COMPONENT A
THE CALA
LEARNING AREA
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE SKILLS
LEVEL
FORM 4
CALA TYPE
PEN AND PAPER,PRESENTATIONS
BASED ON RESEARCH
CALA TITLE
BUSINESSES
CHALLENGES FACED BY SMALL TO
CALA TOPIC
SETTING UP A NEW ENTERPRISE
SCHOOL
PROGRESS CENTRE COLLEGE
MEDIUM
CALA CONTEXT BACKGROUND
There has been an increase in the number of small to medium businesses facing
operational challenges.
CALA DESCRIPTION to make you aware of challenges faced by small to medium
enterprises and informed knowledge and how to manage them.
-Prepare questions that you are going to use in challenges that are faced by small
to medium enterprises and how they can be managed or prevented
-attach evidence of research carried out
- Record information and make notes on the responses given
-presentation and analysis of the research on the challenges you have identified.
-write a report following your findings with possible solutions
-submission of the CALA and file presentation.
LEARNER CALA GUIDE
LEARNING AREA
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE SKILLS
LEVEL
FORM 4
CALA TYPE
PEN AND PAPER,PRESENTATIONS
BASED ON RESEARCH
CALA TITLE
BUSINESSES
CHALLENGES FACED BY SMALL TO
MEDIUM
NAME OF CHILD
SCHOOL
DATE
PROGRESS CENTRE COLLEGE
CALA CONTEXT BACKGROUND
There has been an increase in the number of small to medium businesses facing
operational challenges.
CALA DESCRIPTION to make you aware of challenges faced by small to medium
enterprises and informed knowledge and how to manage them.
-Prepare questions that you are going to use in challenges that are faced by small
to medium enterprises and how they can be managed or prevented (5)
-attach evidence of research carried out (5)
- Record information and make notes on the responses given (5)
-presentation and analysis of the research on the challenges you have identified.
(5)
-write a report following your findings with possible solutions (5)
-submission of the CALA and file presentation. (5)
HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED
The cala has 30marks
The facilitator will assess
1. your research questions
2.research notes
3.research presentation
4. your report
Marks will be given for your presentation responses
CALA TIPS
In your research question consider the internal and external environmental
factors that may affect small to medium enterprises
-use ICT tools
-scores for interviews shall come from your interview notes.
-you may use statistical methods of data presentation
TEACHER CALA GUIDE
LEARNING AREA
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE SKILLS
LEVEL
FORM 4
CALA TYPE
PEN AND PAPER,PRESENTATIONS
BASED ON RESEARCH
CALA TITLE
BUSINESSES
CHALLENGES FACED BY SMALL TO
SCHOOL
PROGRESS CENTRE COLLEGE
MEDIUM
CALA CONTEXT
There has been an increase in the number of small to medium businesses facing
operational challenges.The learner is supposed to identify the challenges that a
small to medium business face in the local community.
CALA DESCRIPTION to make the learner aware of challenges faced by small to
medium enterprises and informed knowledge and how to manage them.
ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
-the learner to prepare questions that he/she is going to use in challenges that
are faced by small to medium enterprises and how they can be managed or
prevented.the questions should be well developed. (5)
-learner to attach evidence of research carried out-answered questionnaires from
participants and recorded interviews (5)
- Record information and make notes on the responses given (5)
-presentation and analysis of the research on the challenges you have
identified.the learner can use bar charts,pie charts and tables and attach research
notes. (5)
-write a report following your findings with possible solutions.the report should
be to the relevant authorities for SMEs (5)
-submission of the CALA and file presentation. (5)
ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS FOR THE RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION
TITLE: Challenges faced by small to medium businesses
MAR
MAR
MAR
MAR
MAR
K
K
K
K
K
DIMENSIONS
/ CRITERIA
Questions
5
4-3
2-1
0
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Could not
drafted
drafted 4
drafted
draft
atleast 5
questions
atleast 3
questions
questions
that brought
questions
that brought
that brought
out desired
that brought
out desired
out desired
responses.
out desired
responses
prepared are
appropriate
responses.
carry out
responses.
5
4-3
2-1
0
Excellent
Satisfactory
unsatisfactor
Could not
interviews
interviews
y interviews
carry out
and
and
and
interviews
observation
observation
observations
and
s made in
s made in
made in the
observation
the society
the society
society
s in the
research and
make
observations
in the local
community
(atleast 2 or
more
questionnaire
s)
society
Data
presentation
and analysis
(5)
5
4-3
2-1
0
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Could not
Presentatio
Presentatio
Presentation
present
n of data
n of data
of data of
data using
using at
using at
atleast 1
any tool.
least 3
least2 tools-
products that
ttools
graphs,table
can be
graphs,table
s ,pie charts
added value
s ,pie charts
of at least 4
to, showing
of at least 4
challenges
atleast 1 end
challenges
plus
added value
plus
analysis
products
analysis
and
and
research
research
notes
notes
writing up
5
4-3
2-1
0
Excellent
Good report
Satisfactory
Could not
report
indicating
report
identify the
indicating
the atleast 3
indicating at
relevant
the atleast
or more
least 2
authority as
4or more
challenges
challenges
well as the
challenges
faced by
faced by
challenges
faced by
small to
small to
faced by
small to
medium
medium
small to
medium
enterprises
enterprises
medium
enterprises
and
and possible
enterprises
and
possible
solutions to
and
possible
solutions to
the relevant
possible
solutions to
the relevant
authority
solutions
a report
indicating the
challenges
faced by small
to medium
enterprises to
the relevant
authorities
and possible
solutions.
the relevant
Cala
submission
and file
presentation
authority
authority
5
4-3
2-1
0
Well
clear
Limited
Poor file
labelled,ge
labeling
labelling
presentati
xcellent
but
information
on no
file
inadequat
provided,
proper
presentati
e
on
informatio
n,good file
presentati
on
Marking guide
CALA component A
Part A.
Interview guide/ questionnaires
labelling
1.Structure of questions (4)
2.Responses (2)
3.Relevence of questions & quality (2)
4.Evidence of reseach (2)
TOTAL
10
PART B
1presentation of neat diagrams (4)
2.explaination
3.key and labeling
Total
(3)
(3)
*10*
Part C
Report
1.Address with date , title, from and to highlighted and signature (3)
2.Content 5 problems with relevant solutions (7)
Total 30marks