This document provides an overview of the topics and content covered in a business management course. The course is divided into 7 learning units that cover key concepts such as the roles and responsibilities of managers, different business environments and economic systems, entrepreneurship, small business management, business ownership, feasibility studies, and strategic management. For each learning unit, the document lists the main topics and maps them to sections in the course module guide and additional readings in an addendum.
2. LEARNING UNIT 1
TOPIC MODULE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
GUIDE MANAGEMENT 1A
Management roles in p. 19 p. 24 (2.1) p. 14 15
business environment
Business process p. 17 p. 5 9
Management roles at p. 18 pp. 17, 32, 34 p. 9 12
different levels
The importance of pp. 14, p. 24 p. 19
management in 16
business
Management tasks in p. 15
business
Skills needed by p. 36 (Leadership skills) p. 12 13
managers
3. LEARNING UNIT 1
TOPIC MODULE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
GUIDE MANAGEMENT 1A
Major challenges for p. 16 - 17 p. 45 p. 20 - 21
SA managers
Differences between p. 15 18
leadership &
management
Factors of production p. 5 6 (1.1.3)
both input and
output
Relationship between p. 14
factors of production
and managerial
functions
4. LEARNING UNIT 2
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
Different economic p. 31 33 p. 7 9 p. 22 34
systems (excl. P. 31
33)
Effect of economic p. 10
system on
organisation
Impact of p. 31 33
government policies
on SA business
Different business p. 33 35 p. 10 13
environments
Differentiate between p. 33 35 p. 11 (Fig. 1.2)
different business
environments
5. LEARNING UNIT 3
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
Define p. 40 p. 50 p. 34 35
entrepreneurship
List & describe p. 50 52 p. 36 37
characteristics of an
entrepreneur
Identify the different p. 53 - 54 p. 37 - 38
types of entrepreneur
6. LEARNING UNIT 4
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
What is meant by p. 46 (2.2) p. 54 (3.2)
small business
Formal & informal p. 44 (4.4)
sectors of economy
Role that small p. 46 (2.3) p. 45 (4.5)
business plays in SA
List 5 small business p. 47 (2.5) p. 42 43
support initiatives (4.3)
Describe 2 small p. 70 71 (3.8.2) p. 42 43
business support (4.3)
initiatives
7. LEARNING UNIT 4
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
Distinguish between p. 62 (3.5) p. 40 42
various categories of (4.2)
small businesses
Classify challenges p. 46 (2.4) p. 56 (3.2.2); p. 69 (3.7) p. 45 (4.6)
faced by small
business
8. LEARNING UNIT 5
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
Various types of p. 52 55 (2.2) p. 62 67 (3.5)
business ownership
Advantages & p. 52 55 (2.2) p. 62 67 (3.5)
disadvantages of
each form
Distinguish between p. 62 67 (3.5)
each form of
ownership
9. LEARNING UNIT 6
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
What is a feasibility p. 58 - 67
study?
Evaluate the three p. 59 - 60 p. 47 52
approaches to owning (6.1 6.4)
a small business
Decide on p. 52 58
opportunities for
small business
development
Consider factors that p. 58 - 67
will be used to do a
feasibility study
10. LEARNING UNIT 7
TOPIC MODULE GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADDENDUM
MANAGEMENT 1A
Explain the p. 67 (7.1)
importance of
strategic
management
Distinguish between p. 77 (4.2) p. 68 - 69
the different levels of (7.2)
strategy
Select the most
suitable strategy for a
given scenario