GRADE 10 BUSINESS STUDIES SUMMARY OF ANNUAL TEACHING PLAN FOR 2014
TERM
1
2
3
WEEKS
WEEKS NUMBER
TOPICS
%
CUM %
ASSESSMENT
15/01 -31/01
3
Micro environment
10.71%
10.71%
INFORMAL
Data response
3
03/02 – 07/02
1
Market environment
3.57%
14.28%
1
1
1
17
10/02 – 28/02
3
Macro environment
10.71%
24.99%
1
1
1
20
03/03 – 07/03
1
Interrelationship between environments
3.57%
28.56%
1
1
1
23
10/03 – 14/03
1
Business Sectors
3.57%
32.13%
1
1
1
26
17/03 – 28/03
2
Revision and controlled test
07/04 – 17/04
2
Socio-economic issues
7.14%
39.27%
1
1
1
29
22/04 – 25/04
1
Social responsibility
3.57%
42.84%
1
1
1
32
05/05 – 09/05
1
Entrepreneurship qualities
3.57%
46.41%
1
1
1
36
12/05– 23/05
2
Forms of ownership
7.14%
53.55%
1
1
1
39
26/05 – 27/06
21/07– 01/08
5
2
Revision and Mid-year examination
Creative thinking and problem solving
7.14%
53.55%
60.69%
1
1
1
42
04/08 – 08/08
1
Business opportunity
3.57%
64.26%
1
1
1
46
11/08 - 15/08
1
Business location
3.57%
67.83%
1
1
1
49
18/08 – 22/08
1
Contracts
3.57%
71.4%
1
1
1
52
25/08– 29/08
1
Presentation of business information
3.57%
74.97%
1
1
1
55
01/09 – 19/09
3
Business Plan
10.71%
85.68%
1
1
1
58
22/09 – 03/10
2
Revision and controlled test
01/10 – 11/10
2
Self – management
7.14%
92.82%
1
1
1
61
14/10 – 25/10
2
Relationship and team performance
7.14%
100%
1
1
1
65
28/10 – 29/11
3
Revision and End of the year
examination
Essay
3
Class Test
2
CUM No.
11
32.13%
FORMAL TASKS
No. of Formal Tasks
Task 1: Assignment
Controlled Test
85.68%
Task 2:
Presentation
June Exams
Task 3: Project
Controlled Test
4
100%
Year-end Exams
WEEK
1
15/01 - 17/01
TOPIC
1. Micro
environment
CONTENT
%
TERM 1
3.57%
features of the micro (internal)
business environment
Vision, mission statement,
goals and objectives
Organisational culture
Organisational resources
Management and leadership
Business organisational
structure
Eight functions and activities
of the business
(general management, purchasing,
production, marketing, public
relations, human resources,
administration and financing)
General Management – (top,
middle and lower management);
levels of management and
management tasks (planning,
organising, activating, leading,
directing and controlling)
including risk management
o Business organisational
structure
o The responsibilities of the
various levels of management and
CUM
%
ASSESSMENT
RESOURCES
3.57%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks/
Study Guides
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
Formal
● Assignment
● Controlled test
DATE
COMPLETED
the alignment between these levels
2
20/01 – 24/01
Administration – handling of
information/data, management of
information, office practice and
information technology e.g.
computers, faxes, phones, etc.
Financing – classification of
types of financing, sources of
financing, budgeting, introduction
to investments, types of capital
Purchasing: procedures,
activities of purchasing functions,
cash and credit stock control. The
stipulations (nature/purpose/rights
and responsibilities/remedies, if
any) of the National Credit Act 34
of 2005 and the National
Consumer Protection Act 68 of
2008, and their impact on the
purchasing function
Public Relations: importance
of public relations, methods of
PR/media, brochures, direct
contact, etc.
functions within the business
business functions and how these
functions differ in the different
types of enterprises (e.g. sole
trader versus departments in large
industries)
3.57%
7.14%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks/
Study Guides
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
Organisational resources e.g.
