Business 2000 will return next Monday. The series will appear every Monday during school terms. It is aimed at those sitting the new subject Business in Leaving Certificate 1999 and at students taking a business module in transition year or Post Leaving Cert courses.
The Irish Times/Business 2000 multi-media pack is aimed at linking business, industry and schools. Every Monday during the school terms until May, a Business 2000 column will appear in the business pages of The Irish Times. It will examine business issues and developments as part of the multi-media package.
The objective: To link in to the new school business curriculum by providing profiles and other pertinent details of leading companies in the multimedia resource pack and by examining current issues in the ever-changing business climate in the Monday column.
The resource: A portfolio of business studies of 39 Irish and multinational companies, including tasks and assignments for students; CD-ROM containing a profile and business study of each company with related project work;
Teacher's Guide;
Curriculum Matrix illustrating how each business study links directly with curriculum topics;
The Irish Times Business News Guide;
Teacher's Questionnaire.
The launch date: Tuesday September 29th.
The pack: A free pack will be sent to every second-level school by the end of September. The pack will contain a portfolio of business studies of 39 Irish and multinational companies, including assignments for students, a CD-ROM, a teacher's guide and questionnaire.
The weekly column: Every Monday in the
Business & Finance pages of The Irish Times
from next Monday.
The paper: Monday's newspaper is available to second-level students at a special price of 35p. To order, call freephone number 1-800-798884.
The support: The Teacher's Support Desk number is (01) 6625570. Any other queries to Woodgrange Consultants at (01) 6618866.
The internet:
http:// www.irish-times.com
The partnership:
The Irish Times and the Department of Education, supported by the Business Studies Teachers Association of Ireland.
Sponsoring Companies and Organisations:
Aer Rianta, AIB Bank, Amway (UK), Analog Devices, Cadbury Ireland, Campbell Bewley Group, Coca Cola Ireland, Eagle Star Ireland, Eircell, Enterprise Ireland (2 Case studies), Environmental Protection Agency, ESB, Financial Services Industry Association, Henry Ford & Son, An Garda Sioch ana, Guinness Ireland Group, HB Ice CReam, Hibernian Group, Iarnrod Eireann, Irish Permanent, Irish Sugar, McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland, Marks and Spencer (Ireland), Monsanto (Ireland), Musgrave, National Treasury Management Agency, Office Of the Director of Consumer Affairs, PepsiCo International, PrimarkPenneys Stores, Radio Telefis Eireann, Ryans Hotels, Sheridan IMAX Theatre, Smith and Nephew, SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, Tesco Ireland, Telecom Eireann, Udaras na Gaeltachta, Voluntary Health Insurance Board.
Key Contacts
The Irish Times Freephone - 1-800-798884
Teachers support desk - (01) 6625570
Woodgrange Consultants - (01) 6618866
Internet - http://www.irish-times.com
