Meaning and Scope of Business Studies
Junior Secondary School Business Studies JSS 1
Introduction to Business studies.
FIRST TERM E – LEARNING NOTES
JSS 1
SUBJECT: BUSINESS STUDIES
CLASS: JSS 1 (BASIC 7)
Subject :
Business Studies
Term :
FIRST TERM
Week:
Week 1
Class :
JSS 1
Previous lesson :
The pupils have previous knowledge of
Topic :
Introduction to Business studies:
(i)Meaning and Scope of Business Studies
(ii)Elements of Integrated Business Studies e.g. Accounts, commerce. Office Practice etc
(iii) importance of business studies (iv) components of business studies
Behavioural objectives :
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- define business studies
- mention the scope of business studies
- say the other subjects that are integrated into business studies
- list the importance of business studies
- write out the components of business studies
Instructional Materials :
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching :
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials :
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
Content :
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS STUDIES
CONTENT:
- Meaning and Scope of Business Studies
- Importance or benefits of business studies
- Components of business studies: Office practice, Commerce, Financial Accounting/Book Keeping, Shorthand, Keyboarding/Typewriting
- Career Opportunities
Meaning of Business Studies
Business Studies may be defined as a combination of inter-related business subjects which lead to learning of basic knowledge and skills. It is a course in education that is designed to cover the basic elementary knowledge and skills in organizing business enterprises as well as general office administration.
Importance of Business Studies
- Acquisition of basic knowledge of Business Studies.
- The development of basic skills in office practice.
- The preparation of students for further learning in Business Studies
- The provisions of orientation and skills for those who undergo further training in order to enable them start a life of work.
- The provision of basic skills for personal use in future.
- Relating the knowledge and skills to the national economy.
- Update knowledge on current information technology e.g. Internet, E-mail, fax and computer communication.
- It may lead to more sources of income.
Components of Business Studies
Business Studies as a subject has an inter-related areas of study such as Office Practice, Commerce, Shorthand, Typewriting and Book-keeping which function at the same time when an enterprise is established. These inter-rated areas of study are also called the Inter-related Elements of Business Studies. There are five components of Business Studies.
- Office Practice: This is to acquire skills for the purpose of office occupation and administrations.
- Commerce: It involves the production, exchange, distribution of goods and services in the organization.
- Book-keeping: This is for keeping records of all financial transaction of the organization.
- Typewriting/Keyboarding: it is for the preparation and production of office documents in the organization. Keyboarding is the technique of using the computer or typewriter keyboard to produce printed information in hard or soft copy. Hard copy refers to information on paper while soft copy refers to information on the computer storage device
- Shorthand: This is for speedy writing of messages in an office by the secretary using signs to represent.
Career Opportunity in Business Studies
Those who have undergone training in Business Studies can be employed as:
- Clerks who keeps general office records
- Typists who do copy typing in the office
- Computer operators who use computer to produce office information
- Bookkeepers and accounts clerks who keeps record on business transactions
- Salesmen who sell goods in supermarkets and stores
- Receptionists who receives visitors and make telephone calls
- Stenographers who take dictations in shorthand in office
- Self- employed: Those who will go to secondary level (senior), they can study the following courses in higher institution:
- Accountancy
- Business Administration
- Marketing
- Personnel Management
- Insurance
- Actuarial Science
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
Evaluation
- Explain the meaning of Business studies
- define business studies
- mention three scope of business studies
- say four other subjects that are integrated into business studies
- list six importance of business studies
- write out four components of business studies
- What is Business Studies?
- Mention three objectives of Business Studies
- Mention five (5) components of Business Studies.
- Write out or list List five career opportunity available to those who study Business Studies
- State five Objectives of Business Studies.
- What is
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- Business studies is designed to cover basic elementary knowledge and skills in organizing ———– and ——–. (a) school and home (b) business enterprise and general office administration (c) farm and school
- Business studies is divided into ——– components. (a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 5
- All these are elements of Business Studies except (a) Fine art (b) Commerce (c Shorthand
- The production, exchange and distribution of goods and services is ———-
(a) Book-keeping (b) Commerce (c) Typewriting
- The use of signs to represent words can best describe (a) Business Studies (b) Agricultural Science (c) Shorthand.