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BTEC First - Units 1 - 12

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For each Unit we have a whole programme of study which includes the following:

  1. Student's workbook to record Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (Assessing my PLTS-unit)
  2. Assignment version 1
  3. Assignment version 2
  4. Students' Feedback and reflection sheet
  5. Assignment front cover
  6. Detailed scheme of work with suggested learning and teaching strategies
  7. Student's workbook with activities to support the delivery of the assignment and support and structure student's learning
  8. Notes and activities

Lesson Plans are included in Units 1, 2 and 3.

Unit 1 Business purpose

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Aims and objectives
Notes and activities - Ownership in the private sector notes
Notes and activities - Primary production
Notes and activities - Purpose
Notes and activities - Relative growth and decline
Notes and activities - Scale
Notes and activities - Secondary production
Notes and activities - Sector
Notes and activities - Size
Notes and activities - Tertiary production

Unit 2 Business organisations

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Aims and objectives
Notes and activities - Functional areas
Notes and activities - Linking of functional activities
Notes and activities - Sector

Unit 3 Financial forecasting for business

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Breakeven
Notes and activities - Business costs
Notes and activities - Calculation gross and net profit
Notes and activities - Cash balances
Notes and activities - Cash inflow
Notes and activities - Cash outflows
Notes and activities - Revenue

Unit 4 People in organisations

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Applying for jobs
Notes and activities - Career development
Notes and activities - Chain of command
Notes and activities - Formal and informal structure
Notes and activities - Functional areas
Notes and activities - General job roles
Notes and activities - Job description
Notes and activities - Job specification
Notes and activities - Matrix structure
Notes and activities - Methods of application
Notes and activities - Revenue
Notes and activities - Methods of recruitment
Notes and activities - Organisational chart
Notes and activities - Organisational structure and job roles
Notes and activities - Organisational structure in large organisation
Notes and activities - Organisational structure
Notes and activities - Personal attributes
Notes and activities - Personal audit
Notes and activities - Personal skills to get a job
Notes and activities - Source of information
Notes and activities - Sources of information
Notes and activities - Team working
Notes and activities - The-organisational chart for our school
Notes and activities - The recruitment process
Notes and activities - Types of employment

Unit 5 Using office equipment

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Archives
Notes and activities - Diary System
Notes and activities - Electronic communication
Notes and activities - Office equipment
Notes and activities - Process
Notes and activities - Purpose
Notes and activities - Retrieve
Notes and activities - Telephone Systems
Notes and activities - Types of support
Notes and activities - Understanding the need for information security
Notes and activities - Using electronic diary
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg theory
Motivation theory - Malsow theory
Motivation theory - Maslow hierarchy of needs
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors

Unit 6 Providing business support

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - External meeting support
Notes and activities - Internal meeting support
Notes and activities - Office equipment
Notes and activities - Organisation
Notes and activities - Process
Notes and activities - Purpose
Notes and activities - Types of support

Unit 7 Verbal and non-verbal communication

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Communication in a business context
Notes and activities - Confidentiality
Notes and activities - External Communication with customers
Notes and activities - Informal Communication
Notes and activities - Listening Skills
Notes and activities - One to one communication
Notes and activities - Purpose
Notes and activities - Telephone contacts
Notes and activities - Working in a group situation

Unit 8 Business communication through documentation

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Appropriate layouts
Notes and activities - Business documents sort out game
Notes and activities - Conveying a professional image
Notes and activities - Dealing with confidential matters
Notes and activities - Documents
Notes and activities - How business documents are used
Notes and activities - Purpose
Notes and activities - Recording and reporting
Notes and activities - Writing documents for business

Unit 9 Training and employment in business

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Appraisal
Notes and activities - Career development
Notes and activities - Contract of employment
Notes and activities - On the Job and Off the Job Ideas Advantages and Disadvantages
Notes and activities - Reviewing performance
Notes and activities - Rights and responsibilities
Notes and activities - Team working
Notes and activities - Training
Motivation theory - Herzberg factors
Motivation theory - Herzberg theory
Motivation theory - Malsow theory
Motivation theory - Maslow hierarchy of needs
Motivation theory - Maslow hierarchy of needs 2
Motivation theory - Maslows needs
Motivation theory - Mayo theory
Motivation theory - Motivation theories
Motivation theory - Motivation
Motivation theory - Talyor Theory

Unit 10 Personal selling in business

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Knowledge and skills
Notes and activities - Personal selling process
Notes and activities - Personal selling skills
Notes and activities - Preparation
Notes and activities - Purpose of personal selling

Unit 11 Customer realations in business

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Notes and activities - Benefits
Notes and activities - Codes of practice
Notes and activities - Communication skills
Notes and activities - Consistent and reliable
Notes and activities - Customer needs and expectations
Notes and activities - Customer satisfaction
Notes and activities - Evaluate customer service
Notes and activities - External customers
Notes and activities - Improvements
Notes and activities - Internal Customers
Notes and activities - Interpersonal skills
Notes and activities - Monitor customer service
Notes and activities - Presentation skills
Notes and activities - Situations

Unit 12 Business online

Assessing my PLTS
Assignment v1
Assignment v2
Feedback and reflection sheet
Frontcover
Scheme of work
Workbook
Financial issues
Implementation issues
Levels
Market presence
Marketing benefits
Operation issues
Operation risk
Planning issues
Range
Sector
Staffing issues

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