I. Program Plan (2008-2011)

Aims:

1. Develop pupils’ analytical skill. To be equipped with an understanding and capability to analyze and present business data and acquire useful information for business decision-making.
2. To develop in pupils an awareness of accounting issues. Become aware of the development of the business practices and statutory requirements of accounting practices in Hong Kong and, in particular, become aware of how changing technologies lead to changes in accounting and business practices.
3. Appreciate the professional role of accounting in Hong Kong. To enable students to understand the responsibilities of accountant and business to various stakeholders and society as a whole and possible impact of alternative accounting practices and business decision on the society.

II. New Senior Secondary

Curriculum Aims

The overall aims of the Business, Accounting and Financial Studies (BAFS) curriculum are:

• to provide students at senior secondary level with fundamental business knowledge and skills, and develop their positive values and attitudes, so that they can fulfil their roles competently and confidently as consumers, investors, employees and/or entrepreneurs;
• to develop students’ generic skills in research, analysis, leadership, team-building, communication, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving and transfer them to different domains; and
• to explore different aspects of business to prepare students for life, for learning and for employment.

Learning Targets

BAFS equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills, positive values and attitudes to contribute to the business sector and society at large. The learning targets of the curriculum are to enable students to:

• understand and critically evaluate local and global business issues, not only as members of the business world but also as responsible and effective citizens;
• appreciate the pace of change in the business world, so that they become reflective, self-motivated and self-managed lifelong learners, who can act proactively and make informed decisions in an ever-changing environment;
• be equipped with an understanding and capability to search for, interpret, analyse and make use of information for business development; and develop an awareness of and interest in business for planning their academic and career development.

Curriculum Structure and Organisation

The compulsory part of the BAFS curriculum covers four main areas, namely: Business Environment, Introduction to Management, Introduction to Accounting and Basics of Personal Financial Management. They provide a threshold, in terms of knowledge and skills, for students’ future studies or careers.

The elective part, which builds upon the knowledge and skills in the compulsory part, provides students with an opportunity to pursue a more in-depth study in a focused area. Students can choose either Accounting or Business Management, according to their interests and inclinations.

Assessment design

The assessment design is subject to continual refinement in the light of feedback. Full details will be provided in other supplementary documents, in particular the approved Regulations and Assessment Frameworks for the year of the examination.

Paper 1 will contain questions on the Compulsory Part. For Paper 2, candidates will attempt Accounting module in our student. But they will be required integrate into their answers the knowledge and skills learned in the Compulsory Part to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the module.

III. Teachers Responsible

Ms. Yau Pui Wah