human, physical/material,
financial and information
resources
business functions and how they
operate in small, medium and big
business contexts
3
27/01 – 31/01
3.57%
management and the tasks
associated with each level; use this
information to analyse
management levels within a public
or private organisation
quality –
(definition)
Quality in relation to the
various business functions
o Quality in the Human
Resources function
o Quality products
o Quality administration
processes
o Quality and a healthy financial
function
o Quality management, i.e.
planning, organising, leading and
controlling
o Quality promotion of business
image and its impact on different
business structures (sole traders
versus large businesses)
10.71
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks/
Study Guides
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
management and the success of
business in achieving its
objectives; strengths and
weaknesses
2. Market
4
03/02 – 07/02 environment
The components of the market
environment
3.57%
14.28%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
3.57%
17.85%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
3.57%
21.42%
(consumers/customers)
(e.g. community based
organisations – CBOs, nongovernmental organisations –
NGOs, regulators, strategic allies
and unions)
by the business – business has no
control over these factors
3. Macro
5
10/02 – 14/02 environment
6
17/02 – 21/02
The various components and
features of macro business
environments
demographic environment
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
7
24/02 – 28/02
3.57%
24.99%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
3.57%
28.56%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
3.57%
32.13%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
environment
environments
4.
8
03/03 – 07/03 Interrelationshi
p of micro,
market and
macro
environments
The relationship between micro,
market and macro environments.
their features
components of the micro (internal)
environment, e.g. between the
functions, departments, employer
and employee, etc. and the market
environment, e.g. the relationship
between competitors, agents, the
physical environment and staff,
etc.
(internal business) and market
environments.
Business and consumers
Business and suppliers
Business and intermediaries
Business and competitors
5. Business
9
10/03 – 14/03 sectors
sectors
What is meant by primary,
secondary and tertiary sectors?
Classification of the various
industries (nature of industries and
production) into primary,
secondary and tertiary sectors
Magazines
and informal sectors
and private sectors
Revision
10 – 11
17/03 – 28/03
Revision of all topics covered during the first term.
Formal: Controlled test1
WEEK
TOPIC
1.
12
07/04 – 11/04 Contemporary
socio-economic
issues
CONTENT
%
TERM 2
Contemporary socioeconomic
3.57%
issues that impact on business
–
definitions and impacts
– definition, aim of
inclusivity, and efforts to create an
inclusive workforce
unproductive labour force
/Aids (a chronic blood
disease) – its effect on the
business, e.g. reduction of labour
force due to HIV/Aids
schemes, illegal gambling and
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
CUM
%
ASSESSMENT
35.7%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Formal
●Written
presentation
Summary
notes Revision
exercises
All material
relevant to
revision
RESOURCES
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
DATE
COMPLETED
money laundering)
– illegal copying or
reproduction of somebody’s
product that affects businesses
operations (include copyright,
patent and trade marks – definition
and meaning/relation to piracy)
13
14/04 –17/04
3.57%
39.27%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
3.57%
42.84%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
bootlegging(fake goods) – effect
on business operations
disturbances or labour disputes –
include go-slows and lockouts
forms of misunderstanding) –
physical and emotional impact on
the workforce, lowering levels of
productivity
theft, corruption, abuse,
hijackings, burglaries, etc.)
