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Business Studies Students visit Kinspan
Ms Brophy
and Ms Rafters 3rd Year Business Studies
classes enjoyed a visit to Kingspan Insulation
on Fri 14th November. The students had written
requesting a visit and were delighted when Mr
Kevin OGrady, Operations Manager, said they
could facilitate the visit. The students first
got a talk on the different kinds of products
made followed by a very interesting talk from
the Marketing Division. Each student was then
presented with a hi-vis jacket and brought on a
tour of the loading area and viewed how the
goods are prepared for distribution. Every body
was very happy leaving with their goodie bag and
later as the students completed their worksheet
on the visit it was very obvious that alot of
learning had taken place. So thank you to
Kingspan!!
Local
Entrepreneur visits 2nd year Business Studies
students
Pete McMahon visited the school in October 2011
to speak to the second years about his
experience as an entrepreneur. He
explained to them the advantages and the
obstacles involved in setting up your own
business and then expanding it. The
students were especially interested in his
experiences with Banks and insurance companies.
They got the opportunity to ask him questions
and were interested to find out why he chose
Centra as a Franchise. It made the study
of their Business Studies chapters come to life.
Business students
at the Business Subjects stand on Open night.
Local
Entrepreneur visits our Business Studies
students
On October
8th 2010, Mr Pete McMahon from Centra,
Castleblayney was invited to the school by the
second year Business Studies students to speak
to them about what is involved in running a
successful business. Mrs Brophy's and Mrs
Rafter's classes studied a number of chapters
from the syllabus in preparation for this visit,
Types of Business Structure, Finance for a
Business and Business Insurance, they then
visited the Computer Room to type a letter
inviting the speaker. The students found the
visit very interesting and got the opportunity
to ask questions, it was very educational for
all students concerned.
"Stash
your cash" School bank visits First year
Business Studies class
Members of the school bank visit a first year
Business studies class to explain to them the
services provided by the bank. This really
helped the class with their study of their money
and banking section and they completed a
questionnaire that night for homework based on
what they had heard from the visit that day.
Business Studies is the business subject we
study for the three
years at Junior Cert level. It is an optional subject which covers all
aspects of the business course. There are a number of sections involved in this
subject which include:
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Consumer
Studies-Your Rights, How to Complain...
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Insurance-Personal and Business
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Economic Studies-Inflation,
Interest rates...
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Marketing-How to sell your idea
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Government budget What taxes do
we have to pay.?..
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Book-keeping-Accounts for Club,
Farm or your own business
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Information Technology-basic IT
Skills
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How to start your own Business.
The students are timetabled in the computer
room once a week where they enjoy researching
the topic they are currently studying in class.
It increases their awareness of what is going on
in the outside world, what their entitlements
are etc...They soon become very tuned into what
is happening in current affairs and the many
events and announcements that affect us as consumers.
When you study
Business Studies it allows you to
make informed decisions in the everyday business
of living. It gives you a better understanding
of the world of work. It encourages you to
think about how and why people start up in
business and why you too might also
consider starting a business.
What will I
learn in Business Studies?
Some of the things you will learn include:
good communication skills such as letter
writing and report writing
how to collect, organise, and record financial
information for yourself, your family, for clubs
you may be a member of, and for businesses you
may be employed with in the future
what your rights and responsibilities are as a
consumer (someone who buys or uses goods and
services -thats you!)
how to calculate your wages when you start
working (including the minimum wage)
about why our membership of the European Union
is so important to our economy.
How will I
learn Business Studies in school?
Some of the things you may do with your teacher
and your classmates are:
form a club in class to learn what it is like
to be a club member
prepare advertisements for different events to
learn more about sales promotions
practise recording transactions
keep records of your pocket money or wages
from part-time work
learn about the benefits of saving
take part in a mini-company enterprise as part
of an out-of-class activity.
How can I
learn more about Business Studies outside of
school?
Some of the things you may do are:
discuss with family members how the household
money is spent and help them get better value
for their money by doing price surveys for food,
mobile phones, insurance etc.
listen to the business news reports or read
the business section of a newspaper
be more aware of how you make use of your
pocket money or part-time job wages
compete in business quizzes/mini-company
competitions
make use of a route planner to help your
family plan your
holidays.
How will I
know how I am getting on?
Your teacher will let you know:
what you have done well
how you can improve your work.
Will Business
Studies have anything to do with other subjects
I will be studying?
Yes there are links with Mathematics, English,
Geography and Home Economics. ICT skills will
also be
of use to you in Business Studies.
Is learning
Business Studies
anything like what I did in primary
school?
The work you did in English will be a good help
to you in letter and report writing. Your
mathematics skills will help you to calculate
wages, exchange rates, interest
on savings and the cost of loans. Your knowledge
of Ireland and the European Union from
Geography (SESE) will also be of use to you in
Business Studies.
Will Business
Studies be very different after the Junior
Certificate?
Three subjects follow on from Junior Certificate
Business Studies in Leaving
Certificate: Accounting, Business, and
Economics. Each one becomes more specific
and allows you to concentrate more on the
subject area you choose. If you wish to study
any of these subjects for the Leaving
Certificate, it would be advantageous for
you to have studied Junior Certificate Business
Studies.
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