Research on A Student-Driven Approach to Teaching E-commerce

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url: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4041/is_200504/ai_n13637488/?tag=content;col1


The research is about using of e-commerce in teaching and learning in mastery level.  The students give presentation based on fairly detailed subject guidance provided by the lecturer.Students develop presentation material in response to stories, which set the context and problems, and tasks which set the detailed areas for investigation. Student's role as an active developer and deliverer of material in a group environment and the role of the tutor in directing studies, providing support and counsel and assessing student deliverables. The teaching of e-commerce and the underlying systems and technology is a challenging undertaking, not least due to the volatility of the subject area.Changes in business application and even the technology occur rapidly.

The effect of the research to teaching commerce is that, it is using of IT.  Beside that, it also about the use of communication which is one of the topic taught in commerce.  Of course the approach is more advance because of the use of technology.  It is more students-centred approach and very much comply to the current SPN 21 curriculum. It also widen the scope of teaching method for teachers teaching commerce.

Virtual Simulator and Concept Map

SHOW ME THE MONEY

Click here to try out games on Show Me The Money.


http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ShowMeTheMoney/default.htm#page1

This game show you the amount of money you earned for selling lemonade everyday.  You will also learn to add up the amount of money you have done during the trading.  All you have to do is to see the instruction provided.

Below is the concept map for the above lesson. 

Commercial Studies Syllabus

Reference:  Lower Secondary Commercial Studies
                  Curriculum Development Department

Subject Syllabus
Subject:  Commerce
Class:  Year 7

1. Scope of Commerce

          1.1  What is commerce about?
          1.2  Division of Commerce, trade and aids to trade
          1.3  Earning a living, types of occupations:

                *  Extractive Occupation
                * Industrial Occupations
                * Direct service

          1.4  Human needs and wants

                 * Basic needs
                 * Individual wants
                 * Collective wants

           1.5 Production

                 * Primary
                 * Secondary
                 * Tertiary

 2.  Barter Trade and Introduction of Money

      2.1  Define Barter Trade

      2.2  Difficulties encountr in Barter Trade

      2.3  What is money?

      2.4  Qualities of Money.

      2.5  Functions of Money.

3.  Foreign Trade

     3.1 What is foreign trade?

     3.2 Advantgaes and disadvantags involved in foreign trade.

     3.3 Difficulties in foreign trade.

     3.4 Custom duty

4.  Trade

     4.1  What is trade?

     4.2  Home Trade and Foreign Trade

     4.3  Documents used in Home Trade

            * Invoice
            * Quotation
            * Inquiry
            * Order
            * Delivery Note
            * Advice Note
            * Cheque
            * Statement of account
            * Receipt

     4.4  Difference between Retail Trade and Wholesale Trade.

5.  Communication

     5.1  Define Communication

     5.2  Important services provided by the Post Office Department in Brunei Darussalam

     5.3  important services provided by the Telecommunication Department.

6.  Transport

     6.1 Mode of transport

           *  Land
           *  Water
           *  Air

     6.2  Advantages and disadvantages of transport

     6.3  Factors considered in choosing mode of transport.

     6.4  some modern developments in transport such as containerisation, pipelines and couriere services