14
22/04 –25/04
2. Social
responsibility
Ways in which a business can
contribute responsibly towards its
immediate community
Responsibility
in addressing the socio-economic
issues discussed; refer to current
issues
15
05/05 –09/05
3. Entrepreneurial qualities
Entrepreneurial qualities
3.57%
46.41%
for responsibility, risk taker,
perseverance, good management
and leadership skills, confidence in
one’s ability to succeed, high
levels
16
12/05 –16/05
4. Forms of
ownership
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Formal
●Project
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
3.57%
49.98%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Magazines
Study guides
Other audiovisual media
3.57%
53.55%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Magazines
Study guides
Other audiovisual media
Revision of all topics covered during the first two terms
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Summary
notes Exercises
All relevant
materials for
revision
advantages, disadvantages and
differences (comparison) between
the following forms of ownership:
-Profit Company
17
19/05 – 23/05
Revision
18 - 22
26/05 – 27/06 exercises
o Private Company
o Personal Liability Company
o Public Company
o State-owned Company
-operatives
Mid-year examination
WEEK
23
21/07 - 25/07
TOPIC
CONTENT
1. Creative
thinking and
contribution towards successful
problem solving and sustainable business practice
%
TERM 3
3.57%
CUM
%
ASSESSMENT
57.12%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
60.69%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
RESOURCES
entrepreneurial opportunities and
to solve business problems
Problem-solving:
o Research skills – finding
information to assist with problem
solving
o Problem solving versus
decision making
o Problem-solving cycle:
identification of the problem,
definition of the problem,
formulation of the strategy,
implementation of the strategy,
allocation of resources, monitoring
problem solving and evaluation of
the problem-solving process
24
28/07 – 01/08
Problem-solving techniques
(e.g. Force-Field Analysis, Chair
Technique, Empty Chair
Technique, Delphi Technique,
Nominal Group Technique,
brainstorming, Forced
Combinations, SCAMPER)
o The use of indigenous
knowledge to solve problems and
3.57%
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Recyclable
material
DATE
COMPLETED
identify business opportunities
o The use of mind mapping,
brainstorming and creative
thinking/idea generation to
identify innovative and
entrepreneurial business
opportunities
o The use of non-conventional
thinking to identify innovative
business opportunities
o Ways in which creative
business opportunities can
realistically be implemented
2. Business
25
04/08 – 08/08 opportunity and
related factors
3.57%
instrument and the assessment of
needs and desires
business opportunities (based on
researched needs and desires) and
the application of a SWOT
analysis (strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats) to
determine a viable business
venture
analysis/ research, identifying
good ideas, market research,
SWOT analysis
Research instruments and data
collection (e.g. questionnaires,
interview structures),
Protocol of conducting
64.26%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
research (consent, prior
organisational appointments,
introduction of basic ethics in
research and in business
opportunities)
Definition of business
opportunities (based on researched
needs and desires) and strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and
threats (SWOT)
Application of SWOT analysis
to assess business opportunities
Analysis to determine a viable
business venture
Identification of business
opportunities
3. Business
26
11/08 – 15/08 location
decision
Investigation of and debate on the
factors that impact on business
location decisions
3.57%
67.83%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Study guides
3.75%
71.4%
Informal
●Class activities
Textbooks
Newspaper
business (e.g. labour regulations,
environmental factors, transport,
infrastructure, availability of
cheaper electricity and water
supplies, potential market, raw
materials, labour market, climate,
government and local regulations,
taxes, crime, etc.)
4. Contracts
27
18/08 – 22/08
The relevance of contracts and
their legal implications in different
business contexts
●Home activities
●Class test
articles
Internet
Magazines
Specimen of
contract forms
Basic
Conditions of
Employment
Act No 75 of
1997, Labour
Relations Act
No. 66 of
1995, Rental
Housing Act
No.50 of 1999,
National
Credit Act No.
34 of 2005,
Consumer
Protection Act
No. 68 of
2008, Hire
Purchase Act,
Long-term
Insurance Act
No. 52 of
1998, Shortterm Insurance
Act No. 53 of
1998
Informal
●Class activities
Textbooks/stud
y guides
Employment contract
Employer/employee agreement
Insurance – insurer/insured
Lease agreement -lessor/lessee
agreement
Hire Purchase agreement –
seller/buyer agreement
Rental agreement –
landlord/tenant agreement
contracts in different business
contexts (parties, rights and
responsibilities of the parties to a
contract as prescribed by specific
Acts in some contracts)
5. Presentation
28
25/08 – 29/08 of business
Accurate and concise verbal and
non-verbal presentation (including
3.57%
74.97%
information
graphs) of a variety of businessrelated information
●Home activities
●Class test
Newspaper
Articles/charts/
slides Tables
and pictures
Scrap book
Transparencies
/OHP Internet/
PowerPoint
Presentations
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Example of a
business plan
with tables, graphs, diagrams and
illustrations that include symbols
and pictures (e.g. activities,
progress, challenges and
recommendations)
support materials (handouts,
transparencies, slides, charts,
models, etc.)
