Class notes Edb 213 Business studies method I(1)

Introduction to business methods
Business Systems
Moi University
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, BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (BUSINESS STUDIES)

LECTURE NOTES

COURSE CODE: EDB 213:

COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS STUDIES METHODS I

COURSE OUTLINE

UNIT ONE: THE NATURE AND THE SCOPE OF BUSINESS STUDIES AS A DISCIPLINE
OF STUDY

TOPIC ONE: Introduction to Business Studies Education.

 Meaning of Business Studies

 Meaning of Business Studies Education

 The origin of the teaching and learning of Business Studies (the Apprenticeship
system of training people in Business trades)

 Evolution of Business Studies disciplines of study (Economics, Commerce,
Accounting, Office practice, Typing, Secretarial studies and shorthand)

 The contributing factors in the evolution of sub-branches of Business Studies

TOPIC TWO: The relationship between Business Studies and other subjects.

 Business Studies and Politics

 Business Studies and Ethics/Religion

 Business Studies and History

 Business Studies and Mathematics

 Business Studies and Geography



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,  Business Studies and Psychology

 Business Studies and Physical Sciences

TOPIC THREE: The scope of the subject matter of Business Studies

 The integrated approach to teaching Business Studies at the Secondary School
level.

 Economics, Accounting, Commerce and Office Practice/Organization in Business
Studies

 Mathematics in Business Studies

 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Business Studies.

TOPIC FOUR: The Nature of Business Studies as a discipline of study.

 Business Studies as a living subject

 The role of Business Studies in Entrepreneurship Education

 The prerequisite basic abilities which learners of Business Studies should posses
(Reasoning, Linguistics and Imaginative abilities)

 The methods of Inquiry used in the study of Business Studies

TOPIC FIVE: The place of Business Studies in the Secondary school curriculum

UNIT TWO : THE ROLE OF BUSINESS STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
CURRICULUM

TOPIC SIX: The objectives of teaching Business Studies in the Secondary school
curriculum

 Vocational training

 Citizenship training


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,  Intellectual training

 Preparation for further studies

UNIT THREE: THE SECONDARY SCHOOL BUSINESS STUDIES SYLLABUSES

TOPIC SEVEN: The Development of Secondary School Business Studies syllabuses in
Kenya.

TOPIC EIGHT: Guideline in the Drafting of Business Studies syllabuses for use at the
Secondary School level.

TOPIC NINE: The Structure of Secondary School Business Studies syllabuses in Kenya.

TOPIC TEN: The Role of the subject panelist at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum
Development (KICD).




UNIT ONE: THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF BUSINESS STUDIES AS A DISCIPLINE OF
STUDY

TOPIC ONE: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS STUDIES EDUCATION

1.1Meaning of Business Studies

Business refers to activities of people who are engaged in the production, distribution
and exchange of goods and services in an attempt to satisfy human wants and with an
intention of making profit. In the ordinary language of business, a number of words,
such as “trade”, “trading”, “merchandising”, “Commercial dealings” and “commercial
transactions" are commonly used interchangeably to refer to business. Businesses
produce a wide range of goods and services to satisfy the demands of every human
being. Since time immemorial, mankind has been involved in the production of goods
and services to satisfy human wants. Today, business activities greatly influence the
behavior and life of human beings.

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