Community Development

Community Development

 

 

• Regenerating a local area
• Encouraging enterprise at a local level
• Government establish community development organisations to aid community development

The importance of development of local economies / communities:

• Encourages entrepreneurship

People in the community see their friends and neighbours set up businesses and this gives them the motivation and courage to set up a business too.

• Creates jobs

If business locates in an area this will create jobs for people in the area.  This employment will provide people with a higher standard of living than was available to them on social welfare.

• Source of income for the government

Business and their staff pay tax.  Tax is a source of current income for the government.

• Brings prosperity

Developing an area improves facilities in the area and creates a sense of pride, locals will enjoy living there and will remain there.  This keeps the community alive

How business help communities:

• Provide employment
• Provide products and services
• Encourage entrepreneurship
• Sponsor local events

How communities can help business:

• Shop local
• Provide loyal staff
• Promote the local business

Exam Papers

2003 Q2 b

Community Development Organisations

The government have an interest in developing local communities and have set up organisations to assist such initiatives.
Some of these organisations include:

• County and city Enterprise Boards
• Area Partnership
• FÁS

These Community Development Organisations:

• Provide grants
• Provide training
• Provide a mentor
• Provide assistance

County and City Enterprise Boards

Help small start up business
Read book p.411
Examples:

• Dublin City Enterprise Board
• Limerick City Enterprise Board
• Donegal County Enterprise Board

Provide grants

Provide training

Provide a mentor

Provide assistance

Exam Papers
1. 2011 Q2 c
2. 2007 Q2 b

 Area Partnership Companies

Helps disadvantaged areas
Read book p.410
Examples:

• Northside Partnership

• Galway City Partnership

Provide grants

Provide training

Provide a mentor

Provide assistance

Exam Papers
2005 Q2b


FÁS Community Employment Programme

Changing to SOLAS in 2014
Helps people gain employment
Go to FÁS web page

Provide grants

FAS give financial assistance to unemployed people setting up a business that will help the local community and provide jobs to others

Provide training

There are a number of course  options available including day courses (full-time or part-time), evening courses, on line courses and blended learning courses.  FAS offer courses in numerous areas from ECDL to apprenticeships.

Provide assistance

FAS assist the unemployed getting back to work.  They advertise jobs and offer career guidance counselling.

Provide work experience

FAS help unemployed gain work experience an d contacts in the world of work.  This experience can be then included in the unemployed persons CVand can often lead to full time employment.  FAS will pay the unemployed person for the duration of their work experience.

Exam papers
2008 SQ 8

Class work and homework by date and topic 6th year 2013 214

Tuesday 19th November 2013

• Revision of economic variables
• Practise answering exam question in given time
• Questions covered in class
• Inflation 2003 SQ9
  Interest rates 2006 Q2 b
  Unemployment 2011 Q2 a
  Tax 2009 Q2 c
• Class discussion about Community development

Homework

• Exchange rates 2010 SQ3

Wednesday 20th November 2013

•  Community development
• Importance of Community Development

Homework

• 2003 Q2 b

Friday 22ndNovember 2013

• Community Development Organisations
• County and City Enterprise boards
• 2011Q2 c
 

Homework

• 2007 Q2b

Monday 25th November 2013

• Area Partnership
• 2005 Q2 b
• FÁS
• 2008 SQ 8

Homework
Study for test on Community Development
You must know:
• Definition of community development
• Importance of community development
• Benefits of business to a community
• Benefits of a community to business
• The role of the following organisations:
• County and city enterprise boards
• Area partnership
• FÁS

Friday 22ndNovember 2013

• Community Development Organisations
• County and City Enterprise boards
• 2011Q2 c

Homework

• 2007 Q2b

Tuesday 26th November 2013

• Social Responsibility
• Ethical business
• 2006SQ3
• Ethics with stakeholders
• 2009 Q2 b
• How to be more ethical



Homework
 
2012 Q2 c

 Wednesday 27thNovember 2013

• The environment
• Characteristics of an environmental business
• Responsibilities of an environmental business



Homework


2010 Q2 a
 

Friday  29th November 2013

• Benefits of being socially responsible
• Costs of being socially responsible
• 2007 Q2 c
• Revenue from social responsibility



Homework


2005 Q2 c
Note : Evaluate
In my opinion (bring in statement)............
 

Monday 2nd December Unit 7 in brief

 
Balance of Trade and Payments
 
• Meanings of key words
  Exam Papers
  2011 SQ5 a
  2006 SQ10 a
• Calculating balance of trade and payments
• Example book p430
• 2011 SQ5 b
• 2006 SQ10 b note: total - invisible = visible
   
