Introduction to

Business

M. Higgins

SyllabusThe syllabus is broken down into three sections: A, B, and C.

Section A – People in business

(Unit 1) Introduction to people in business

People and their relationships in business Conflicting interests and how they are resolved

Section B - Enterprise

(Unit 2) Enterprise

Introduction and definition of enterprise Entrepreneurs and enterprise skills

(Unit 3) Managing 1

Introduction and definition of management

Managers and management skills

Management activities

(Unit 4) Managing 2

Household and business manager

Human resource management

Changing role of management

Monitoring the business

(Unit 5) Business in Action

Identifying opportunities

Marketing

Getting started Expansion

Section C – Environment

(Unit 6) Domestic Environment

Categories of industry

Types of business organisation

Community development

Business and the economy

Government and business

Social responsibilities of business

(Unit 7) International Environment

Introduction to the international trading environment

European Union

International business

Additional Reading• Broadsheet papers

▫ Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner. Business supplements on Thursday and Fri. Sunday Times.

• Magazines▫ The Phoenix, Newsweek, Time, National Geographic, New

Scientist

• International news websites▫ www.bbc.co.uk/news/business; www.nytimes.com;

www.forbes.com; www.rte.ie/news/business

• Informative websites▫ www.ted.com; www.howstuffworks.com; www.wikipedia.com

• Educational websites▫ www.skoool.ie; www.scoilnet.ie;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/business_studies.shtml

• Books books books

Exam Structure400 marks – 3 hours

SECTION 1

10 Short Questions – Answer 8 (10 marks each)

SECTION 2

ABQ (Applied Business Question) – Case study and questions based on units 2, 3, 4 for 2015 (80 marks)

SECTION 3

Long Questions – Answer 4 questions out of 7

- One from Part 1 and

- Two from Part 2 and

- One other question from either Part 1 or Part 2

Part 1 – Unit 1, 6, 7

Part 2 – Unit 2, 3, 4, 5