FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Sources of capital. Shares.
Types of companies. Private limited companies.
Public limited company.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Differentiate between ordinary & preference shares.
State characteristics of each.

State characteristics of a public company.
Outline the advantages and disadvantages of a public company.

Exposition of new concepts;
Probing questions;
Discussion.
Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Detailed discussion.

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Public Corporations & Parastatals.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Define a public corporation and a parastatal.
Give examples of public corporations / parastatals in Kenya.
Describe formation of public corporations.
State merits and demerits of public corporations.

Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Detailed discussion.

FORMS OF BUSINESS UNITS

Management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.
Trends in forms of business units. Topic review.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the management, financing and dissolving of public corporations.

Exposition of new concepts;
Probing questions;
Discussion.

TRANSPORT

Importance of transport to business. Elements of transport.
Land transport; Human porterage & cart transport.
Road transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define the term place utility. Explain the importance of transport to business.

Identify essential elements of transport.

State merits & demerits of human porterage & cart transport.

Brain storming;
Exposition of new concepts.
Brief discussion.
Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

TRANSPORT

Railway transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits & demerits of railway transport.

Brain storming;
Brief discussion.

TRANSPORT

Pipeline transport.
Water transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits & demerits of pipeline transport.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Brief discussion.

TRANSPORT

Containerization & Air transport.
Choosing means of transport.
Current trends and emerging issues in transport.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits & demerits of containerized transport.

State merits & demerits of air transport.
Analyse the current trends and emerging issues in transport.

Probing questions;
Brief discussion.
Probing questions;
Discussion;
Topic review questions.

GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

Government involvement in business activities.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:



Identify ways in which the govt involves itself in business activities.
Give reasons for government involvement in business activities.

Brain storming;
Probing questions;
Discussion.

GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

Govt involvement in business; -regulation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline ways in which the govt regulates business.

Brain storming;
Exposition;
Explanations of new concepts.

GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

Govt involvement in business; -training. -trade promotion.
Govt involvement in business; -public utilities. -enabling environment.
Merits and demerits of government involvement in businesses.
Consumer protection.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Cite reasons why the govt trains business personnel.
Highlight duties of govt attach?s in trade promotion.
Highlight duties of ministry of trade in internal trade promotion.

Identify merits and demerits of government involvement in businesses.

Brain storming;
Exposition of new concepts.
Brief discussion.
Probing questions, Explanations.

GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS

Methods of consumer protection.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe various methods used by the government to protect consumers.
Identify functions & limitations of consumer associations and NGOs.

Exposition of new concepts.
Brief discussion;
Topic review.

COMMUNICATION

Meaning and importance of communication.
Lines of communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:



Define the term communication.
State purposes of communication.

Brainstorming
Brief discussion.

COMMUNICATION

Essentials of effective communication.
Forms and means of communication. Oral communication.
Radio calls & paging.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify essential elements of effective communication.
State merits and demerits of face-to-face communication.
State merits and demerits of telephones and mobile phones.

Exposition of new terms e.g. encoding, decoding, feedback.
Brief discussion.
Oral questions;
Discussion.

COMMUNICATION

Written communication.
Audio ?visual and other forms of communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State merits and demerits of written communication.
Identify means of written communication.

Q/A to review office equipment;
Brain storming;
Exposition of new terms;
Brief discussion.

COMMUNICATION

Choosing means of communication.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
State factors considered when choosing means of communications.

Oral questions;
Brief discussion.

COMMUNICATION

Barriers to effective communication.
Services facilitating communication. -mailing services.
Telephone and broadcasting services.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Highlight some barriers to effective communication.


Explain how telephones, broadcasting & telecasting facilitate communication.

Brief discussion and questions.
Oral questions;
Brief discussion.

COMMUNICATION

E-mail & Internet.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain emerging issues relating to use of e-mails & internet.

Exposition of new terms such as e-mail address, on-line, cyber caf?, etc.
Practical activities: accessing the internet, opening e-mail address.

WARE-HOUSING

Importance of warehouses to a business.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:


Define the term warehouse.
Explain the importance of warehousing to a business.

Probing questions;
Exposition;
Discussion.

WARE-HOUSING

Essentials of a warehouse.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify important features and resources of a warehouse.

Exposition;
Discussion.

WARE-HOUSING

Private warehouse.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Classify private warehouses on basis of ownership.
State merits & demerits of a private warehouse.

Exposition;
Oral questions;
Discussion.

WARE-HOUSING

Public warehouse.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Identify services provided by public ware houses.
State merits & demerits of a public warehouse.

Brain storming;
Oral questions;
Discussion.

WARE-HOUSING
WARE-HOUSING
INSURANCE

Bonded warehouses.
Free warehouses.
Introduction. Definitions.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Classify warehouses on goods stored.
Outline features of a bonded warehouse.
State merits and demerits of bonded warehouse.

Outline features of free warehouses.
State merits and demerits of free warehouses.

Expose new concepts.
Discussion.
Exposition;
Oral questions;
Discussion.

INSURANCE

Importance of insurance. The theory of Pooling of risks.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain the importance of insurance.

Explain the law of large numbers in operations of an insurance business.
Outline benefits of pooling of risks to an insurance company.

Brain storming;
Exposition of new concepts;
Discussion.

INSURANCE

Principles of Insurance:
Classes of insurance: Life assurance.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explain the principles of insurance.

Expository
Approaches;
Explanations;
Discussion.

INSURANCE

General insurance or property insurance.
Accident insurance.
Marine insurance.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Give examples of risks insured under general insurance cover.
Outline characteristics of general insurance.
Identify covers offered under motor policies and general accident policies.

Brain storming;
Exposition of new concepts;
Oral questions;
Discussion.

INSURANCE

Premiums & Re-insurance.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Outline factors considered when determining premiums to be charged.
Identify factors that may necessitate re-insurance.

Brain storming;
Discussion.

INSURANCE

Obtaining an insurance policy & compensation.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Describe the procedure for taking an insurance policy Describe the procedure for claiming compensation.

Exposition;
Discussion.