Down to Business - Textbook & Workbook Set

DOWN TO BUSINESS
Leaving Certificate Business

Down to Business is a complete, two-year programme for Leaving Certificate Business. Written by a highly experienced author and teacher, this programme addresses the requirements of the Business specification with a particular focus on exam success.

• Curriculum alignment: Learning outcomes presented at the start of each chapter ensure you are working closely to the curriculum, and a bank of important terms and keywords for each section helps students to stay focused on what's required for each topic.
• Exam-focused: An Exam Focus page in every chapter hones students' skills in addressing the requirements of every type of question they will face on the Leaving Certificate paper. The Student Learning Log provides clear guidance on the depth of treatment required for each type of answer and includes an explanation of the marking scheme aligned to each question type.
• Contemporary content: Real-life Irish case studies are used throughout to demonstrate how the course takes shape in the modern business world.
• Digital support: Short video clips demonstrate the key points of each Exam Focus section, while chapter summary PowerPoints and a bank of relevant exam questions ensure that each topic is covered and reviewed in full.
• Expertise guaranteed: Gavin Duffy has taught with great success in St Michael's College, Dublin, for many years and is one of the founding members and content creators for the website thebusinessguys.ie, which specialises in exam preparation for Leaving Certificate Business and related subjects.

Student Learning Log

The Down to Business Student Learning Log is a student record of learning for the two years of Leaving Certificate Business. For use in the classroom or at home, it provides the student with an opportunity to prepare in depth for the demands of the exam, using the knowledge gained from the textbook.

• Textbook alignment: The questions in this Student Learning Log mirror the exam-style questions provided in the textbook.
• Marking schemes: Marking schemes are provided along with an explanation of where marks are won and lost, demonstrating to students what they should focus on to maximise their scores.
• Exam spacing: Each question is followed by the exact space required for the answer so that students will learn, through practice, how much to write for each type of question.
• Expertise guaranteed: Gavin Duffy has taught with great success in St Michael's College, Dublin, for many years and is one of the founding members and content creators for the website thebusinessguys.ie, which specialises in exam preparation for Leaving Certificate Business and related subjects.