Business Leadership Grade 12 course focuses on the development of leadership skills used in managing a successful business. Students will analyze the role of a leader in business, with a focus on decision making, management of group dynamics, workplace stress and conflict, motivation of employees, and planning. Effective business communication skills, ethics, and social responsibility are also emphasized.
Pre-requisite(s):
None
Course Syllabus
Unit 1:
Management fundamentals
Lesson 1: Characteristics of organizations
Lesson 2: Levels of management
Lesson 3: Management theories
Lesson 4: Business communication
Lesson 5: Communication in the workplace
Unit 2:
Planning and organizing
Lesson 6: The importance of planning
Lesson 7: Planning tools and techniques
Lesson 8: Strategic planning
Lesson 9: Organizational structures
Lesson 10: The changing nature of work
Unit 3:
Leadership, motivation, and human behaviour
Lesson 11: Human behaviour
Lesson 12: Group dynamics
Lesson 13: Characteristics of effective leaders
Lesson 14: Motivation
Lesson 15: Leadership styles and theories
Unit 4:
Management challenges
Lesson 16: Human resources
Lesson 17: Managing stress and conflict
Lesson 18: Managing change
Lesson 19: Controlling
Lesson 20: Ethics and social responsibility
