SHS2 Social Studies · Semester 2 Week 13: Entrepreneurship, Workplace Culture and Productivity

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.6.2.LI.3 - Discuss challenges facing entrepreneurs in Ghana and how to sustain a business

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five major challenges faced by entrepreneurs in Ghana, drawing on examples from their own communities and the virtual field trip.
Explain how each identified challenge affects the day-to-day operations and growth of a business enterprise.
Categorise business challenges into financial, regulatory, infrastructural, and human factors, based on the exemplars discussed.
Propose at least three practical strategies for sustaining a business in Ghana, demonstrating Level 3 strategic reasoning in their recommendations.
Apply their understanding to create a short sustainability plan for a small Ghanaian business, showing how it could overcome two specific challenges.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Production, Exchange and Creativity (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Entrepreneurship, Workplace Culture and Productivity (6.2)
Content standard: 2.6.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relevance of an entrepreneur to national development 2.6.2.LO.1 Evaluate the role of an entrepreneur in national development
Indicator: 2.6.2.LI.3 - Discuss challenges facing entrepreneurs in Ghana and how to sustain a business
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 13 (Week 33 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 80

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for learning: Leaners in groups examine the challenges entrepreneurs face in the operation of their businesses
Experiential learning:
- Learners embark on Virtual Field Trip (VFTs) to a business centre or enterprise and watch documentary/videos on challenges entrepreneurs face and how they overcome them
- Learners watch online videos/documentaries and discuss how to sustain business enterprises
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Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Stationery
- Smartphones
- Standard textbooks
- Internet access
- Computer
- Projector
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- Library facilities
- TV
- Resource person
Assessment (2.6.2.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.