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Leaving certificate business exam & revision.

The Leaving Certificate Business Exam is the final test for students studying Business as part of their Leaving Cert. Business is a popular subject and is one of the most helpful choice subjects for those interested in Business or Entrepreneurship. Students' grades in the Leaving Cert Business course are based solely on their performance in a single written exam, which students sit at the end of their Leaving Cert. SimpleStudy offers exclusive revision tools and learning resources for Leaving Certificate Business, Including; Revision Notes, Past Exams, Questions by topic, Long Answers, Quizzes, and other unique features usually reserved for private schools or expensive tutors.

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Leaving Cert Business topics to explore

Consumer protection & legislation, industrial relations, people in business & contracts, entrepreneurs & enterprise, communication & i.t in business, management skills, business accounts & ratio analysis, hr management, business expansion, finance in business, starting a business/business planning, ethics & csr, ngo's and community development, sectors: primary, secondary, tertiary, types of business : sole trader etc., international trade, the eu: institutions & policies, management activities, management change & tqm, global business.

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Business Leaving Certificate

Myleavingcert provides detailed notes, key fact summaries and quizzes for each unit of the Business course. In addition, we have included all available past paper questions and answers by topic for both higher and ordinary level. With everything needed for success in one place, this resource is ideal for independent learning, revision and homework.

Unit 1: People in business

• 1.1 People in business
• 1.2 Conflict in the workplace
• 1.3 Consumer conflict
• 1.4 Law of contract

Unit 2: Enterprise

• 2.1 Entrepreneurs and enterprise

Unit 3: Managing 1 - skills and activities

• 3.1 Leadership and motivation
• 3.2 Communication
• 3.4 Planning
• 3.5 Organising
• 3.6 Controlling

Unit 4: Managing 2 - households and businesses

• 4.1 Cash flow
• 4.2 Sources of finance
• 4.3 Financial management
• 4.4 Insurance
• 4.6 Human Resource Management (HRM)
• 4.7 Managing change
• 4.8 Monitoring the business

Unit 5: Business in action

• 5.1 Getting started
• 5.2 Business expansion
• 5.3 Market research
• 5.4 Marketing

Unit 6: Domestic environment

• 6.1 Categories of industry
• 6.2 Business ownership
• 6.3 The economy and business
• 6.4 Government and business
• 6.5 The social responsibility of business
• 6.6 Community development

Unit 7: International environment

• 7.1 European Union
• 7.2 Global marketing
• 7.3 International trade

Exam Questions: Applied Business Questions

• Applied Business Questions and answers

Quiz: Business revision

• The big quiz covering all units.
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Leaving Cert Notes

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Unit 1: Introduction to People in Business - Definitions - Padlet

• 1. People in Business - Slides - Revision Material - In Anki
• 2. Consumer Conflict - Slides - Revision Material - In Anki

Unit 2: Enterprise - Definitions - Padlet

Unit 3: managing 1 - definitions - padlet.

• 5. Introduction to Management - Slides
• 6. Management Skills: Leading and Motivating - Slides
• 7. Management Skills: Communicating - Slides - Revision Material

Unit 4: Managing 2 - Definitions - Padlet

• 9. Human Resource Management - Slides
• 10. Managing Change - Slides
• 11. Insurance and Taxation - Slides - In Anki
• 12. Monitoring a Business: Ratio Analysis - Slides - Revision Material

Unit 5: Business in Action - Definitions - Padlet

• 14. Identifying Business Opportunities - Slides
• Break-Even Chart Slides - Slides - This is apart of 15. Business Start-Up
• Break-Even Analysis Example - This is apart of 15. Business Start-Up
• 16. Market Analysis - Slides - Revision Material
• 17. The Marketing Mix - Slides - Revision Material

Unit 6: Domestic Environment - Definitions - Padlet

• 19. Categories of Industry - Slides - Revision Material
• 20. Business Organisations - Slides - Revision Material
• 21. Business, the Economy and Government - Slides
• 22. Community Development - Slides - Revision Material

Unit 7: International Environment - Definitions - Padlet

• 24. International Trade - Slides - Revision Material
• 25. The European Union - Slides - In Anki
• 26. Global Business - Slides

Other Resources

• SGC Business Notes - Website with Notes
• Gavin Duffy LC Business - Mastering the ABQ

Down To Business textbook

Down To Business was launched in 2019, where I combined my knowledge of sitting the Leaving Cert exam and teaching the subject for 17 years to create a very user friendly textbook that students could engage with and understand what the most important key terms are as well as showing real exam answers and important exam technique!

To help student's to learn chapters more efficiently, I also created an important key terms page for each chapter and created a more exam focused student learning log where students could practise more exam type questions instead of just lot of shorts. Alongside this, I created a teacher resource that exactly mirrors the student activity layout (each page and question match for easy reference) and provides a solution that can be shared and used to compare against student answers.