Definition of the different
audio-visual aids
Design and layout of a
presentation using different visual
aids(e.g. show how to prepare/set
out a poster and handouts
6. Business Plan A business plan (including a
29
financial analysis) that can be
01/09 – 05/09
implemented (financial viability
business plan)
financial analysis) based on
identified business opportunities
Analysis of environmental
factors
Components of the Business
Plan
Cover page and index
(includes name of business)
3.57%
78.54%
30
08/09 – 12/09
Executive summary
Description of the business
o The long-term objective,
mission and vision of the business
o The structure of the business
(ownership)
o The product/service
o Legal requirements of business,
e.g. license
3.57%
82.11%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Example of a
business plan
31
15/09 – 19/09
SWOT analysis
Marketing plan
o Market research;
o Marketing mix, the 7 Ps: price,
product, promotion, place, people,
physical environment and process
Competition
3.57%
85,68%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Example of a
business plan
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Summary
notes Exercises
All relevant
materials for
revision
CUM
%
ASSESSMENT
RESOURCES
89.25%
Informal
●Class activities
Textbooks
Newspaper
32 - 33
22/09 - 03/10
Revision
exercises
Revise topics covered during the
term.
Formal: Controlled Test2
WEEK
TOPIC
1. Self34
13/10 – 17/10 management
CONTENT
The concept of self-management
and a discussion on how it is
%
TERM 4
3.57%
DATE
COMPLETED
relevant in a business context
●Home activities
●Class test
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
goals, definition of success and a
balanced lifestyle (e.g. balancing
work with relaxation)
image (e.g. neatness of work,
presentations) and access to
resources to assist with
professional image
35
20/10 – 24/10
3.57%
92.82%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
3.57%
96.39%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
weaknesses, talents and interests
concepts: self-knowledge, selfconfidence, stress management
(concepts of stress management),
adaptability, etc.
36
27/10 - 31/10
2. Relationship
and team
performance
work together to accomplish
business objectives; discuss factors
that can influence these
relationships (e.g. prejudice,
beliefs, values and diversity)
Understanding business
objectives (e.g. profit,
productivity, service)
Interpersonal relationships in
the workplace (e.g. different
hierarchies, management levels,
the importance of each individual
in achieving business objectives)
Personal beliefs and values and
how they influence business
relationships (e.g. prejudice,
discrimination, equity, diversity)
37
03/11 – 07/11
3.57%
99.96%
= 100%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Textbooks
Newspaper
articles
Internet
Magazines
Other audiovisual media
100%
Informal
●Class activities
●Home activities
●Class test
Summary notes
Exercises All
relevant
materials for
revision
collaborative team performance in
a business context and assessment
of a team against these criteria
Working in a team to
accomplish business objectives,
e.g. clear objectives and agreed
goals, openness, mutual respect,
support and mutual trust, members
committed to achievement, sound
inter-team relations, individual
development opportunities, review
of the team processes, etc.
38 - 40
10/11- 28/11
Revision
exercises
Revise topics covered.
End-of-year examination
►It is compulsory to cover the content dealt with in a term.
►Daily assessment is important to monitor teaching and learning
►Give learners at least one class/cycle test per month.
►The word ‘recap’ as it is used in this document means the content is also examinable, together with the other content taught in that grade.
Note: Project – term 2
►This project was given in term 2. Learners should complete the project for submission in term 3.
►The content dealt with in terms 1 and 2 should be revised for the mid-year examination.
► The content dealt with in term 1 to 4 should be revised for the end of the year examination.
►Converted marks for terms 1 to 3 equals a year mark of 100 (25% of the total mark).
►Add the year mark to the examination mark of 300 (75% of the total mark) to get a total mark of 400 marks and divide by 4 to get %.