COMMERCIAL STUDIES 7101/1 SCHEME OF WORK YEAR 9 [EXPRESS] for SPN-21

ELEMENTS OF COMMERCE - PART 1

Topic 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMMERCE

TIME
FRAME SUGGESTED THINKING
SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
(WEEK SKILLS
S)
2 weeks 1. Students should be Activity 1: Welcome to the world of Commerce. • Application.
INTRODUCTION able to: • Group the students into five or six. Provide them • Analysing.
TO COMMERCE define Commerce. with different situations in trade. • Constructing.

1.1 Definition of • Extracting.

state and explain Group 1: Amah agent,
commerce. • Information gathering.
briefly trade and aids Group 2: Computer dealer.
• Decision making.
to trade. Group 3: Bookshop owner.
1.2 Trade and the • Evaluating.
Group 4: Car dealer.
aids to trade. • Group work.
Group 5: Tuition school.
Group 6: Hair and Beauty Salon.

• Get the students to think of the aids to trade

which assist them in running the business. It must
be related to the business situations given to
them.

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• For example: A Car workshop business will need a
transport (container) to carry the spare parts form
the port to the workshop. It needs to have a
phone to stay contact with the supplier. A fax
machine is also needed to get pictures of the car
spare parts from the supplier. It needs insurance
to cover for example against loss due to fire for
the workshop, accident to the workers, protection
of the property against theft and burglary, loss
due to shipwreck and road accident. Etc.

• The students will have to present their group work

to the class.

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Topic 2: THE BUSINESS UNIT
TIME
FRAME SUGGESTED THINKING
SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
(WEEK SKILLS
S)
6 weeks 2. THE Students should be Activity 1: Starting up a business. • Application.
BUSINESS able to: • Your friend has a starting capital of $5 000. He/she • Analysing.
UNIT. recognize the main is not sure what type of business he/she would like • Constructing.
forms of business units to set up. You are required to give advice and • Extracting.
2.1 The main
and their features. guidance that will influence him/her to set up a sole
forms and their • Information gathering.
proprietorship type of business. Present your
features. • Decision making.
explain the suggestions to the class.
• Evaluating.
advantages and
2.2 The concept • Group work.
disadvantages of each Activity 2: From a sole trader to a partnership.
of business unit. • Mr. Ali has been running his business as a sole
multinational trader for a long time. Recently he has decided to
companies. explain the concept take in a new partner. State the advantages Mr. Ali
of multinational will enjoy if he sets up a partnership. In your

2.3 The main companies. opinion will he face any difficulties if he does so?

functions
state the main Activity 3: Private Vs. Public.
and
functions and • Why do we have a lot of Private Limited Companies
responsibiliti
responsibilities of in Brunei?
es.
multinational • Despite the many Private Limited Companies, why

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 companies. do the Public Limited Companies still exist in

2.4 Organisation Brunei, for example TelBru, DST and Banks?

charts. draw the • Report your findings to the class.

organizational chart.

Topic 3: TRADE
TIME
FRAME SUGGESTED THINKING
SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
(WEEK SKILLS
S)
6 weeks 3. TRADE. Students should be Activity 1: A retailer in my neighbourhood. • Application.
3.1 Levels of trade: able to: • Get the students in group to choose a retailer in • Analysing.
recognize home their neighborhood. Set up an interview session •
• Home and Constructing.
trade and with the retailer to study how he/she manages • Extracting.
international
international trade. his/her business. The questions prepared must
trade. • Information gathering.
be brief, precise and only touch on the
• Characteristic • Decision making.
define with management of the business. Then write a
s and • Evaluating.
examples home trade short report on how he/she manages the
• Group work.
purposes. and international business. The report should be presented in
trade. class.
3.2 Types of trade: .

