| CODE | TEB5003 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Teaching and Learning Business Studies Concepts | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides student-teachers with the opportunity to rethink and consolidate concepts and knowledge taught only in Business Studies at secondary level. Such areas explored include aspects of marketing, human resources, business ethics, and skills relating to assisting learners in their SEC coursework. Most importantly, it explores a variety of differentiated teaching and pedagogical approaches which may be applied for effective learning of the subject. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit aims to: - familiarise student-teachers with the topics that are taught only in Business Studies at secondary level, and - propose teaching approaches that can be incorporated into learning plans to be used in differentiated lessons aimed at involving all students irrespective of their learning patterns and abilities. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - critically discuss business studies concepts and knowledge, - spread content and knowledge into manageable learning activities, - develop strategies which link the theoretical knowledge of the subject to real life situations, thus ensuring that learners envisage the relevance of the subject, - recognise the organisations which can be approached or mentioned to their learners which may be of direct help to them in their potential entrepreneurial endeavours. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - construct lesson plans relating to a particular business studies topic which engage all learners in class by differentiating the content, process and learning product, - propose ideas related to subject content that are directly relevant to the lives of the learners, - envisage opportunities within the relevant areas where values can be imparted, - appraise how learners' previous experiential baggage affects the understanding of a business studies topic. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Barrett R. (1991) Business Studies Skills. Stanley Thornes (Publishers) Ltd. - Borrington, K. (2004) Teaching and Assessing Skills in Business Studies. Cambridge University Press. - Davies P. and Brant J. (2006) Business, Economics and Enterprise. Routledge. - Hodkinson S. and Jephcote M. (editors). (1996) Teaching Economics and Business. UK: Heinemann Educational Publishers. - Hugget, R. (1997) Business Studies for GCSE. Harper Collins Publishers. - Whitcomb A. (1999) Comprehensive Business Studies. UK: Pearson Education. Other readings compiled by tutors. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claudia Custo' Emanuel Mizzi |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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