Commerce is one of the most important subjects for students interested in business, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, and management. It helps you understand how trade, banking, insurance, transportation, communication, and other business activities contribute to economic growth and everyday life.
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Here are the topics we'll be covering;
1. Introduction to Commerce
- Meaning, scope, characteristics and functions of Commerce
- History of Commerce
- Relationship of Commerce with other areas of production
- Importance of Commerce in the economy
2. Occupations
- Meaning and importance
- Types of occupations: Industrial, commercial, direct and indirect services
- Factors influencing choice of occupation
3. Production
- Meaning and types: Primary, secondary, tertiary
- Factors of production, characteristics & rewards
- Division of labour and specialization
- Inter-relationship between production and exchange
4. Business Units
- Meaning and objectives of business
- Forms: Sole proprietorship, Partnership, Limited liability companies, Public enterprises, Cooperative societies
- Characteristics, formation, advantages & disadvantages
- Business mergers
- Choice of business units
- Dissolution and liquidation
5. Business Capital and Finance
- Meaning and types of capital - Working capital, profit and turnover calculations
- Sources of finance
- Problems of sourcing finance
- Role of Bureau de Change
6. Trade Associations & Economic Groups
- Trade and manufacturer associations
- Chambers of Commerce
- Employers’, Consumers’ & Manufacturers’ associations
- Economic groups: ECOWAS, IMF, IBRD, UNCTAD, etc. 7. Trade - Home Trade
- Retail trade: Types, functions, advantages & disadvantages, trends
- Wholesale trade: Types, functions
- Warehousing: Types, functions
- Channels of distribution
8 Trade - Foreign Trade
- Balance of trade/payment, terms of trade
- Export, import & entrepôt procedures and documents
- Barriers to international trade
- Roles of Customs, Excise, Ports Authority
9. Purchase and Sale of Goods
- Documents: Enquiry, quotation, invoice, bill of lading, etc. - Terms of trade: Discounts, C.O.D., C.I.F., F.O.B. - Means and terms of payment
10 Aids to Trade
- Advertising
- Banking
- Insurance
- Transportation
- Communication
- Tourism
11. Finance & Financial Institutions
- Money
- Credit
- Credit unions & thrift societies
- Stock Exchange
12. Marketing
- Meaning, importance and functions
- Marketing concept and mix
- Market segmentation
- Public relations, customer service
- Sales promotion
- Personal selling
13. Legal Aspects of Business
- Simple contract
- Agency, Sale of Goods Act, Hire Purchase Act
- Employer/employee rights
- Government regulations
- Consumer protection
14. ICT in Commerce
- Computer applications
- ICT terms
- E-commerce, E-banking, E-business
15. Business Environment & Social Responsibility
- Types of environment
- Safe products & pollution
- Corporate social responsibility
16. Nationalisation, Indigenisation & Divestiture
- Meaning, aims, advantages, disadvantages