• Retail trade –
identify the types Activity 2: Scrap Book.
types; main
of retail trade: small, • Divide the class into group of six to eight. Each
characteristic
large and group need to produce a scrap book which
s; trends in
cooperative. contains details, pictures, news and other
retailing and
information related to various types of retail

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 their effects. explain the main business. Resources can be obtained from

• Wholesale characteristics or newspapers, magazines, advertisement ,

features of each type internet and other sources.
trade – types;
of retail trade.
main
Activity 3: The right goods for the right
characteristic
identify the business.
s and
types of wholesale • Group the students. Get the students to identify
functions; trade. the types of goods which are suitable to be sold
trade and through mail order business and franchising.
cash explain the For each type of goods state the reasons why it
discounts. main characteristics is chosen. This should be carried out in the form
or features of each of a business activity in class. The students,

3.3 Main documents type of wholesale then have to report the summary of their
trade. business to the whole class.
used in Home
Trade:
state the functions
• Types of
of wholesale trade. Activity 4: Find it yourself.
documents. • Get the students in groups to think of the goods
• Key differentiate trade which can be supplied by the wholesalers to the
information and cash discounts. following people:-
and functions  A contractor who is involved in the building
of each. recognize the of a hotel.
types of documents  A car workshop owner who is dealing with
in home trade. selling car spare parts and repairing cars.
3.4 International
 A beautician who is planning to open up a
Trade:
describe the key beauty salon.
• It’s
information and  A retired teacher who is interested in
importance to
functions of each running a restaurant.
a country. document.  A doctor who is running a private clinic.

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• The pattern of • Then get the students to present their findings

a country’s list the importance to the class.

and problems
trade with the
involved in Activity 5: Wholesaler is at your service.
rest of the
international trade. • The wholesalers bought the goods from the
world.
producers and then sell them to the consumers.
explain the A few people complained that because the
pattern of a country’s wholesalers are middlemen, the price of the
trade with the rest of goods is more expensive. However, their
the world. existence is necessary because they are the
ones who provide services for the producers,
retailers and consumers. Divide the class into 3
groups each representing the producer, retailer
and consumers to discuss how the wholesalers
serve each of them.

Activity 6: Letter writing.

• Get the students into pairs acting as a supplier
and the other as a customer. The teacher
provides the students with the list of goods and
the prices. Then, instruct the customer to write
a letter of enquiry which will be responded to
by the supplier by writing up a quotation. This
will be followed by an order from the customer
and replied to by the supplier with an advice
note.

Activity 7: Foreign trade.

• Get the students to list down ten items of

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 imported products they can find in their
home. Ask them to draw a table stating the
name of the imported products, their
brands, their prices and their country of
origin. Ask the students to present their
findings in class.

Topic 4: FINANCE AND BANKING

TIME
FRAME SUGGESTED
SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
(WEEK THINKING SKILLS
S)
6 weeks 4. FINANCE AND Students should be able to: Activity 1: History of Banks. • Application.
BANKING explain the functions of • Get the students into group. Ask them to do • Analysing.
4.1 Means of different means of payment. a research on the history of the • Constructing.
developments of different banks in Brunei • Extracting.
payment:
explain the services through internet or other sources. Then, get
• cash (coin • Information
provided by the bank for them to report their research in class.
and notes), gathering.

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 post office home and international trade. • Decision making.
facilities; • Evaluating.
cheques; identify the different main Activity 2: Information gathering. • Group work.
documents used in banking. • The students are required to collect some
credit
bank slips and leaflets pamphlets/
transfers;
brochures/ handbills/ fliers from different
credit cards.
banks. Get the students to present them in
class and explain the functions of each
4.2 Banking document that they have collected.
facilities:
• services of
banks in Activity 3: Investigation.

home and • In groups, ask the students to find out the

similarities and differences in the services
international
provided by the Islamic Banks and
trade:
Commercial Banks in Brunei. The findings
current and
should be prepared in written form and then
deposit
presented in class.
accounts;
bank Activity 4: Wall display presentation.
overdraft • In groups, produce a wall display of bank
and loans. services and careers which banks have to
offer which are considered suitable for

4.3 Main school leavers.

documents
Activity 5: Check my cheque.
used:
Prepare a poster demonstrating the correct
• cheque,
way to fill in a cheque. Then, provide the
paying-in
students with a copy of a cheque and ask them

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 slip, bank to fill them in, each with a different mistake. Get

statement, the students to exchange the cheques between

credit them and try to detect the deliberate errors.

transfer
forms,
standing
order, direct
debit, letters
of credit.
• Key
information
and
functions of
each.

