Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS)

Teaching Objectives & Aims

• Aims to provide students with fundamental business knowledge and skills. Students will understand the business environment and develop positive values and attitudes through various learning activities by fulfilling their roles competently and confidently as consumers, investors, employees and/or entrepreneurs.
• Aims to nurture students’ generic skills such as investigating skills, analytical skills, leadership skills, team building skills, communication skills, critical skills, creativity, problem solving skills etc. Students will also learn to apply related abilities on different learning areas.

Features of the curriculum

We help students to gain a better understanding of business environments and theories through various interactive learning activities such as group discussions, projects, case studies and simulation games.

Contents of the curriculum:

• Business Environment
• Introduction to Management
• Introduction to Accounting
• Basics of Personal Financial Management
• Marketing Management
• Human Resources Management
• Financial Management

Co-curricular activities

• The Teen Entrepreneur Competition is held for F.5 students every year. Students could apply the marketing and managerial theories they have learned in lessons into strategic practices. This activity has successfully developed students’ interests in knowing more about the business world.
• Our F.5 students once took part in the Chinese New Year Bazaar to gain a real-life experience regarding the authentic business environment.
• Companies’ visits and workshops are arranged for our students on a regular basis. In the past few years, they visited various established companies including Hugo Boss and Hotel Icon, and participated in workshops organized by Young Entrepreneurs Development Council and Junior Achievement.
• Our students interviewed entrepreneurs from SMEs in groups, getting to understand the ups and downs of running a business.
• Cooperating with other departments, we organize study tours aboard to widen students’ exposure.

Useful Links

CEPA	http://www.tid.gov.hk/
Franchise	http://www.bossible.com/buybusiness/index.php
HKICPA	http://www.hkicpa.org.hk/en/
HKAAT	http://www.hkiaat.org/index.php/qualification/ATE/15/
MPF	http://www.mpfa.org.hk/tch/main/index.jsp
SFC	http://www.sfc.hk/web/TC/
Consumer Council	https://www.consumer.org.hk/
Labour department	http://www.labour.gov.hk/tc/news/content.htm