Syllabus

Course Code: 813    Course Name: Group - II (ii) PEDAGOGY OF COMMERCE

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Concept of Commerce and Instructional Objectives
• Meaning nature and scope of Accountancy and Business studies.
• Need and Importance of Commerce in school curriculum at higher secondary level
• Aims, Objectives and Values of teaching Commerce.
• Blooms Taxonomy of Objectives (statement of objectives in behavioural terms).
• Relationship of Commerce with other Disciplines: Economics, Law, Mathematics, Sociology, Psychology, Statistics.
2 2. Pedagogical Analysis and lesson planning
• PedagogicalAnalysis: Identification of concept, Listing behavioural outcomes, Listing activities and experiments, Listing evaluation techniques.
• Content forPedagogicalAnalysis:
- Final A/Cs
- Sources of Business finance.
- Marketing Mix.
- Social Responsibility of Business
- Consumer protection
- E-commerce

• Skills in Teaching
- Skill of Introducing
- Skill of Explaining
- Skill of Probing Questions
- Skills of Illustrating with examples
- Skill of Stimulus variation

• Development of lesson plan: Utility, steps in lesson planning, qualities of a good lesson plan
3 3. Teaching learning resources and Processes
• Commerce curriculum: Principles followed in development of commerce curriculum. Critical appraisal of the existing curriculum in Commerce. Suggestion for improvement
• Analysis of prescribed text- book of commerce (XI &XII)
• Teaching learning resources:Meaning, Importance and use of Teaching learning resources
• Traditional Instructional Material: Charts , Graphs and Specimens
• Mass media: Television , Newspaper , Journals
• E- resources: Blog , World wide Web , Social Networking
4 4. Approaches and Evaluation in teaching
• Methods of teaching:
- Lecture cum Discussion Method
- Project Method
- E-Tutoring
- Role playing

• Evaluation: Meaning, Importance , Types and Techniques.
• Preparation of Blue print and construction of Achievement Test
5 Practicum/ Sessionals
Any two of the following:
i. Participation in discussion (class level) in any recent development in the area of commerce and prepare a report
ii. Make a report on activities performed by a company regarding its social responsibility
iii. Review at least two research articles on commerce
iv. Make a report of E-Commerce operations of a company
v. Field visit to any one ( bank , factory , consumer forum).Prepare a report on functions performed
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