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 COMMERCIAL STUDIES 7101/3 SCHEME OF WORK YEAR 4 [Express] for SPN-21

ARITHMETIC PART 2
Topic 10: INTEREST
TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 10.1 Interest: Students should be able • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions • Application.
• Simple interest. to: from past year papers. • Analysing.
• Compound calculate simple • Extracting.
interest. interest. •
• Simple Interest: Exercise 63, Pg 80 [Basic Information
work out compound gathering.
Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level;
interest.
author unknown.] • Decision making.
• Evaluating.

• Compound interest: Exercise 64, Pg. 82

[Basic Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’
Level; author unknown.]

• Mental test 9: Pg. 84 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.]

• Self test 9: Pg. 85 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.]

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 • Simple interest: Exercise VII, Page 61-62 [The
Arithmetic of Commerce; J.H. Harvey, B.Com.]

• Simple interest: Revisionary exercise B, Page

63 [The Arithmetic of Commerce; J.H. Harvey,
B.Com.]

Topic 11: DEPRECIATION

TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 11.1 Depreciation. Students should be able • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions • Application.
• Straight line to: from past year papers. • Analysing.
method. calculate depreciation • Extracting.
• Diminishing using the straight line •
• Depreciation: Exercise 66, Pg. 84 [Basic Information
Balance method and the gathering.
Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level;
method. diminishing balance
author unknown.] • Decision making.
method.
• Evaluating.

• Mental test 9: Pg. 84 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.]

• Self test 9: Pg. 85 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.]

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Topic 12: MONEY, FOREIGN MONEY AND EXCHANGE RATE

TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED

FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 12.1 Money, foreign Student should be able to: • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions • Application.
money and exchange demonstrate their skills from past year papers. • Analysing.
rate: in simple exchange • Constructing.
• Simple transactions. •
• Foreign Exchange: Exercise 51, Pg. 62 [Basic Extracting.
exchange
Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; • Information
transactions.
author unknown.] gathering.
• Changing
• Decision making.
pound sterling
• Mental test 7: Pg. 64 [Basic Business • Evaluating.
into foreign
Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
currencies and
unknown.]
vice versa.

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 • Self test 7: Pg. 64 [Basic Business
Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.]

Topic 13: WAGES

TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 13.1 Wages: Students should be able to: • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions • Application.
• Gross wages. determine gross wages. from past year papers. • Analysing.
• Deduction in • Extracting.
wages. •
• Gross wages: Exercise 68, Page 89 [Basic Information
• Overtime gathering.
Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level;
payments. • Decision making.
author unknown.]
work out the deduction

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 in wages. • Evaluating.

• Overtime: Exercise 69, Page 90 [Basic

Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O Level;
author unknown.]

calculate overtime
• Deduction in wages: Exercise 73, Page 93
payments.
[Basic Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’
Level; author unknown.]

• Mental test 10: Pg. 94 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.]

• Self test 10: Pg. 94 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.

Topic 14: COMMISSION

TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)

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2 weeks 14.1 Types of Students should be • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions • Application.
commission: able to: from past year papers. • Analysing.
• Straight-line work out the • Extracting.
commission. straight-line •
• Commission: Exercise 71, Page 91 [Basic Information
• Commission commission, gathering.
Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
above a certain commission above a
unknown.] • Decision making.
quota. certain quota and
• Evaluating.
• Graduated graduated
commission. • Mental test 10: Pg. 94 [Basic Business
commission.
Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.]

• Self test 10: Pg. 94 [Basic Business Mathematics

for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.

Topic 15: GRAPH

TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED

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FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 15.1Types of Students should be • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions from • Application.
graphs: able to: past year papers. • Analysing.
• Simple graph. construct different • Constructing.
• Straight-line types of graph. • Extracting.
graph. • Information
• Z graph.
• Simple graph: Exercise 89, Page 132 [Basic gathering.

Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author • Decision making.

unknown.] • Evaluating.

• Straight-line graph: Exercise 90, Page 134 [Basic

Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level, author
unknown.]

