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Curriculum Overview KS3
Subject:
Business Studies
Overview effective from[date
]:
September 2017
3.2 Influences on business
Teach before: 3.4 Human resources
Teach after: 3.1 Business in the real world
3.2.1 Technology
Specification
content
Learning
objectives
Additional
guidance
Suggested
timing
(hours)
Learning activities and resources
Impact of the
changing use of
ICT
To understand
the impact of the
changing use of
ICT and how it
influences
business activity.
1
Good resource to help students understand
how ICT has changed
and the
influences on business activity.
How the use of ICT has changed – students to generate ideas of how ICT impacts
them in the home. This could be presented in a spider diagram or students could
be asked to draw their ideas.
Students brainstorm the main ways ICT impacts business activity, eg e-commerce,
customer service, communications etc.
E-commerce
To understand
how e-commerce
provides access
to wider markets.
1
Starter – show
Dr ag ons’ Den video about an online business Value My St uff
Why would businesses like
Value My Stuff
use e-commerce?
What are the main benefits for small businesses using Ebay or Amazon
marketplace to sell their products?
BBC Bitesize video on Amazon
Students to create a table including the main benefits and drawbacks of e-
commerce.
Students design the front webpage for a new start up business – they should
research what should be included on the front page. The business could be selling
the product idea generated from their earlier business plan.