FIRST-TERM SCHEME
1 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 (v) Career Opportunities in Business Studies 2 Office (i) Meaning of Office (ii) Types of Office – Small and Large Office (iii) Functions of an Office (iv) The Different Offices in an Organization 3 Office Staff (a) Clerical Staff: (i) Meaning of Clerical Staff (ii) Functions of Clerical Staff (iii) Qualities of a Clerical Staff (b) Confidentiality of Office Information 4 The Right Attitude to Work (a) Punctuality and Regularity: (i) Meaning, Attributes and Reward for Punctuality and Regularity (ii) Sanctions against Irregularity (b) Devotion to Duty: (i) Meaning and Effects of Devotion on Productivity and Development 5 Departments in an Office/Organization and their Functions Departments in an Office/Organization and their Functions 6 Introduction to Commerce (a) (i) Meaning of Commerce (ii) Importance of Commerce (b) Activities that Aid Commerce 7 Divisions of Commerce (a) Divisions of Trade: (i) Home Trade (ii) Foreign Trade (b) Types of Trade: (i) Home Trade – Wholesale, Retail (ii) Foreign Trade – Import, Export 8 Production (a) Meaning of Production (b) Types of Production: (i) Industry – Extractive, Manufacturing, Constructive (ii) Commerce – Trade, Aids to Trade (iii) Services (c) Effects of Production on the Environment/Society 9 The Factors of Production Land, Labour, Capital and Entrepreneur
SECOND TERM
1 Occupation (i) Meaning of Occupation (ii) Divisions of Occupation – Industrial, Commercial and Service Occupations (iii) Factors which Affect Occupations (iv) Differences between Direct and Indirect
Services 2 Honesty in Business (i) Meaning of Truthfulness (ii) Attributes of Truthfulness (iii) Factors that Cause People to Lie (iv) Reward for Being Truthful (v) Consequences of Not Being Truthful (vi) Meaning of Fair Play (vii) Attributes of Fair Play 3 Entrepreneurship (i) Meaning of Entrepreneurship, Enterprise, Self-Employment (ii) Facilities Available for Self-employment (iii) Successful Entrepreneurs in Your Locality, Nigeria, International Community (iv) Importance of Entrepreneurship 4 Forms of Business Organization
(a) Types of Business Organization – Sole Trade/Sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability companies, cooperative society, (b) Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Form of Business Organization
5 Consumer, Market, and Society (a) Meaning of Consumer, Market, Society (b) The Need for Consumer Education (c) Importance of Consumer Education (d) Consequences of Lack of Consumer Education
6 The Need For Monitoring And Control Of Chemicals (a) Meaning Of Chemicals (b) Chemicals Suitable and Not Suitable For Use (c) The Need For Monitoring And Controlling Food, Drug, Chemicals 7 Introduction to Book-keeping (a) Meaning of Book-keeping (b) Importance of Book-keeping (c) Essentials Qualities of Book-keeping (d) Common Book-keeping Practices 8 Source Documents (a) Meaning of Source Document
(b) Uses of Source Documents (c) Types of Source Documents: Invoice – sales invoice and purchase invoice, the receipt for payment made, cash registered tapes, credit note, debit notes, cheques
THIRD TERM
1. SPECIAL JOURNALS 2-3. DOUBLE ENTRY BOOKKEEPING 4. INTRODUCTION TO KEYBOARDING 5. PART OF A COMPUTER 6. CARE OF THE COMPUTER 7. CORRECT KEYBOARDING TECHNIQUES 8.THE TYPEWRITER