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Topic 16: PARTNERSHIP
TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 16.1 Partnership: Students should be • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions from • Application.
• Distribution of able to: past year papers. • Analysing.
profits in determine the • Extracting.
proportion to distribution of profits •
• Partnership: Exercise 52, Page 63 [Basic Business Information
capital in proportion to gathering.
Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.]
contributed. capital contributed.
• Decision making.
• Evaluating.
• Mental test 7: Pg. 64 [Basic Business Mathematics
for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.]

• Self test 7: Pg. 64-65 [Basic Business Mathematics

for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.

• Partnership: Exercise XII, Page 82 [The Arithmetic

of Commerce, J.H. Harvey, B.Com.]

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Topic 17: SIMPLE INDEX
TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 17.1 Simple index: Students should be • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions from • Application.
• Retail price able to: past year papers. • Analysing.
index. work out retail • Extracting.
price index. •
• : Exercise , Page [Basic Business Mathematics for Information

G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.] gathering.

• Decision making.
• Evaluating.
• Mental test : Pg. [Basic Business Mathematics for
G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.]

• Self test : Pg. [Basic Business Mathematics for

G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.

• Partnership: Exercise XII, Page 82 [The Arithmetic

of Commerce, J.H. Harvey, B.Com.]

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Topic 18: STOCK AND SHARES
TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED
FRAME THINKING SKILLS
(WEEK
S)
2 weeks 18.1 Stock and Students should be • G.C.E ‘O’ Level: Select appropriate questions from • Application.
shares. able to: past year papers. • Analysing.
• Dealing in show skills in • Extracting.
stocks and dealing in stocks and •
• Stock and shares: Exercise 81, Page 113 [Basic Information
shares. shares. gathering.
Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author
unknown.] • Decision making.
• Evaluating.

• Stock and shares: Exercise 82, Page 114 [Basic

Business Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level,; author
unknown.]

• Mental test 13: Pg. 117 [Basic Business

Mathematics for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.]

• Self test 13: Pg. 117 [Basic Business Mathematics

for G.C.E ‘O’ Level; author unknown.

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 COMMERCIAL STUDIES 7101/3 SCHEME OF WORK YEAR 9 [EXPRESS] for SPN-21
ELEMENTS OF COMMERCE AND WORDPROCESSING

WORD PROCESSING – BASIC

Topic 1: FAMILIARITY WITH KEYBOARD

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBEJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(weeks)

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4 weeks Keyboard Students Should be able to: o Learning location of Analyzing
Key: • Use correct fingers Home Keys Constructing
Alphabets for the keys o Learning location of Decision making
Numbers and other • Familiarize with Lower row keys Application
Signs alphabet, number etc o Learning location of
• Numbers and other sign • Type at a speed of Upper row keys
Acceptable Formats and 25-30 words per minute o Learning location of
Typing / Keyboarding : confidently Numbers
• Abbreviations • Understand o Speed test passage
• Corrections symbols abbreviations/correction
• Spelling and s in typing
grammar • Apply knowledge
• Figures gained of some
• Times abbreviation
/corrections
• Dates

Topic 2: INTRODUCTION TO WORD PROCESSING

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 1. Introduction to word Students should be able to: • Ask the students what • Analysing.
processing : • Switch on and switch are the various items • Constructing..

• Starting word. off in proper manner the found on word screen. • Decisionmaking.

• Title bar. computer and monitor. • Demonstrate the use for • Application.

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 • Menu bar. • Use and move the some of the buttons and

• Dialog boxes. mouse and with it open icons found on the

• Standard toolbar. up the programs on the screen:

hard disk. o Starting word
• Formatting toolbar.
• Identify the various o Title bar
• Office assistant.
elements surrounding o Starting toolbar
• Ruler.
the word screen (the o Scroll bar
• Text area.
blank page): o Office assistant
• Scroll bars.
• title bar o Ruler
• View buttons.
• menu bar o Text area.
• Status bar.
• dialog boxes o Scroll bars.
• Exit word.
• Text area. o View buttons.
• Scroll bars. o Status bar.
• View buttons o Exit word.
• Status bar

Topic 3: PRODUCING/CREATING A DOCUMENT

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 2. Creating a document. Students should be able to: • Get the students to • Analysing.