  
  Homework

2013 Q3 a

 

Tuesday 3rd December 2013

International trade

• Why import
• why export / opportunities
• challenges to import

Exam papers
2013 Q3 b

• barriers to import

Exam Papers
2010 SQ8

• ICT and international trade

Exam papers 2012 Q3 a

• government assistance for international trade
• changes in international trade

Homework
2012 Q3 b
2002 SQ9
2008 SQ4

2012 SQ9

2007 SQ6

 

 

Wednesday 4th December 2013

• EU Institutions
• EU decision making 2006 Q3a(i)

Homework

Exam Questions

2010 SQ4

2009 SQ10

2004 SQ8

2005 Q3 b

Thursday 5th December 2013

• EU Policy
 

Homework

Exam Questions

2005 Q3b (i) note : state, explain, why important to Ireland

2006 Q3b

 

Monday 9th December 2013

• EU Special Interest Groups
• EU Directive and Regulation
• SEM

Exam papers

2013 SQ9

2007 SQ7

2007 Q3 c

 

 Tuesday 10th December 2013

• Transnational Companies
• reasons for development
• advantages
• disadvantages
• Global Marketing
• Define
• Global Marketing Mix
• Importance of Global marketing
• Went over all Unit 7 Short Questions

2013    9

2012    9

2011    5

2010    4,8

2009    10

2008    4

2007    3,6

2006    10

2004    8

2002    9

• Went over and planned Unit 7 long questions

2012

2008

2007

Have a lovely Christmas and your Christmas Homework is on blog

 

Tuesday 7th January 2014

Class work:  see blue questions for Unit 1 revision and answer guidelines

 

 Homework

 

1.Evaluate the role of the Director of Equality Investigations in solving conflicts in business. 20 marks 8 minutes

 

2. Under the terms of the Unfair dismissals Act 1977/1993 illustrate

• The grounds for dismissal that are deemed unfair 20 marks 8 minutes
• The grounds for dismissal that are deemed fair 20 marks 8 minutes
• The methods of redress for an unfair dismissal, 15 marks 6 minutes

See unit 1 guidelines for help

Wednesday 8th January 2014

Class work- see orange section in Unit 1 revision
answers in guideline blog

Homework
Q 12 and 13 in unit 1 revision blog
Help with answers in guideline blog

 

Friday 10th January 2014

Q19-23 on revision sheet

 

Homework

Friday 24 - 26

Saturday 27-31

Sunday32-36

 

See unit 1 guidelines for help

Monday 13th January 2014

Class work

Answered revision questions 15,16,17 &18

 

Went over exam papers to make sure we could answer every Q1

 

Homework

Finish going over exam papers

Bring in all SQ on unit 1 done over Christmas holidays

 

Tuesday 14th January 2014

Class work

• Answered all unit 1 short questions
• Explained 'letters' and 2 functions of each

 

 

 Homework

Study for Fridays test on unit 1

• 1 long unit 1 question
• 2 short questions
• 1 case study question

Wednesday 15th January 2014

Class work

Case studies
2009 (c)
2004 (b)

Homework

Study for Fridays test on unit 1

• 1 long unit 1 question
• 2 short questions
• 1 case study question

Friday 17th January 2014

Class work
unit 1 test

Homework
Unit 2 & 3 key words and word maps into notes copy and learn.

Monday 20th January 2014

Class work
unit 1 test correction

Enterprise General Questions Q1-3 (see answer guidelines for unit 2)

Homework

• Finish enterprise q1-3
• Test corrections
• Unit 2 test Friday 24th January
• Unit 1 repeat test (optional test) Monday 27th January @ lunch time (bring your lunch)

Tuesday 21st January

Class finished general questions and short questions for unit 2
Homework
Study for Friday's test

Wednesday 22nd January

Class
Went over all unit 2 case studies

Homework
Answer case studies into copy

Friday 24th January

Class
Test on unit 2

Homework
Revise unit 1 - test on Monday Lunch Time

Monday 27th January 2014

Class:
Test corrected
Unit 3 Q 1-3


Homework
Test on unit 2 corrections
Finish Q1-3 (unit 3) into copy.  Answers on blog.
Learn Controlling NB

