Business Studies

The subject Business Studies deals with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values critical for informed, productive, ethical and responsible participation in the formal and informal economic sectors. The subject encompasses business principles, theory and practice that underpin the development of entrepreneurial initiatives, sustainable enterprises and economic growth.

Business Studies will ensure that learners:

1. Acquire and apply essential business knowledge, skills and principles to productively and profitably conduct business in changing business environments

2. Create business opportunities, creatively solve problems and take risks, respecting the rights of others and environmental sustainability

3. Apply basic leadership and management skills and principles while working with others to accomplish business goals

4. Are motivated, self-directed, reflective lifelong learners who responsibly manage themselves and their activities while working towards business goals

5. Are committed to developing themselves and others through business opportunities and ventures

6. Are able to secure formal employment, and are in a position to pursue sustainable entrepreneurial and self employment career pathways

Grade 10

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Term 1:

• Micro environment

• Market environment

• Macro environment

• Interrelationship between environments

• Business sectors

Term 2:

• Contemporary socioeconomic issues

• Social responsibility

• Entrepreneurship qualities

• Forms of ownership

Term 3:

• Creative thinking and problem solving

• Business opportunity

• Business location

• Contracts Presentation of Business Information

• Business Plan

Term 4:

• Self-management

• Relationship and team performance

Grade 11

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Term 1:

• Influences on and control factors influencing business environments

• Challenges in business environments

• Adapting to challenges in business environments

• Impact and challenges of contemporary socioeconomic issues on business operations

• Business sectors

• Benefits of a company versus other forms of ownership

• Avenues of acquiring a business

Term 2:

• Creative thinking and problem solving

• Stress, crisis and change management

• Transform a business plan into an action plan

• Starting a business venture based on an action plan

• Professionalism and ethics

• Presentation of Business Information

Term 3:

• Assessment of entrepreneurial qualities in business

• Citizenship roles and responsibilities

• Marketing activities, marketing in the formal and informal sectors

• Use of technology for marketing

• Imports and exports

• Foreign marketing

• The alignment of foreign marketing and the production function

• Production function

Term 4:

• Team Stages, dynamics theories and conflict management

• Introduction to the Human Resources function

Grade 12

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Term 1:

• Impact of recent legislation on business - response to demands for redress and equity

• Human Resources function

• Professionalism and ethics

• Creative thinking

• Devise strategies to enable a business to respond to the challenges of the macro business environment

Term 2:

• Corporate social responsibility

• Human Rights, inclusivity and environmental issues

• Team performance assessment and Conflict management

• Business sectors and their environments

• Management and leadership

• Quality of performance within business functions

Term 3:

• Investment: Securities

• Investment: Insurance

• Forms of ownership and their impact on the business operation

• Presentation of information and data response

• Revision and preparation for mid-year examination

Term 4:

• Revision