• Entering text. type a given document by create a document from • Constructing.

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 • Moving around. recognizing the a given text by • Decision making.

• Automatic spell • make use of office performing the following • Application.

checker. assistant. tasks:

• Saving a document. • use the keys enter, shift, o Entering text by typing a

• Print preview. caps lock, and given document.

backspace. o Moving around through
• Printing a document.
• move around a the document.
• Adjust paper size.
document using a o Using automatic spell
• Opening a file.
mouse. checker to check any
• Shortcut to opening
• use automatic spell spelling error.
a document.
checker. o Saving the document.

• save a document in a o Viewing the document.

floppy disk. o Adjusting the paper size.
• view the printed o Printing the document.
document using print
previous. • Get the students to
• print the document. demonstrate their skills
• open a file to a in:
document. o Opening a file to a
document.

Topic 4: SIMPLE EDITING

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)

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3 weeks 3. Editing a document. Students should be able to: • Get the students to do • Analysing.

• Alter text. • Change words in the the task of editing a • Constructing.

• Split and joint text. document by: • Decision making.

paragraphs. • Add text in the typed o Altering text. • Application

• Add text. text. o Splitting and joining

• Select text:- • Select text to edit with paragraph.

 Selection with a mouse. o Adding text.

mouse. • Select text with o Selecting text with

 Using the left keyboard. mouse.

margin. • Move text and paste in a o Selecting text with

 Selection with a new location. keyboard.

keyboard. • Delete text. o Moving text.

• Move text. • Apply the undo and redo o Copying text.

• Copy text. commands. o Pasting the text.

• Delete text:- o Deleting text.

 Delete key.
 Backspace key.
• Undo.
• Redo.

Topic 5: FORMATTING TEXT

TIME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS

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 FRAME
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 4. Formatting a text. Students should be able to: • Ask the students to • Analysing.

• Change fonts. • Change font of text. format a text by • Constructing.

• Change text size. • Change the text with font performing the following • Decision making.

size. tasks: • Application.

• Copy text
formatting. • Copy text formatting with
• Bold, italic and format pointer. o Changing font of text.

underline. • Bold, italic and underline o Changing the text with

• Toggle on or off. text. font size.

• Highlight text. • Highlight text. o Copying text formatting .

o Bold, italic and underline
• Font color.
text.
o Toggle on and off
o Highlighting the text.

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Topic 6: FORMATTING PARAGRAHPS
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 5. Formatting a paragraph. Students should be able to : • Ask the students to • Analysing.

• Align text. • align the margins- left format a paragraph by • Extracting

• Click and type. and right. performing the following: • Constructing.

• apply click and type. • Decision making.

• Style.
o align text using margins. • Application.
• Numbered lists. • use different styles on
text. o click and type to pick the
• Indent.
• turn paragraphs into position for text and
numbered or bulleted alignment to use.
lists. o apply different styles on

• use indent to move text.

further from the margin. o use formatting toolbar to
turn paragraph into
numbered lists.
o use the formatting
toolbar to change
paragraph into bulleted
lists.
o use increase indent
button to move text
further in from the
margin.

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Topic 7: AUTO EDITING
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 6. Auto correct and auto Students should be able to: • Ask the students to auto • Analysing.
text. • Use auto correct feature editing a text by: • Constructing.

• Auto correct. to correct spelling • Decision making.

errors. Auto correcting any • Application.

• Set auto format o

options. • Use autocorrect feature spelling errors in typing.

• Automatic bulleted characters with words. o Replacing abbreviations

lists. • Use auto text for date with words/phrases.

• Bold and italic. greetings and closing in
letter.
• Automatic numbered
• Save in auto text entry
lists.
for future use.
o Using Autotext for date,
greetings and closings in
letter.
o Saving document in auto
text entry for future use.

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Topic 8: FINDING AND REPLACING TEXT
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 7. Finding and replacing Students should be able to: • The students are • Information gathering
text. • Use find feature to required to do the task of • Extracting.

Find text. locate words quickly. finding and replacing • Constructing.

