Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 2

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 3

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Commerce

Topic:-      Public enterprises III

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. State the advantages of public enterprises
2. State the disadvantages of public enterprises

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher reviews the previous lesson on public enterprises	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She states the advantages of public enterprises	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She states the disadvantages of public enterprises	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

ADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

1. Provision of basic amenities
2. Securing large scale of economies of production
3. preventing wastage of natural, mineral and human resources
4. Generation of revenue
5. They have separate legal entities
6. They prevent wasteful duplication of services
7. Provision of employment opportunity
8. Accountability to the public

DISADVANTAGES OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

1. A lot of delay in policy making because of due process
2. It is not profit oriented
3. There is danger of the interference of government
4. Inadequacy of funds
5. Lack of competition
6. Danger of corruption, bribery and embezzlement

 

EVALUATION:   1. State the advantages of public enterprises

2. State the disadvantages of public enterprises

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively