OTE2601 Portfolio 2026 - Distinction | Due 7 October 2026

OTE2601 Portfolio 2026 - Due 7 October 2026 OTE Portfolio OTE2601 ORIENTATION TO TEACHING ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES YEAR MODULE 2026 PORTFOLIO Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies Study the learning units available on the module site to prepare you for this assignment. Queries regarding this assignment can be sent to your lecturer, Dr BOP Tshite at RRuubbrriicc OTE Portfolio STUDENT DECLARATION FORM DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONAL STUDIES COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA The Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies places specific emphasis on integrity and ethical behaviour with regard to the preparation of all written work submitted for academic assessment. Although your lecturers can provide you with information about reference techniques and guidelines to avoid plagiarism, you also have a responsibility to fulfil in this regard. Should you at any time feel unsure about the requirements, you must consult your lecturers before you submit any assignment. You are guilty of plagiarism when you extract information from a book, article, web page or fellow student without acknowledging the source and submit it as your own work. In truth, you are stealing someone else’s property. You may not use another student’s work. You may not allow anyone to copy or use your work with the intention to submit it as his/her own. Students who are guilty of plagiarism will forfeit all credit for the work concerned. Plagiarism is a serious violation of the University’s regulations and may lead to expulsion. The under-mentioned declaration must accompany written assignments. Your assignment will be cancelled and returned unmarked if you do not include a fully completed and signed declaration form. I (full names): ……………………………………………………………….. Student number: ……………………… Module: OTE2601 Assignment: Declare that: 1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University’s policy in this regard. 2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I used someone else’s work, whether a printed source, the internet or any other source, I give the proper acknowledgement and include a complete reference list. 3. I did not use another current or previous student’s work, submitting it as my own. 4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of submitting it as his or her own work. Signature Date: OTE Portfolio Ensure that you answer each question according to the mark allocation indicated. All work must be written in your own words. Save and submit your assignment as one PDF document. You are an EMS teacher at a school. Your school has decided to introduce a Market Day where learners will have the opportunity to plan and operate a small business enterprise. The purpose of the activity is not simply to allow learners to sell products. As the teacher, you must use the activity to help learners develop an understanding of entrepreneurship, financial management, decision-making and practical business skills. Using the principles covered in Study Unit 4: Entrepreneurship and Study Unit 6: Financial Management and Functions, develop a Market-Day Enterprise Plan for your school. Your plan must be based on your own chosen school context and business idea. You may use a school where you currently teach, a school where you previously completed teaching practice, or a realistic primary-school context that you are familiar with. Your Market-Day Enterprise Plan must show how you would take the idea from planning to implementation and evaluation. Your plan must include: 1. Your business idea and target market Choose a specific product or service that learners could realistically offer at a school Market Day. Explain why you selected this particular idea and identify the learners or community members who would be the target market. 2. Entrepreneurial application Explain how the activity would develop at least three characteristics or skills associated with entrepreneurship among the learners. Your discussion must show how the learners would develop these through the actual Market-Day activity rather than simply defining the characteristics. 3. Financial plan Prepare a simple financial plan for your enterprise. You must indicate: • the items/resources that need to be purchased; • the estimated cost of each item; • the expected selling price; • the expected income; and • the expected profit or loss. You must show your calculations clearly. 4. Marketing plan Develop a simple marketing plan using the 4 Ps: product, price, place and promotion. Apply each of the four Ps specifically to your chosen Market-Day enterprise. 5. Teacher's role and teaching approach Explain how you would guide learners before, during and after the Market Day. You must incorporate at least two teaching methods discussed in the study guide and explain how each would be used in this activity. 6. Evaluation and reflection Explain how you would determine whether the Market-Day activity was successful. Identify two possible problems that could arise and explain what you would do to address them. Submission format Present your response as a Market-Day Enterprise Plan rather than answering the requirements as a traditional question-and-answer exercise. You may use headings, tables, calculations, diagrams or other appropriate formats. Your plan should be specific to your chosen school context. Generic responses that could apply to any school without modification will not demonstrate sufficient application. MARKING RUBRIC: 60 MARKS Assessment criterion Marks 1. Business idea, target market and justification 8 2. Application of entrepreneurship concepts 10 3. Financial plan and calculations 15 4. Application of the 4 Ps of marketing 10 5. Teacher's role and application of teaching methods 10 6. Evaluation, problem-solving and reflection 7 TOTAL 60