% exam based.

    Thank you

    Hi mollytev32,


    I am a JC Business Studies Teacher. I agree with what Gebgbegb said.

    As you mentioned there is talk of changing the course with the introduction of the new JC but they are still working on the specifics, so I doubt any changes will be in place before September. The exam is 100% exam at the moment.

    There are 2 papers for Higher Level students and 1 paper for Ordinary level students.

    There is a subject association website, it's www.bstai.ie (Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland) and they have various branches around the Country depending on what County you are based in.

    Essentially, there are 3 main components to the Business Studies course:
    1. Business (Theory) 2. Economics 3. Accounting

    Business can be very theoretical and it can seem like alot of information for the students to absorb but most of the content is genuinely interesting if you can relate it to the students daily lives.

    Economics, again is theory based, but there are also mathematical calculations such as GDP or GNP.

    Then, Accounting is predominately figure related, such as double entry bookeeping (ledger accounts) and club/farm accounts.

    If you have any more questions, please post here or PM me.


    Best of luck with your preparations and teaching Business Studies this year!

    Compgeek.


  • #5
    flower92
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭flower92


    Hi

    I too am due to start teaching junior cert business studies for the first time this year. Does anyone have any advice on which textbook to use? There seems to be so many possibilities that Im not sure which one is best? Any advice greatly appreciated!!


  • #6
    Postgrad10
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    flower92 wrote: »
    Hi

    I too am due to start teaching junior cert business studies for the first time this year. Does anyone have any advice on which textbook to use? There seems to be so many possibilities that Im not sure which one is best? Any advice greatly appreciated!!

    Contact the suppliers and they'll send you out teacher's copies and you can choose when you see them. You'll just need the school's roll number.


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  • #7
    seavill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭seavill


    At this stage you most likely won't have a choice in which textbook to use. Schools would have sent out book lists to parents last May so all kids would have theirs by now, you need to contact the school and ask them which one they have on the book list.


  • #8
    Postgrad10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭Postgrad10


    seavill wrote: »
    At this stage you most likely won't have a choice in which textbook to use. Schools would have sent out book lists to parents last May so all kids would have theirs by now, you need to contact the school and ask them which one they have on the book list.

    True. Booklist may be on their website .


  • #9
    Avery
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭Avery


    Hi

    The first 10-15 chapters in most books deal with the "Business of Living" section of the syllabus. Start with the chapters on income and expenditure and some basic simple budgetting. There is a fair bit of room for good activities on these topics with the students. Also doing the chapter about consumers and consumer laws is a good one to introduce them to the subject. There are some good resources on the pdst.ie website that are worth looking at.


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