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This text provides all the teaching material needed for students following the new GNVQ 2 in business and equivalent courses. It is divided into three main sections: enabling the student first to identify the "problem" in a realistic business setting (section 1 "Scenarios and Related Tasks"), then to acquire the necessary skills and principles to solve it (section 2 "Information Bank") and finally to extend their understanding through further activities and assigments (section 3 - "developing knowledge and skills). Free lecturers supplement is available.

Table of Contents:
Section 1 - PEACHTREE COMPUTERS LTD. 26 units centred around PC Ltd., in which the student deals with all the work tasks expected of an office admin trainee. Section 2 - INFORMATION BANK. THE BUSINESS WORLD: World economies. Location of industry. The environment. The government and its effect on organizations. The European Community. The court system. BUSINESS ORGANISATION: Business organisation. Business goals and objectives. Organisational structure. Researching and presenting information. BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS: Introduction to communication. Business letters. Memorandums. Reports. Presentations. Business meetings. Telephone communications. Noticeboards. Questionaires and forms. PEOPLE IN BUSINESS: Why people work. Typical job roles and functions. organisation culture. Introduction to human resources management. Recruitment and selection. Induction and training. The employment contract. Equal opportunities. Personnel records. Payment systems and administration. Introduction to Trade Unions.The importance of team work. Health and safety in the workplace. FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS RESOURCES: Making the most of business resources of finance for business. The banking system. Business costs. How money works in business. An introduction to financial documentation. Petty cash. Stock records. The financial recording system. Simple final accounts. Valued added tax. CUSTOMERS: Consumer protection laws. Customer care. Marketing. PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGE; Office technology. The computer. An introduction. to business software packages. Organisations and change. ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS; Filing systems and methods. Mail handling. Reprographics. Section 3 - PROJECTS FOR FURTHER PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT. Projects include: Company policy handbook; Organisational structure; The business organisation; A suitable location; World economies; A day on reception; An environmental audit; Into Europe; Business communications; Projecting the consumer; Equal opportunities; Health and safety awareness; Trade Union issues; Office equipment;Back in the mail room; Marketing; Petty cash; Keeping financial records; Back in the stores; Wages; Careers portfolio; An exhibition; Using a spreadsheet package;In the personnel department; Setting up a small business; Accounts; Privatisation; Training. APPENDIX: Answers to tasks in Section 1.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781858050058
  • Publisher: Letts Educational
  • Publisher Imprint: Letts Educational
  • Height: 275 mm
  • Series Title: Promoting Active Learning S.
  • Width: 215 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1858050057
  • Publisher Date: /12/1993
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 350
  • Sub Title: An Active-learning Approach


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