Find options:- • Use wildcards to search text. • Analysing

for words beginning with • Decision making.

 Search to match
some letters. o Use the Find options • Application
case.
 Search for all words. • Replace a word with command to locate a

 Use wildcards. another word. specified text.

• Use grammar check. o Use the Find options
 Search for words
command to search for
that sound alike.
whole words.
o Use Wildcards to search
for words beginning with
some letters.
o Select browse buttons to
find text.
o Apply the Replace button
to replace text with
another.

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Topic 9: BORDERS AND MARGINS
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 8. Creating borders and Students should be able to: The students are required • Analysing.
margins. • Use border to create borders and • Constructing.

• Text borders. style. margins for a document by • Formatting.

• Insert decorative • Put boarder performing the following: • Decision making.

horizontal. around page. o Create Text border. • Application.

• Page borders. • Change top or o Insert Page border.

• Margins. bottom margins. o Use Margins command to

• Change margins. change the top or

bottom margins.

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Topic 10: INDENT
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 8. The usage of indents. Students should be able to: • Students are required to • Analysing.
• The ruler. • Use indent. shift a text away from • Constructing.
• Custom left indent. • Apply line the margins by applying • Formatting.
• Right indent. spacing. the: • Decision making.
• Hanging indent. o Custom left indent.
• Application.
o Right indent.
• First line indent.
o Hanging indent.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
o First line indent.
• Spacing before and
after paragraphs.
• Students are required to
• Line spacing.
create spacing before
and after paragraphs by
using the spacing
command.

• Get the students to apply

the line spacing

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 command to create more
space between lines.

Topic 11: TAB STOPS

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 10. Usage of tab stops. Students should be able to: • Get the students to align a • Analysing.
• Tab key. • Apply the tab text in a column by • Constructing.
• Types of tabs. keys. applying the tab keys.
• Formatting.
• New tab stops with the • Ask the students to use the
• Identify the • Decision making.
ruler. ruler to set tab stops.
types of tabs.
• The students are to insert a • Application.
• Bar tab.
• Use new tab
• Leader characters. bar tab to add a vertical line
stops with the ruler. in a document.
• Insert a bar • The students are to insert
tab in a document. leader characters in a
• Insert leader document.

characters in a
document.

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Topic 12: TABLES
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 11. Creating tables. Students should be able to: • Ask the students to apply • Analysing.
• Insert tables. o Use insert table button to insert table button • Consructing.
• Adjust column width. create tables. command to:
• Formatting
• Insert rows. o adjust column width
• Decision making.
• Table autoformat. o add row after creating a o create table.
table o type text in the table. • Application.
• Merge cells.
o merge cells. o adjust the table column
• Convert table to text.
o Convert table to text. width.
• Tables with
o insert rows between table.
autoformat.
o use table autoformat.
o merge cells.
o convert table to text.
o convert table to text table
with autoformat.

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Topic 13: HEADERS AND FOOTERS
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILLS
(WEEKS)
3 weeks 12. Creating headers and Students should be able to: Get the students to insert the • Analysing.
footers. o Have a header for text following in a document: • Constructing.
• Insert bookmarks. using header, footer menu.
• Decision making.
• Go to a bookmark. o Have a footer for text using o Header
• View bookmarks. • Application.
header footer menu. o Footer
• Insert page breaks.
o Insert page numbers as o Page numbers
• Headers.
• Footers. header or footer.
• Add page numbers.
• Page numbers
command.

Topic 14: TYPE WRITTEN PASSAGE

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 TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 week • Type written passage Students should be able : o Distribute sample of • Analysing.
o Word process the type typewritten passage • Constructing.
written passage correctly o Interpret the correction to • Decision making.
o Edit the passage be made • Application.
o Print the passage o Word process the passage
o Proof read ,edit and print
typed passage

Topic 15: PRODUCTION OF RULED TABLE

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Production of ruled table Students should be able : o Distribute sample table • Analysing.
o Interpret the correction o Interpret the correction • Constructing.
symbols/proof reading symbols. • Decision making.
marks o Make the necessary • Application.
o Word process the passage corrections
with tables o Word process the table.
o Edit the ruled table o Proof read , edit and print
o Print the table the table.

