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                                          “Success in business requires training and
                                          discipline and hard work. But if you’re not
                   Syllabus            frightened by these things, the opportunities are
                                            just as great today as they ever were”
                                                                          David Rockefeller
     People in Business
            People in Business
            Resolving conflict in the workplace and

            marketplace                                               Recommendations
     Enterprise

            Entrepreneurs and Enterprise                         Students should:
     Management                                                        Be a good attender
            Management Activities                                      Be prepared to do study and
            Management Skills

            Human resource                                             homework
            Insurance and Tax                                          Be prepared to participate actively
            Managing Change                                            in lessons
     Business in Action

            Identifying opportunities
            Marketing
            Expansion                                                          Requirements
     Domestic and International Environment

            Industry and sectors in the economy
            Types of Business organisations                         Not required for courses at 3rd level
            Ethics and Social Responsibility                        but an attentive student who

            Government and Business                                 completes Higher Level Business with a
            Global Business                                         good grade and who retains material

                                                                    learned will be at a massive advantage
                                                                    if entering into a 3rd level degree in
               Examination                                          Business or related areas.



         Higher Level - 3 hours

         Ordinary Level - 2½ hours



                                    Possible Career Options




         Banking                                             Clerical work
         Insurance                                           Management
         Marketing                                           Hospitality
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