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What is it?
- Business teaches the skills and knowledge needed to understand how an enterprise works. It aims to create an awareness of the importance of enterprise locally, nationally and internationally.
- The subject illustrates the process of setting up a business and developing a new product or service. It emphasises the importance of good management and deals with skills and activities necessary for good management practice.
- It also deals with the impact of technology, foreign trade, global firms and competition as well as with business structures and the national and European economies.
Who is it for?
- Business will appeal to anyone interested in the world of business. People who have an organised mind and like to answer questions in bullet points, rather than in long essay format will enjoy this subject.
- Course content is factual and requires a lot of learning, containing only a few mathematical elements. However, it also refers to current issues in the business world as examples. It therefore also appeals to anyone thinking of starting their own business in the future.
- An organised and consistent attitude to homework and study would be essential in this subject.
- Junior Cycle Business Studies is not a requirement to study Business but will be an advantage.
What will I learn?
You will learn about the environment in which business operates in Ireland and in the wider world. Topics covered include entrepreneurship, people management, money management, marketing, business law, business planning and set up, and the economic environment. Business encourages students to develop a positive attitude towards self-employment.
Where will it lead me?
- Business is not specifically required for entry into any third level course but it would certainly be beneficial for candidates who might be interested in courses or careers in a wide range of areas including Banking, Finance, Administration, Law, Insurance, Management and Marketing among others.
- Business introduces future business owners and managers to the nature of entrepreneurship.
Assessment
Business can be studied at Ordinary or Higher Level and is studied over two academic years. It is assessed in June of the second year in a final three-hour long exam (Higher Level) or 2.5 hour-long exam (Ordinary Level).
Projects
Students take part in a work placement each year during which Business students can apply their knowledge and learn about real businesses. Students also engage in Enterprise Week where they promote being enterprising to the O Fiaich community.
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What is it?
Accounting is one of three Leaving Certificate business-related subjects, the others being Business and Economics. It is definitely not Maths, but it is about numbers. Accounting is a language that provides information about the financial position of an organisation. It is also one of the oldest professions; businesses have been practicing accounting for thousands of years. Accuracy and order is important in Accounting because it provides a clear financial image of a business and allows managers to make informed decisions
Who is it for?
Anyone interested in the world of business or thinking of setting up their own business in the future will enjoy studying this subject. It will appeal to logical thinkers who enjoy working with numbers or who are organised, methodical individuals who like “right or wrong” answers.
Junior Cycle Business Studies is not a requirement to study Accounting but will be an advantage.
What will I learn?
- How to record and interpret the financial information of organisations of all sizes, including small businesses, large companies, clubs and farms.
- To identify problems in a business by looking at their historical accounts.
- To plan for future business success and aid management decision-making.
Where will it lead me?
- Many accountants and managers begin their careers by studying Leaving Certificate Accounting. Students who study Accounting have a distinct advantage over those who have not during the first year of Business courses that require students to take Accounting modules. Leaving Certificate Accounting also provides an invaluable body of knowledge for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Possible future careers are wide ranging and include:
- Accountant
- Business Owner
- Manager
- Law
- Stock Broker
- Financial Trader
- Administration
- Human Resources/Payroll
- Marketing
- Auditor
- Insurance
- Actuary
- Auctioneer
- Business Consultant
Assessment: Accounting can be studied at Ordinary or Higher Level and is studied over two academic years. It is assessed in June of the second year in a final three-hour long exam.
Projects : Students engage in Enterprise Week where they promote being enterprising to the O Fiaich community.
