Students not only study business concepts and techniques but also enhance related skills such as numeracy and enquiry.
Through this course, students are able to:
Understand different forms of business organisations, the environments in which businesses operate and business functions such as marketing, operations and finance
Appreciate the role of people in business success.
Calculate and interpret business data
The ability to analyse business situations and reach decisions or judgements.
The aims are to enable students to:
Apply their knowledge and critical understanding to current issues and problems in a wide range of business contexts
Make effective use of relevant terminology, concepts and methods, and recognise the strengths and limitations of the ideas used in business
Distinguish between facts and opinions, and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data in order to help build arguments and make informed judgments.
Appreciate the perspectives of a range of stakeholders in relation to the business environment, individuals, society, government and enterprise
Develop knowledge and understanding of the major groups and organisations within and outside business, and consider ways in which they are able to influence objectives, decisions and activities
Develop knowledge and understanding of how the main types of businesses are organised, financed and operated, and how their relations with other organisations, consumers, employees, owners and society are regulated
Develop skills of numeracy, literacy, enquiry, selection and use of relevant sources of information, presentation and interpretation
Develop an awareness of the nature and significance of innovation and change within the context of business
Economics
In Economics classes, we seek to develop our students’ understanding of economic theories, terminologies and principles. Students study the economics of different countries and how these interrelate. They also learn to work with simple economics data and to use the tools of economic analysis.
Lifelong skills to be gained include:
Understanding of economic theory, terminology and principles
Ability to apply the tools of economic analysis
Ability to distinguish between facts and value judgments in economic issues
Understanding and usage of econometrics
Ability to take a greater part in decision-making processes in everyday life
Ability to use examples from a variety of economies
WAEC and IGCSE
Our syllabus is structured to prepare our students for both the West African Senior Secondary Examinations and the International General Certificate Secondary Examinations in Economics.
Using an extensive range of practical activities with theory studied. we complete all topics of syllabus for both WAEC and IGCSE exams before the end of the 11th year(SS2) with our students writing the IGCSE exams May/June of that year.
To give an idea of the exam results which our students at The Concord school achieve at WAEC and IGCSE, we have provided the results in Economics over the most recent year, 2019. WAEC A1-B3:100%. IGCSE A*-B:91%, A*-C: 100%
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