Senior Cycle
BusinessLeaving Cert business is concerned with the understanding of the environment in which business operates in Ireland and in the wider world.
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Leaving Cert business is concerned with the understanding of the environment in which business operates in Ireland and in the wider world. It also involves equipping the students with a positive view of enterprise and its applications in the business environment, in both the public and private sectors.
The syllabus is broken down into three sections: A, B, and C.
Section A People in Business
- Introduction to people in business
- People and their relationships in business.
- Conflicting interests and how they are resolved
Section B Enterprise
Enterprise
- Enterprise Introduction and definition of enterprise
- Entrepreneurs and enterprise skills
Managing 1
- Introduction and definition of management
- Managers and management skills
Management activities
Managing 2
- Household and business manager
- Human resource management
- Changing role of management
- Monitoring the business
Business in action
- Identifying opportunities
- Marketing
- Getting
- Expansion
Section C Environment
Domestic environment
- Categories of industry
- Types of business organisation
- Community development
- Business and the economy
- Government and business
- Social responsibilities of business
International environment
- Introduction to the international trading environment
- European Union
- International business