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Topic 16: PRODUCTION OF HANDWRITTEN PASSAGE
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Production of handwritten Students should be able : o Distribute sample of the • Analysing.
passage o Read the handwritten handwritten pasge • Constructing.
passage o Interpret the correction • Decision making.
o Understand the corrections symbols. • Application.
symbol o Word process the passage
o Interpret the proof reading o Proof read , edit and print
marks the table.
o Word process the o
handwritten passage
correctly
o Print the passage.

TOPIC 17: PRODUCTION OF TYPEWRITTEN LETTER

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Production of Typewritten Students should be able to: o Distribute sample of the • Analysing.
Letter o Understand the format of letter • Constructing.
an official letter o Do page set up. • Decision making.
o Word process the letter o Identify format of the letter • Application.
o Print the letter. o Word process the passage
o Proof read , edit and print
the table

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Topic 18: APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT LETTER
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Application for Students should be able to : o Distribute sample of proper • Analysing.
Employment Letter o Compose an application format of letter of • Constructing.
letter for employment application • Decision making.
o Word process the letter o Identify Do’s and don’ts of a • Application.
with proper format letter
o Print the above letter o Address
correctly. o Date
o Reference
o Ending the letter
o Word process a simple
letter

Topic 19: PRODUCTION OF UNRULED TABLE

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Production of unruled table Students should be able to : o Read the unruled tables • Analysing.
o Word process tables o Interpret the correction • Constructing.
o Edit the unruled table symbols • Decision making.
o Print the table. o Make the necessary • Application.
corrections
o Word process ,edit and print
the tables.

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Topic 20: COMPOSE AND WORD PROCESS A BUSINESS LETTER
TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Compose and word Students should be able : o Distribute sample of the • Analysing.
process a business o Compose a business letter question. • Constructing.
letter o Word process the letter o Understand the task • Decision making.
correctly o Compose the letter • Application.
o Print the letter,. o Word process ,edit and print
t.he letter

Topic 21: PRODUCTION OF DISPLAYED/UNRULED TABULATION

TIME
FRAME SUB-TOPICS OBJECTIVES SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES THINKING SKILL
(WEEKS)
3 weeks • Production of ruled table Students should be able to: o Read the passage • Analysing.
o Interpret the correction o Interpret the correction • Constructing.
symbols/proof reading symbols • Decision making.
marks o Make the necessary • Application.

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 o Word process the passage corrections
with tables o Word process the table
o Edit the ruled table o Proof ,edit and print the
o Print the table. table

Note: The order of syllabus contents may change from year to year in accordance with the syllabus
provided by CIE but there is no change to the content of topics.

Recommended Textbooks:
Betsy Li and Tan Sai Kim, Modern Certificate Guides: Elements of Commerce, 1999.

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• Bill Jones, Revise Commerce, A Complete Course for GCSE.

• D Butler, GCSE Business Studies, 2001.

• Dave Hall, GCSE Applied Business.

• Gerry Gorman, GCSE Business Studies, 1989.

• Richard Barrett and Mario Gow, Commerce Skills, 1998.

Other sources;
• Past 7100 Commerce ‘O’ Level Papers, From Examination Department.
• Past 7101/2 Commercial Studies ‘O’ Level Papers, From Examination.

TEXTBOOK RESOURCES FOR WORDPROCESSING

• Alistair King : Effective Business Letter - Writing, Fajar Bakti Sdn Bhd.

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• Chua Choo See : Step-By-Step Guide to Word 2002, Times.

• Iskandar Abd Rashid & Zaitun Ismail : XP Series: Microsoft Word 2002 Step-By-Step,
Vewton Publishing.

• Maureen Fairhurst: Hands-on Wordprocessing – Complete Course, Mc Graw-Hill Book

Company Sydney.

• Pitman: Teach Yourself Typing.

• Sharon Spencer: Learn to Keyboard, Heinemann.

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR WORDPROCESSING

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• http://typing –lessons.org/preliminaries.html.

• http://texthumbstypingtutor.com.

• http://www.office.xerox.com/small_business/resources/writing-effective-letter/enus.html.

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