EMS- Functions of a Business

Introduction

Good Day Grade 9's and welcome to our lesson on WebQuest! 

Today's lesson will be based on Functions of a business

In this lesson we will only look at 3 functions of a business namely the financial function, the marketing function and human resource function however please do remember that there are 8 function in a business we will cover the rest of the functions in the following lesson.

Please click on this link to access an video that will awaken existing knowledge and it will also help you understand the above named functions better.

 

https://youtu.be/tV73jYlUrbI

 

This lesson is to educate you about the different departments in a business to ensure that the business is managed successfully as well as to gain proficient understanding of how certain functions work. 

At the end of this lesson you should have no problems answering questions pertaining to this topic. 

Lets get started!

Task

Assignment 1: Functions of a Business

Natural Herbs and Spices an established factory in Cape Town has 8 Different business functions to ensure the success of the business. However you know Emma, Garth and Dave who works at Natural Herbs and Spices. Emma works in the Human Resource Department, Garth works in the financial department and Dave works in the Marketing department.

The 12 Key Functions of Human Resources | AIHR Digital

 

  1. Describe in detail the roles and responsibilities that Emma, Garth and Dave has in their respective departments.   [12]

 

      2. Discuss how each of these departments can contribute to the success of the business.                                             [6]

 

      3. What department looks at advertising and sales promotion.                                                                                         [2]

           

                                                                                                                                                                              Total: 20 Marks

Process

Please follow these links in order to complete the assignment successfully. All relevant information are provided for you to complete the assignment successfully. 

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/six-main-functions-human-resource-department-60693.html

https://youtu.be/hX-X4SndI2w

https://youtu.be/ts3P0pBSBD0

https://youtu.be/FoJQDP14t0g

Note: Take down all relevant information while watching the videos and reading through the link provided. Once you have done this you will be able to answer the questions.

Evaluation

     Category    

 4-5                                   

3                                     2                                         1                                    

Information           

 

All information presented in a clear, accurate and thorough manner Most information presented in a clear, accurate and thorough manner Most information clear but not accurate or thorough. Information had several inaccuracies or wasn'2 clear

Use of facts

 

Every point was well supported with several relevant facts and examples. Every point was adequately supported with relevant facts and examples. Every point was supported with facts and examples but the relevance of some was questionable. Every point was not supported.

Understanding of topic

 

Clearly understood the topic in depth, presented information convincingly. Clearly understood the topic and presented information with ease. Seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease. Did not show an adequate understanding of the topic.

Following assignment instructions

 

All instructions were followed You followed most instructions You followed some instructions None of the instructions were followed

Conclusion

By the end of this lesson and assignment you should be able to: 

  1. Distinguish between the different functions of a business namely Marketing function, financial function and human resource function
  1. Understand the role each of these three functions plays in the business.
  1. Know what each of these functions is responsible for.
  1. Understand how important the functions are in a business.

 

In the next lesson we will look at the other remaining functions of a business. Please fimiliarise yourself by reading up on the Purchasing function, Public Relations function and the Administration function.

Keep Well!

Credits

  1.  Mayhew, R. 2019. Six Main functions of a Human Resource Department. HoustonChronicals.com. Available at: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/six-main-functions-human-resource-department-60693.html [Accessed on 26/05/2021].

      2. Joubert. J. 2015. Functions of a Business. You Tube. Available at: 

https://youtu.be/tV73jYlUrbI

[Accessed on 26/05/2021].

      3.  Two teachers. 2019. Marketing- what is  its role in business and why does so much gets spend on marketing every year. You tube.             Available at :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX-X4SndI2w&t=45s

[Accessed on 26/05/2021]

      4. Study help for all. 2017. The finance function. You tube. Available at: 

https://youtu.be/FoJQDP14t0g

[Accessed on 26/05/2021]

      5. Potential. 2016. 5 Functions of Human Resource Management HRM. You tube. Available at: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts3P0pBSBD0&t=86s

[Accessed on 26/05/2021]

Teacher Page

I chose to divide functions of a business in three lesson so that learners can grasp all 8 functions better. This method allows learners to focus on each function more instead of having to study all 8 at once.

This particular assignment is primarily for learners to understand how the Marketing, financial and human resource function works in a business and also to see whether they understand that their are various departments that contribute to the success of running a business.

Ms Anastasia Gertze

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