Students should be able to explain what is meant by the term ‘business ethics’. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of why social responsibility is important to business, and what some of the advantages and disadvantages are for a business of being socially responsible.
Learning Objectives
•To be able to define the meaning of ‘social responsibility’.
•To be able to explain the different ways businesses can be become more ethical.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter Activity
Main Activity
Plenary (Quiz)
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to explain what is meant by the term customer service and the features of good customer service. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of the importance of customer service in a business setting.
Learning Objectives
•To be able to define what is meant by ‘customer service’.
•To be able to explain the importance of customer service.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
This lesson is designed around the iGCSE Business Studies curriculum (Cambridge) however could easily be used for other exam boards. This lesson focuses on Laissez-faire, autocratic, and democratic leadership styles. There is a printable starter and main activity included.
Included:
PPT (with bell ringer & plenary included)
Starter
Main Activity
*Because of copyright issues I have not included examples of real world ‘leaders’ however I would recommend doing so to contextualize the issue for students.
Students should be able to explain what is meant by the term customer service and the features of good customer service. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of the importance of customer service in a business setting.
Learning Objectives
•To be able to define what is meant by ‘customer service’.
•To be able to explain the importance of customer service.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to identify the meaning of ‘digital footprint’. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of how to have a positive digital footprint and what we should not share online.
Learning Objectives
To be able to define what is meant by ‘digital footprint’.
To be able to explain what information we should and should not share online.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to identify the meaning of ‘market research’ and be able to explain what is meant by quantitative and qualitative research and data. Each activity aims to give students a basic understanding of different types of research that can be carried out, and the advantages and disadvantages of choosing each method.
Learning Objectives
To be able to define what is meant by ‘market research’.
To be able to explain what is meant by quantitative and qualitative data.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to explain what is meant by the term ‘teamwork’ and understand the characteristics of a successful team. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of teamwork and why teamwork is important.
Learning Objectives
•To be able to identify key characteristics of a team.
•To be able to describe the importance of teamwork in a number of scenarios.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
An interactive escape room lesson about recruitment and selection. Easy to prep lesson, simply print the task cards off in advance. The lesson provides a fun introduction to recruitment and selection, and the various ways that businesses can recruit employees.
Included:
Five task cards to complete the escape room relating to recruitment and selection
PowerPoint with starter and plenary
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet for teacher
Answer sheet for students
There are 50 slides in this PP, alongside a range of starters/plenaries for each sub topic within the unit. There are also a range of questions that could be used for different activities and stretching students thought.
Interactive escape room lesson for teaching leadership styles. Easy to prep lesson as resources, task cards just need to be printed in advance. The lesson provides a fun introduction to leadership styles (autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire).
Included:
Five task cards to complete the escape room
PowerPoint
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet
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Students should be able to explain how to calculate changing home currency into a foreign currency. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of what exchange rates are and how to calculate changing currency.
Learning Objectives
• To be able to explain what exchanges rates are.
• To be able to explain how to calculate a variety of exchange rates.
• To be able to change back to the dollar from another currency.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Students should be able to explain what is meant by the term ‘supply chain management’ and what the objectives of supply chain management are. Each activity aims to build upon students understanding of the importance of implement just-in-time methods of stock control.
Learning Objectives
To be able to explain the objectives of supply chain management.
To be able to explain the purpose of implementing just-in-time methods of stock control.
Included:
PowerPoint
Starter
Three Main Activities
Plenary
Lesson Plan
Interactive escape room lesson for teaching an introduction to Business Studies. Easy to prep lesson as resources, task cards just need to be printed in advance. The lesson provides a fun introduction into a range of business topics (entrepreneurs, communication, and a range of key terms).
Included:
Five task cards to complete the escape room
PowerPoint
Lesson Plan
Answer sheet