Background to business - introduction to business, the basic business functions; personnel - introduction to personnel management, recruitment and selection, starting work, ending employment, industrial relations; finance - introduction to finance, understanding financial records; marketing - introduction to marketing, distribution, advertising and promotion, international trade; purchasing - the purchasing function; production - the production function; research and development - the research and development function; government - the work of government; appendices - researching data, understanding data, examination questions.
