SCHEME OF WORK FOR BTEC NATIONAL: UNIT 1 …

1 btec Level 3 unit 1 SCHEME of Work Page 1 of 2 ZigZag Education 2011 SCHEME OF WORK FOR btec national : unit 1 THE business environment ASSUMES TWO THREE-HOUR LESSONS PER WEEK NOTE the third practice assignment can be found in handbook The practice assignment here, for the pass criteria, requires that at least two economic topics are described. The homework in this SCHEME requires students to cover ALL economic topics. The student or teacher may decide to simply select the best ones (at least two) for inclusion in their practice assignment. LESSON TEACHER INPUT STUDENT TASKS HOMEWORK 1 Issue specifications and discuss the unit . Issue handbook Range of Different Businesses ( unit ) business Purposes ( unit ) Activities 1-6 Activities 7-8 Apply to businesses chosen for homework Research 2 different businesses - one should be a profit-making organisation and the other should be in the voluntary or public sectors.

2 Find out what they do. 2 Ownership ( unit ) Activities 9-17 For the 2 organisations you have been researching, determine and describe its ownership and state how this affects its operations 3 Key Stakeholders ( unit ) Go through practice assignment on 1 page 21 of the student handbook. Activities 18-23 Students to use all homework done so far to complete practice assignment For the 2 organisations you have been researching, determine and describe its stakeholders and suggest how each might influence the organisation. Finish practice assignment and submit before the next lesson for marking. 4 Return marked work with action points for improvement. Improve work on practice assignment 1 as instructed 5 Issue handbook Organisational structures ( unit ) Activities 1-5 Practice assignment tasks 1 and 2.

3 6 Functional areas ( unit ) Activities 6-11 Practice assignment task 3 7 Strategic Planning ( unit ) Activities 12-18 Practice assignment tasks 4 and 5 8 Different aims ( unit ) Activities 19-26 Practice assignment task 6 9 Looking at higher grades ( unit ) Improving work for pass criteria or doing higher grade work Finish practice assignment 10 Return marked work with action points for improvement. Improve work on practice assignment 1 as instructed 11 Issue handbook The economic environment ( unit ) Activities 1-10 Practice assignment tasks 1 and 2. Preliminary research into Easy Jet. 12 Demand ( unit ) Activities 11-17 Practice assignment task 3 information sheet on demand 13 Supply ( unit ) Activities 18-25 Practice assignment task 3 information sheet on supply 14 Changes in supply and demand ( unit ) Activities 26-31 Practice assignment task 3 information sheet on changes in supply and demand 15 Global interaction ( unit ) Looking at your practice assignment ( unit ) Activities 27-41 Practice assignment task 3 information sheet on globalisation.

4 Finish practice assignment 16 Return marked work with action points for improvement. Improve work on practice assignment 1 as instructed Complete practice assignment as necessary 17 Issue handbook ( unit ) Political factors which affect business operations Activities 1-8 Practice assignment task 1 18 ( unit ) Legal factors which affect business operations Activities 9-20 Practice assignment task 2 19 ( unit ) Social factors which affect business operations Activities 21-23 Practice assignment task 3 btec Level 3 unit 1 SCHEME of Work Page 2 of 2 ZigZag Education 2011 LESSON TEACHER INPUT STUDENT TASKS HOMEWORK 20 ( unit ) Looking at the higher grades and completing the unit Complete the merit and distinc-tion work for practice assignment 4. Compile unit .

5 Complete any outstanding work for this unit