This document provides an overview of a vocational business computing course. The course aims to introduce students to different types of businesses and how they function. It will cover writing CVs and letters of application, using computers for business communication, designing accounting spreadsheets, and running a small business as a group project. The document defines different types of businesses including manufacturers, service businesses, retailers and distributors. It provides examples of each type and key terms. Students will create case studies on assigned businesses as a course project.

1. Vocational Education:
Business Computing
Class M4/12
Aj. Jamie
Semester 2

2. Introduction
 What is a business?
– A business is an organisation relating to
the production, buying and selling of goods
or services.
 What is the aim of this course?
– To give you an introduction to all types of
business. To recognize different types of
business and understand how the business
world functions.

3. Course projects
 Write a CV and letter of application
 Presentation: Using computers for
Business communication
 Design a basic Accounting Spreadsheet

4. Course projects
 Run a Small Business
– To be designed in groups
– You must create and present
a business plan
– You will operate the business
within the school during the
second half of term 2
– You must complete an
accounting overview using a
spreadsheet

5. Different types of Business
 We will now take a look at a few
different types of business.

6. Manufacturers
 Produce products from raw materials or
component parts that they aim to sell at a profit.
 Companies that make physical goods such as
cars, televisions, washing machines are
considered manufacturers.
Raw materials - Materials that are still in their natural state;
required to make a product.
Iron, Wood and Crude oil.
Component parts - Parts required to complete a larger products.
IBM purchase microprocessors from Intel
Toyota purchase tyres from Goodyear

7. Manufacturers

8. Service Businesses
 Businesses that provide a service to other
businesses or consumers.
 Make a profit by charging for labour or other
services.
 Companies such as restaurants, house
decorators and language schools are
considered service businesses.
consumers – people that purchase and use goods or services.
(customers)
profit - money a company makes over and about all the
general costs of running a business.
labour - people that work in a company

9. Service Businesses

10. Retailers and Distributors
 Companies that act as middle-men in getting
products from manufacturers to their intended
consumers.
 Generate a profit as a result of providing
sales or distribution services.
 Most shops and catalogue companies.
distribute - supply or sell things to people or businesses.

11. Retailers and Distributors

12. Types of business
 Agriculture
– Production of raw material on farms.
– Produce raw materials such as milk, grain or beef,
for distribution to consumers or other businesses.
 Mining
– Extraction of raw materials from the earth.
– Companies extract materials such as iron, gold or
coal, for distribution to consumers or other
businesses.
extract - take something out or pull something out.

13. Types of business
 Financial businesses
– Companies that generate profits through working
with or investing money.
– Banks and loan companies.
 Utilities
– Produce public services, such as electricity or heat.
– Usually owned or created by the government.
invest – use your money in a way that you hope will
increase it in time.

14. Types of business
 Real Estate
– Companies that generate profit from the
selling, renting or development of
buildings, homes or properties.
 Transportation
– Deliver goods and individuals from location
to location, generating a profit on the
transportation costs.

15.  You will be given a business or company
and must create a case study about them.
 Case Study – A method of research to
investigate and find out about something.
To discover why something is successful.
To analyse data.
 PowerPoint Presentation, at least 8
slides. Groups of 3 students.
Today’s Task

16. Today’s Task
 Please USE YOUR OWN WORDS!
 Use the Internet for research – but please
rewrite and just include the important
information.
 This semester marks will be
reduced for those of you that
cut ‘n’ paste every week!

17. Today’s Task
Include:
•What type of business is it?
•What does the business do?
•Turnover
•History
•Location – Local / National / International?
•Your experience with the company
•Products / Services
•Website - Internet Services?