BUSINESS STUDIES MYP 4 CURRICULUM
TIME GUIDING QUESTION AREA OF CONTENT OBJECTIVES
INTERAC-
TION
Sep How do my needs and . human A: use of
wants differ from others ingenuity: business studies
(in the world)? reflection on terminology and
What is a business? the impact of ability to
innovation illustrate with
(new ● ELEMENTS examples
/improved OF BUSINESS B: place and
● differences
products, space: recognize
between needs
services)on and wants and explain
needs and ● characteristics similarities and
wants of businesses differences of
needs and wants
between parts in
the world
C:-
D:-
Oct What different kinds of . community A: use of
markets exist? and business studies
service:
In what way does developing
terminology and
government involvement awareness of ability to
influence economies in the the effects of illustrate with
world? government examples
In what way should the involvement on ● markets B: place and
the ● types of
government contribute to community,
change:
social welfare? production understand
awareness of ● government
different involvement
economic issues
economic and
● planned, related on a
political national and
market and
structures
mixed global scale
economies C:-
. health and
social: D:-
in what way
should the
government
contribute to
social welfare?
Nov What different kinds of ● STRUCTURE A: use of
businesses exist in the ● Community AND business studies
and service: CONTROL OF
world? BUSINESS
terminology and
reflection on
how business ● sole ability to
structures proprietors illustrate with
affect ● partnerships examples
communities ● co-operatives B: change:
(stakeholders) ● franchises understand and
● private and explain long
public limited
, term and short
term causes and
consequences of
business
decisions on
stakeholders.
C: analytical
skills: analyze
and interpret
companies information
● public and from a range of
voluntary sources
sectors
Investigative
● Project:
comparison of skills: plan,
a limited to an carry out and
Unlimited present
company individual/group
presentation
D: organization
and
presentation:
organize
information in a
logically
sequenced
manner
Dec What kind of goals do A: use of
companies have? business studies
In what way do different terminology and
business structures ability to
improve the quality of illustrate with
. human
life? ● BUSINESS
examples
Ingenuity:
reflection on AIMS AND B: change:
how ORGANIZATI identify and
different ON describe how
business ● business economic
structures objectives interactions can
improve the ● growth
quality of life? change the
environment/
level of
sustainability
C:-
D:-
Jan How do we measure the ● environm ● multinationals A: use of
success of a company? ents: ● measuring business studies
Understanding success
Is growth always and
terminology and
● organizational
necessary? questioning structures ability to
the ● Project: illustrate with
need of constructing an examples
economic/ organization B: place and
TIME GUIDING QUESTION AREA OF CONTENT OBJECTIVES
INTERAC-
TION
Sep How do my needs and . human A: use of
wants differ from others ingenuity: business studies
(in the world)? reflection on terminology and
What is a business? the impact of ability to
innovation illustrate with
(new ● ELEMENTS examples
/improved OF BUSINESS B: place and
● differences
products, space: recognize
between needs
services)on and wants and explain
needs and ● characteristics similarities and
wants of businesses differences of
needs and wants
between parts in
the world
C:-
D:-
Oct What different kinds of . community A: use of
markets exist? and business studies
service:
In what way does developing
terminology and
government involvement awareness of ability to
influence economies in the the effects of illustrate with
world? government examples
In what way should the involvement on ● markets B: place and
the ● types of
government contribute to community,
change:
social welfare? production understand
awareness of ● government
different involvement
economic issues
economic and
● planned, related on a
political national and
market and
structures
mixed global scale
economies C:-
. health and
social: D:-
in what way
should the
government
contribute to
social welfare?
Nov What different kinds of ● STRUCTURE A: use of
businesses exist in the ● Community AND business studies
and service: CONTROL OF
world? BUSINESS
terminology and
reflection on
how business ● sole ability to
structures proprietors illustrate with
affect ● partnerships examples
communities ● co-operatives B: change:
(stakeholders) ● franchises understand and
● private and explain long
public limited
, term and short
term causes and
consequences of
business
decisions on
stakeholders.
C: analytical
skills: analyze
and interpret
companies information
● public and from a range of
voluntary sources
sectors
Investigative
● Project:
comparison of skills: plan,
a limited to an carry out and
Unlimited present
company individual/group
presentation
D: organization
and
presentation:
organize
information in a
logically
sequenced
manner
Dec What kind of goals do A: use of
companies have? business studies
In what way do different terminology and
business structures ability to
improve the quality of illustrate with
. human
life? ● BUSINESS
examples
Ingenuity:
reflection on AIMS AND B: change:
how ORGANIZATI identify and
different ON describe how
business ● business economic
structures objectives interactions can
improve the ● growth
quality of life? change the
environment/
level of
sustainability
C:-
D:-
Jan How do we measure the ● environm ● multinationals A: use of
success of a company? ents: ● measuring business studies
Understanding success
Is growth always and
terminology and
● organizational
necessary? questioning structures ability to
the ● Project: illustrate with
need of constructing an examples
economic/ organization B: place and
