SS1 Commerce Lessons Topics
1st term
- 1. Meaning and Scope of commerce
- 2. Functions of commerce
- 3. The characteristics of commerce
- 4. E-commerce: meaning, and functions
- 5. Differences between commerce and e-commerce
- 6. Historical background of commerce in Nigeria.
- 7. Factors affecting the growth of commerce.
- 8. The barter system.
- 9. Meaning of occupation
- 10. Classifications of occupation.
- 11. Factors that determine types of occupation and employment.
- 12. Meaning and types of industry
- 13. Factors determining the volume of production.
- 14. Factors of production
- 15. Limitations to division of labour.
- 16. Specialization and exchange.
- 17. Meaning of trade
- 18. Types of trade
- 19. Relationship among the different types of trade.
- 20. Retail Trade
- 21. Factors to be considered before setting up retail shop.
- 22. Small scale retailing
- 23. Small Scale trader
- 24. Unit/tied shop
- 25. Reasons for survival or small scale retailers.
- 26. Reasons for survival or small scale retailers.
- 27. Problems of small scale retail business.
- 28. Super market
- 29. Departmental store
- 30. Multiple/chain store
- 31. Mail order business firms
- 32. Hyper markets
- 33. Variety store/one top shop
- 34. Retail/whole sale co-operative society
- 35. Branding
- 36. Self services
- 37. After sale services
- 38. Factors to be considered before choosing a particular channel of distribution board.
- 39. Meaning, elimination and survival of the middlemen.
- 40. Criticism/reasons that may warrant the elimination of middlemen.
- 41. Merchant wholesaler: functions and types.
- 42. Agent middlemen
2nd term
- 1. Vending Machine
- 2. Reasons why retail trade may fail.
- 3. Meaning and functions of Manufacturer and Retailer
- 4. Channels of distribution
- 5. Types of wholesalers.
- 6. Warehousing
- 7. Bonded warehousing
- 8. State/queen’s warehousing
- 9. Public warehousing
- 10. Manufacturer’s warehousing.
- 11. Meaning and types of foreign trade
- 12. Advantages and disadvantages of foreign trade.
- 13. Differentiate between export, import and entrepot.
- 14. Balance of trade and balance of payment.
- 15. Tariffs/restrictions in foreign trade.
- 16. Documents used in foreign trade
- 17. Nigerian export promotion council
- 18. Nigerian airport authority and Nigerian ports authority
- 19. Nigerian export authority
- 20. Commodity exchange
- 21. Requirements for trading
- 22. Types of commodity exchange
- 23. Benefits of commodity exchange.
- 24. Constraints to commodity trading
- 25. Differentiate between commodity and stock
- 26. Sole proprietorship
- 27. Partnership
3rd term
- 1. Types of career opportunities in commerce
- 2. The co-operative movement.
- 3. Types of co-operative societies
- 4. Public enterprises
- 5. Reasons for government ownership of public enterprises.
- 6. Advantages and disadvantages of public enterprises.
- 7. Types of public enterprises
- 8. Meaning of limited liability company
- 9. Types of limited liability company
- 10. Legal requirement for the formation of a limited liability company
- 11. Sources of capital
- 12. Other sources of capital
- 13. Advantages and disadvantages of limited companies.
- 14. Liquidation/dissolution of a limited liability company.
- 15. Definition of trade association
- 16. Aims and functions of trade associations
- 17. Chamber of commerce
- 18. Types of business collaborations
- 19. Meaning and history/ evolution of money.
- 20. Qualities of money
- 21. Types and forms of money
- 22. Meaning, importance and forms of transportaion
- 23. Land (road & rail) advantages and disadvantages.
- 24. Water (advantages and disadvantages).
- 25. Air transportation
- 26. Pipeline; advantages and disadvantages.
- 27. Definition of communication
- 28. Types of communication
- 29. Advantages and disadvantages of communication