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A
Catalogue of Resources for teaching about ethical and
global issues in the Economics and Business Studies classroom.
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A
Host of Websites containing information about global
and ethical issues in Business and Economics that should
be useful to teachers and students.
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Biz/ed
is a unique business and economics service for students,
teachers and lecturers. There is a terrific archive of business
topics, listed alphabetically, at this site. Just about
every topic for the Leaving Certificate is covered comprehensively.
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Business
Diagrams from Bized.
You can search the diagram bank either by keyword or simply
by the title of the diagram.
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Business
Glossary from Bized. This glossary has definitions of
a wide variety of business terms. Each glossary term will
also give any related diagrams, other related glossary items
and related sections on Biz/ed.
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Business
news and breaking business stories from the USA provided
by MSN/NBC. Whether you want the latest from the DOW or
the NASDAQ or the headlines from the Wall Street Journal,
it is here
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Business
Resources Interactive Tools. These interactive tools
can assist you in solving your small business' most pressing
issues. Lots of business topics and quizzes
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Business
Studies A level Web Resources. A superb site, suitable
for all sort of business topics on the leaving certificate
syllabus
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Business
2000.
BUSINESS 2000 is a curriculum linked resource designed to
bring real business stories into the classroom.Provided
by the Irish
Times, this dedicated website provides all the information
currently available on the CD that accompanies the sixth
edition of Business 2000. Resources Include Business Syllabus
outline, Past Examination papers, Glossary of Business Terms,
Cas Studies and much more
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Canadian
Business Online . Deals
with international business topics online
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Case
Studies. Every week during term time, a new case study
will be added to the list. The suggested solution will appear
one week later. Both question and solution are printable.
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Click
on one of the business topics on the left of the page.
The first topic within each category is free. You may decide
to pay the £20 sterling annual fee to get access to all
the topics and notes.
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CNN
Money from the editors of CNN and Money Magazine. Get
familiar with the DOW and NASDAQ indices and the general
American Financial Markets
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Company
Annual Reports Online.
Many Irish , English, European and American company annual
reports to be found here and totally free.
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Competition
Authority
is a statutory body with a specific role to enforce Irish
competition law. Competition law is designed, primarily,
to protect and benefit the consumer. If you believe there
is a cartel running in your area you should contact The
Competition Authority as they may be able to help you.
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Consumer
Web-ucation. Learning about the Consumer using ICT This
project is aimed at the Irish Junior Certificate Business
Studies course. This site is provided by Teachnet
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Convert
your Currency
into any or all of the main currencies of the world with
this free, online currency convertor
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Database
of applied questions in Business. Download notes and
essay plans on a wide range of topics. Master crucial concepts
for A-Level Business Studies. Excellent links to other free
business sites.
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Department
of Economics and Business
from Schoolnet. Follow the links
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European
Consumer Centre, Dublin.
At Dublin's European Consumer Centre they can provide you
with information on your rights as a consumer in Ireland
and the European Union.
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Financial
Scandals A Guide with Links to Information Sources
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Financial
Times The newspaper of the business world. Read the
latest on the stock market, get share prices and business
news
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Get
the Latest Mortgage Rates and apply on-line or track
all your investments (including managed funds) or get up
to date information on pensions, including the new PRSA's
or get an instant
quote for life and/or house insurance from all the main
insurance companies, and much more at this information
packed, financial services site. Follow the links on the
left of the page.
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GNVQ
Advanced Business Materials. There are 2 main ways to
access these resources. The first is to look at the GNVQ
resources, linked on the first line and the second is to
look at the resources categorised by GNVQ unit, linked on
the second line. Lots of supporting links.
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Indiatimes.
The Economic Times. Broaden your knowledge of World Business
by browsing stories from the Orient.
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Intellectual
Property Rights. The Government-backed home of UK Intellectual
Property on the Internet. We hope to bring you all the answers
to your questions and all the resources you need to find
your way through the IP jungle of Copyright, Designs, Patents
and Trade Marks. Follow the links
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Investorwords.Com
claims to be the most comprehensive financial glossary available
online or off. Browse by letter and/or get the 'Term of
the Day' by email
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'Just
Business' web site
exists to provide information and activities about global
and ethical issues for students and teachers of Business
Studies. For teachers there are pages here on which to find
materials for lessons or for students those same pages could
be used to research topics for assignments.
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Management
Categories from Business .Com. Lots of links to various
management topics here
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Office
of the Director of Consumer Affairs.
This site aims to provide information which will make Irish
people more aware of their rights as consumers
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Original
articles and essays about a range of global and ethical
issues in business and economics. These may be used as a
resource by teachers, or by students for their own research.
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PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Online Business Magazine. Deals with topical business issues
from around the globe
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Read
the latest and most important breaking and relatively
new business stories from around the world
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Setting
up your own business.
A wealth of information, step by step guides, FAQS, Model
plans and more.
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Some
excellent topics, suitable for Leaving Cert Business
(and accountancy). Loads of links to other good sites.You
will need Adobe pdf Reader for many of these documenmts
and can download it free if you scroll down the page
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Standard
and Poors Long-term debt rating definitions are found
by clicking on "Long Term" under the Issuer Credit Rating
section.
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Studyfinance.com
is the web site for students of introductory finance at
the University of Arizona. It has lecture notes and online
instant tests and assessments
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Share
Dealing, Share Indices, Forex index, portfolio management,
stockmarket news and current affairs and much more from
MX Money Extra
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The
Economist. A popular magazine for business students
and aspiring corporate executives. Features the latest business
news and an analysis of international affairs.
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The
European Parliament
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The
European Union Online.
Follow the links to read / study any or all aspects of the
European Union
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The
Sixth Edition of The Times 100 One hundred case studies
on various business topics. A glossary of terms accompanies
each case study. Also follow the various links across the
top of the page for excellent resources
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The
Small Business Exchange Business Plan Workshop!
This workshop will help you create a business plan to guide
your business through the start-up or growth phase, search
for capital, or any other endeavour your small business
undertakes.
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The
Oxford School of Learning has been teaching Business
Studies via the Internet for 2 years, for free. Other resources
include an archive of comprehension questions updated daily,
case studies and internet-based assignments. Some links
are listed individually but there are too many to list them
all.
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The
Wall Street Journal
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Though
the TUC is not specifically on the Leaving Certificate
Business syllabus, there is a huge amount of material on
Trade Unions, their role, functions etc which is of certain
interest
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