On top of this, each chapter has a specific Exam Focus section which concentrates on an important element of exam technique useful for students to know to maximise their marks in an exam. These sections are accompanied by an Exam Focus video that you can play to your class to help echo what you are teaching them and reinforce the importance of how they write their answers as well as what should be written in them! There are also editable PowerPoints available to use for each chapter!

Some chapters also feature real life interviews with Irish businesses including BikeRowSki, Dublin Meat Co., Bunsen and Sprout, which are focussed on the chapter's keywords and themes, providing some real insight to how the course content connects to real life.

Check out the ebook and also some sample resources available with it here and make sure to reach out to your local Folen's rep  to get Down To Business on your booklist for next year! 

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SENIOR CYCLE BUSINESS

Welcome and thank you for visiting the PDST Business Site. The PDST Business team aims to  provide high-quality professional development and support that empowers teachers and schools to provide the best possible education for all pupils/students. The site is designed to give you information about a range of supports and professional developments provided by the PDST. Please feel free to browse through the sections. 

All schools can apply for subject based support. To avail of school based support for Business:  Follow this link to our online form .

The Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland (BSTAI) also provide continuing professional development courses, seminars and an annual conference to suppot post-primary Business teachers in Ireland.  For further information, please go to  www.bstai.ie

Business Education

This is an online resource for teachers and students of Leaving Certificate Business and Economics, which has been developed jointly by Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) and the Business Studies Teachers’ Association of Ireland (BSTAI). The site is available at  www.businesseducation.ie  .

Esther Herlihy is the Administrator for Business and is based in Navan Education Centre, Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath. Esther can be contacted on 046 9067040

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Philip has over 28 years’ teaching experience and he has worked for 16 years with the State Exams Commission as a Junior and Leaving Certificate Examiner.

Philip has written for the Sunday Business Post, educational guides in The Evening Herald and he is the author of two Leaving Certificate Revision books – ‘A Question of Business’ and his most current work, ‘Business The Higher Option’.

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Philip also works extensively with the Business Studies Teachers’ Association of Ireland providing seminars for teachers and students.

As well being an experienced State Examiner, commentator, and author, he is passionate about helping each student learn the skills that it takes to achieve their true potential at Business Studies.

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You should try and keep an eye on business and current affairs in the news. The Business exam gives you a lot of choice but is marked quite strictly. 

Higher Level Course Content:

• 1.1 People in Business & Contract Law
• 1.2 Conflict Resolution #1: The Consumer
• 1.3 Conflict Resolution #2:Industrial Relations
• 2.1 Enterprise
• 3.1 Management Skills (Leading & Motivating)
• 3.2 Management Skills (Communication & ICT)
• 3.3 Managament Activities (Planning, Organising, Controlling)
• 4.1 Household & Business Manager (Sources of Finance & Cashflow Management)
• 4.2 Insurance
• 4.3 Taxation
• 4.4 Ratio Analysis (Monitoring the Business)
• 4.5 Human Resource Management
• 4.6 Managing Change & TQM
• 5.1 Identifying Opportunities
• 5.2 Getting Started in Business
• 5.3 Marketing #1: Market Research & Market Segmentation
• 5.4 Marketing #2: The 4 P's (Product, Price, Place, Promotion)
• 5.5 Business Expansion
• 6.1 Categories of Industry
• 6.2 Ownership Structures
• 6.3 Business, Government & the Economy
• 6.4 Community Development
• 6.5 Business Ethics & Social responsibility
• 7.1 International Trade
• 7.2 The European Union
• 7.3 Global Business
• ABQ 2021 (Units 3, 4 & 5)
• ABQ 2022 (Units 4, 5 & 6)

Ordinary Level Course Content:

• 1.3 Conflict Resolution #2: Industrial Relations
• 3.3 Management Activities (Planning, Organising, Controlling)
• 4.1 Household & Busines Manager (Sources of Finance & Cashflow Management)
• 5.3 Marketing #1: Market Research & Market Segemtation
• 6.5 Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
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Business is assessed by means of a written exam.

Higher Level – 3 hour paper (400 marks); 3 sections. 

Section 1 – Short questions (8/10) 80 marks.  Section 2 – Applied Business Question – 80 marks (You must do this section).   Section 3 – Long Questions (60 marks per question (Do 4 questions from7))

Ordinary Level – 2.5 hour paper (400 marks); 2 sections.    Section 1 – Short Question (10/15) 100 marks.  Section 2 – Long Questions (75 marks per question (Do 4 from 8)).

Future Careers  with Leaving Certificate Business

Leaving Cert Business is not an essential requirement for any courses in the CAO system. Possible careers include Management, Entrepreneur, Accountancy, Finance, Advertising, Law.

Download the Leaving Cert Business Syllabus

Download the leaving cert Business Chief Examiner's Report (2015) 

Download Updated Guidelines for Business: Legislation

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