Business, Accounting and Financial Studies Sacred Heart Canossian College

Learning Objectives Majority of the workforce here are employed in the four pillar industries – including financial services, as well as trading and logistics. According to a statistics report, almost ½ of the respondents are engaged in business related jobs in HK.

Learning Objectives Human Resources Manager Sales and marketing manager Financial planners “To maintain our economic sustainability, HK needs a workforce which can translate ideas into value through commerce and production.” (Education Bureau)

Business, Accounting and Financial Studies Curriculum Framework Business, Accounting and Financial Studies Elective Part Compulsory Part Business Management Module Accounting Module Marketing Management Introduction to Management Financial Accounting Business Environment Financial Management Basics of Personal Financial Management Introduction to Accounting Cost Accounting Human Resources Management

Public Assessment Paper I (1 hour 15 minutes) – 40% (Compulsory module) Multiple Choice Questions Short Questions Paper 2 (2 hours 15 minutes ) – 60% (Elective module) Case Studies Essay Questions SBA (NO SBA for this subject)

Curriculum Framework – Elective Part (Management) Financial Budgeting Sources of financing capital Investment appraisal Working capital management Risk management Marketing Role of marketing Marketing research Customer behaviour Marketing strategies for goods and services Human Resources Functions of Human Resources Management Development of a quality workforce

Management is closely related to your daily life Management is closely related to your daily life! Let’s take the S3 Sacred Heart Entrepreneur Challenge as an example.

Top manager leading the project To have a good performance in the SHE, you need to have good management skills Top manager leading the project CEO

Human resources management Who have the art talent to design a good product? How should their performance be assessed? How can the other classmates be motivated? Human resources management

Can we raise more fund beside the money allocated by the school? How? How much money will we be allocated? How should I allocate the money to different teams? Financial Management

Marketing Management How should we promote our products? Who are our target customers? What products would they like? How should we price the products to make them more profitable? Marketing Management

Suitable Candidates Good at Memorization?

Suitable Candidates Good Analytical Skills – able to apply the concepts to analyze the cases Good Problem- solving Skills – understand the problems the companies in the cases face and suggest solutions Good Communication Skills (Written) – express ideas coherently and clearly Good communication skills (Oral) – participate in group discussions and do group research presentations.

The Lego Group is famous for its constructive toys for children The Lego Group is famous for its constructive toys for children. In order to stay competitive in the age of advanced technology and attract the older customers, Lego has created the new Mindstorms robotic lego set series that can walk, talk, think and do anything you can imagine. … Give two reasons to explain why the Lego Group offers a different product line to the adult customers. (4 marks)