What will I learn in Business Studies?
Some of the things you will learn include:
• Good communication skills such as letter writing and report writing
• How to collect, organise, and record financial information for yourself, your family, for clubs you may be a member of, and for businesses you may be employed with in the future
• What your rights and responsibilities are as a consumer (someone who buys or uses goods and services - that’s you!)
• How to calculate your wages when you start working (including the minimum wage)
• About why our membership of the European Union is so important to our economy.
Is learning Business Studies anything like what I did in primary school?
The work you did in English will be a good help to you in letter and report writing. Your
Mathematics skills will help you to calculate wages, exchange rates, interest on savings and the cost of loans. Your knowledge of Ireland and the European Union from Geography (SESE) will also be of use to you in Business Studies.