Business Studies · Curriculum Map
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1.9 · Personal Finance · Exploring business
Debate the ethical and sustainability issues that arise from their consumption of goods and services and evaluate how they can contribute to sustainable development through consumer behaviour
Common level · Junior Cycle Business Studies current specification
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- Personal Finance
- Enterprise
- Our Economy
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1.1 · Personal Finance — Review the personal resources available to them to realise their needs and wants and analyse the extent to which realising their needs and wants may impact on individuals and society1.10 · Personal Finance — Discuss and evaluate how globalisation and developments in technology impact on consumer choice and behaviour1.11 · Personal Finance — Interpret a wage slip and calculate personal tax liability arising from employment1.12 · Personal Finance — Prepare and analyse a budget, determine the financial position, recommend appropriate action and present the analysis in tabular and graphic formats1.13 · Personal Finance — Monitor and calculate income and expenditure data, determine the financial position, recommend appropriate action and present the analysis in tabular and graphic formats1.2 · Personal Finance — Identify and classify sources of income and expenditure, compare options available to best manage financial resources, evaluating the risks associated with each option and making informed and responsible judgements1.3 · Personal Finance — Construct a personal financial lifecycle to identify financial needs at different life stages1.4 · Personal Finance — Explain key personal taxes and charges and suggest the occasions when and why they might arise1.5 · Personal Finance — Identify reasons for saving and borrowing money, relate the reasons to determining appropriate sources of finance with respect to their purpose, costs and risks1.6 · Personal Finance — Identify appropriate types of insurance for particular personal needs and consider costs, benefits and risks1.7 · Personal Finance — Distinguish between and appreciate their rights and responsibilities as consumers1.8 · Personal Finance — Compare the services provided by consumer agencies and financial institutions to assist and support customers1.9 · Personal Finance — Debate the ethical and sustainability issues that arise from their consumption of goods and services and evaluate how they can contribute to sustainable development through consumer behaviour2.1 · Enterprise — Identify different types of financial, cultural and social enterprise and appreciate the role each plays in society2.10 · Enterprise — Complete and interpret key business documents that an organisation uses to manage its transactions for accountability purposes2.11 · Enterprise — Assess the importance of planning an organisation’s cash flow, propose suitable sources of finance to manage expenditure and prepare a budget2.12 · Enterprise — Prepare a cash account to monitor income received and payments made by an organisation, evaluate its financial position and recommend a course of action; post figures to relevant ledgers and extract a trial balance2.13 · Enterprise — Prepare final accounts to assess the financial performance of an organisation at the end of a trading period, analyse and evaluate its financial position and recommend a course of action2.2 · Enterprise — Describe the skills and characteristics of being enterprising and appreciate the role of an entrepreneur in an organisation, in society and to the economy2.3 · Enterprise — Differentiate between employment, work and volunteerism, identifying and describing features, benefits, rewards and careers within each2.4 · Enterprise — Distinguish between the rights and responsibilities of employer and employee from a legal, social, environmental and ethical perspective2.5 · Enterprise — Investigate the positive and negative impacts on a community of an organisation from an economic, social and environmental perspective2.6 · Enterprise — Discuss the impact of digital technologies on an organisation, debating the associated rewards and costs2.7 · Enterprise — Conduct market research in order to investigate an entrepreneurial opportunity and analyse, interpret and communicate the research findings using relevant terminology and representations2.8 · Enterprise — Devise and apply a marketing mix in order to promote a new or existing product or service2.9 · Enterprise — Develop a simple business plan for a new or existing product or service3.1 · Our Economy — Explain how scarcity of economic resources results in individuals having to make choices; predict possible consequences of these choices3.10 · Our Economy — Use their knowledge, and information from a range of media sources, to discuss current economic issues and present an informed view3.11 · Our Economy — Evaluate the benefits and costs of a government economic policy and assess who enjoys the benefits and who bears the costs3.2 · Our Economy — Explain how individuals, organisations (for profit and not-for-profit) and the government work together to distribute economic resources used to produce goods and services3.3 · Our Economy — Evaluate how changes in the supply and demand of goods and services in different markets can affect prices3.4 · Our Economy — Differentiate between different sources of government revenue and government expenditure3.5 · Our Economy — Examine the purpose of taxation from a financial, social, legal and ethical perspective3.6 · Our Economy — Explain how economic growth can impact positively and negatively on society and the environment and justify the promotion of sustainable development3.7 · Our Economy — Debate the implications of globalisation of trade, including the benefits and challenges of international trade3.8 · Our Economy — Discuss the economic and social benefits and challenges of Ireland’s membership of the EU3.9 · Our Economy — Explain the relevance of economic indicators such as inflation, employment rates, interest rates, economic growth, national income and national debt for individuals and the economy