Sample Scheme of Work and
Lesson Plan
GCE in Applied Business
OCR Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Applied Business: H026
OCR Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Applied Business (Double Award): H226
OCR Advanced GCE in Applied Business: H426
OCR Advanced GCE in Applied Business (Double Award): H626
Unit F251: Launching a business on-line
This Support Material booklet is designed to accompany the OCR GCE in Applied
Business specification for teaching from September 2009.
© OCR 2009
Contents
Contents
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Sample Scheme of Work: OCR GCE in Applied Business Unit F251: Launching a
business on-line
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Sample Lesson Plan: OCR GCE in Applied Business Unit F251: Launching a
business on-line
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A Guided Tour through the Scheme of Work
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Sample GCE Scheme of Work
OCR GCE in Applied Business Unit F251: Launching a business
on-line
Suggested
teaching time
15 hours
Topic
AO1 – Theoretical coverage
Topic outline
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
Suggested resources
Points to note
Introduction to the unit
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Candidates take notes from PowerPoint
presentation - focus the outline of the unit.
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Unit specification
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Candidates start considering and jotting
down possible businesses they could use for
the unit.
PowerPoint presentation/handout which
outlines the requirements of the unit – what
the candidates will produce.
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Start initial investigations into the selected
business to establish if it is already selling
on-line.
It is often difficult to locate a business that
does not currently sell on-line. It is therefore
acceptable for candidates to use a case
study. However, the case study must be
sufficiently detailed to enable the candidates
to fully meet the requirements of the unit
specification.
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Working in a pair, candidates research two
businesses which are currently using
ecommerce. Candidates make notes on the
following:
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Presentation on how a business can make
use of ICT based around the use of the
Internet. Make reference to the unit
specification page 56 – ‘The environment
within which the strategy will take shape’ first set of bullet points.
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The research undertaken in this section will
allow candidates to use examples in order
to demonstrate depth and breadth of
coverage.
How a business could use
ecommerce
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how the businesses use the website
to market their products/services;
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the information available about the
products and services, the processes
involved with buying directly from the
site, how payment is processed.
Candidates take notes from the presentation.
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Sample GCE Scheme of Work
OCR GCE in Applied Business Unit F251: Launching a business
on-line
Suggested
teaching time
15 hours
Topic outline
Benefits and drawbacks of ICT
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Topic
AO1 – Theoretical coverage
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
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Using notes from the presentation and
independent research candidates complete
the theoretical coverage of this section.
Candidates should follow the first set of
bullet points on page 56 of the unit
specification – heading ‘The environment
within which the strategy will take shape’.
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Candidates individually record as many
benefits and drawbacks as they can on the
handout.
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Candidates then work in small groups
amalgamating their ideas.
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Each group feeds back their final list of
benefits and drawbacks to the group.
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Class discussion to ensure that all the
relevant points have been covered. Make
reference to the unit specification page 56
heading ‘The environment within which the
strategy will take shape’ - second and third
set of bullet points.
Suggested resources
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Points to note
Handout which has two columns one for
benefits and one for drawbacks.
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on-line
Suggested
teaching time
15 hours
Topic outline
Processes involved with
setting up and running a
website – front-end
Processes involved with
setting up and running a
website – back-end
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Topic
AO1 – Theoretical coverage
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
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Candidates write up the theory of benefits
and drawbacks of ICT
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Candidates look at two websites, not the
same as the ones investigated above. They
are then required to analyse these sites
using the headings within the handout. They
must also consider how each bullet point
benefits or hinders the customers who visit to
the website.
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Using this research, candidates write up the
theory of the manageability of the front-end
of the website. Use examples from research
to demonstrate depth and breadth of
understanding.
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Candidates make notes on the presentation
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Candidates investigate one further website to
see how it deals with the issues outlined in
the presentation.
Suggested resources
Points to note
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Handout which includes the first set of
bullet points found on page 58 of the unit
specification eg. ‘attraction for the
customer to the site’.
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Research will help candidates develop
depth and breadth of understanding. It will
also allow them to use generic examples
within their AO1 coverage.
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PowerPoint presentation on the
manageability of the back-end of the
website – page 58 of the unit specification.
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As above research is used to help
candidates understand the different
concepts and quote examples within their
theoretical coverage.
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Sample GCE Scheme of Work
OCR GCE in Applied Business Unit F251: Launching a business
on-line
Suggested
teaching time
15 hours
Topic outline
Topic
Suggested teaching and homework
activities
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AO1 – Theoretical coverage
Suggested resources
Points to note
Using their notes from the presentation and
research, candidates write up the theory of
the manageability of the back-end of the
website.
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Sample GCE Lesson Plan
OCR GCE in Applied Business Unit F251:
Launching a business on-line
AO1 – Benefits and drawbacks of ICT
OCR recognises that the teaching of this qualification above will vary greatly from school to school
and from teacher to teacher. With that in mind this lesson plan is offered, as a possible approach
but will be subject to modifications by the individual teacher.
Lesson length is assumed to be one hour.
Learning Objectives for the Lesson
Objective 1
Candidates to work effectively within a group contributing ideas and listening to
other group members
Objective 2
Candidates to establish the benefits and drawbacks of using ICT
Objective 3
Candidates to familiarise themselves with the relevant bullet points within the unit
specification
Recap of Previous Experience and Prior Knowledge
In the previous lesson candidates were writing up the different ways that ICT and ecommerce
could be used within a business. Candidates were covering the first set of bullet points on page 56
of the unit specification.
Content
Time
Content
10 minutes
Candidates complete the handout identifying as many benefits and drawbacks to
ICT as they can.
15 minutes
Candidates working in groups amalgamating all their ideas. Group ensures they
can explain each point in detail.
15 minutes
Each group feeds back their ideas to the class. A group list is outlined on the
whiteboard.
15 minutes
Class discussion to see if the groups’ ideas match those of the unit specification.
Discuss in full any points that have been omitted so that all candidates have a
full knowledge and understanding of the topic.
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Consolidation
Time
Content
5 minutes
Question and answer session to check that everyone is happy with all the bullet
points in the unit specification.
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