Tuesday 28th January

Class Unit 3 Q 4-12


Homework
Unit 3 Q13 and 14
See answer guide for help

Wednesday 29th January

Class Q 15&16 unit 3


Homework
Unit 3 Q 17, 18 &19

Friday 31st January 2014

Class Q 20& 21

Homework Q 22,23,24&25

LEARN SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES

Test next Friday Unit 3 General Questions and Short Questions

Monday 3rd February 2014

Class
Unit 3 general questions 26, 27,28, 29


Homework:
Q 30 and 31

 

Tuesday 4th February 2014

Class
Unit 3 short questions 2002- 2005

Homework
Unit 3 short questions 2006 and 2007

Wednesday 5th February 2014

Class
Short questions 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013

TEST on Friday:

Unit 3
Short questions x 3
Long Question x1

Friday 7th February

Class Test on Unit 3

Homework Study for Mocks
Bring Papers to school on Monday

 

Monday 10th February

Class
Revision of Management Skills
Template for Case Study Skills answer given in class
2004 and 2010 case (c)

Learn template for Management Skills answer
Remember 30 points = 2 points under each heading

 

Tuesday 11th February

Class works
Answered 2004 case into copy
Management Activities
Read all Unit 3 case studies and answered orally

Homework
Study for test tomorrow on Unit 3 case study

Wednesday 12th February

Test on Unit 3 case study
Mock Exam Guidelines

Homework
Study for Mock
See guidelines Blog

Monday 10th March

Classwork:
Keywords and diagrams for unit 6

Unit 6 general questions 1-4

Homework finish general question 1-4
Guideline provided on blog

Tuesday 11th March

Classwork:
Unit 6 general questions 6-13
see answer guidelines

Homework
Unit 6 general question 14 See answer guidelines for help

Wednesday 12th March

Classwork:
Unit 6 general questions 14-16
see answer guidelines

Homework
Unit 6 general questions, finish 16 and do 17&18 See answer guidelines for help

Friday 14th March

Classwork:
Unit 6 general questions 19-20
see answer guidelines

Homework
Unit 6 general questions 21-24 See answer guidelines for help

Tuesday 18th March

Class work Unit 6 general questions 25 - 30

Homework Unit 6 general questions 31-32

Wednesday 19th March

Class work 33-34
List of Short Questions

Homework
Answer short questions into papers
Study General Questions for test next Tuesday

Monday 24th March

Mock results back
Unit 6 short questions

Homework
Study for test

Tuesday 25th March

Class work
Unit 6 test
Unit 5 General Questions 1-3

Homework
Finish General Questions

Wednesday 26th March

classwork
Unit 5 general question 4-5
Unit 6 test back

Homework unit 5 general questions finish classwork and Q6,7,8

Friday 28th March

Classwork
Unit 5 general questions 9-17 done orally in class with focus on evaluations and illustrations

Homework
Answer all questions into copy - sheets given in class

Monday 31st March

Classwork
Answered Unit 5 Q18,19,20 (Sheets given in class)

Homework Unit 5 Q21 & 22
Sheets given in class

Tuesday 1st April

Classwork
Finished Unit 6 general questions

Homework
Make sure all general questions are answered in notes copy
Study for Fridays test

Wednesday 2nd April

Classwork
Unit 6 short questions - handout given in class

Homework
Answer short question into notes copy and study for test.

Friday 4th April

Test

Short Question. 10 marks

1. Name and illustrate 3 types of production.

General Question. 60 marks

2. a.  As part of its feasibility study for a new product, Moore Ltd supplies the following financial information:

Forecast Output (Sales) 40,000 units

Selling price per unit €20

Fixed Costs €300,000

Variable Cost per unit €10

i. Illustrate by means of breakeven chart the following:

a. The breakeven point

b. Profit at forecast output

c. The margin of safety output

ii. Outline one other function of a feasibility study for Moore Ltd. 25marks

b. What is a Business Plan?

Explain its role in business start up 20 marks

c. Distinguish between debt and equity capital as sources of finance for the expansion of a business. 15 marks

 

Homework

Read book p153 - 266 Unit 4

Monday 7th April

Unit 4 short questions based on ratios

Homework

2004 Q6 B

All Ratio Sq 2013, 2011, 2006, 2005, 2004

 

Tuesday 8th April

classwork :  Finished unit 4 short questions

Went over Easter homework and plan of work for term 3

Finish writing unit 4 short questions into copy and study for Fridays test.