Business and Technology Level 3 offers a springboard to learning completely aligned to the principles of Curriculum for Excellence, and covers the outcomes and experiences at Level 3 in Business Education, including Business, Economics, Enterprise, Finance, Administration and IT, with a mapping grid provided to ensure such coverage. Relevant links to Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing are also mapped. The book is based on a fictional garden centre business and all content and activities are derived from the business concept. Content and activities are organised as Integrated Learning Objects (ILOs) and each ILO includes knowledge notes, student tasks and definitions of key terms.

The book also:

encourages individual and group work, as well as opportunities to experience and develop organisational and planning skills

incorporates the use of ICT to research, communicate, organise and present information

provides a range of opportunities to develop critical thinking and peer and self-evaluation skills

connects with a range of other curricular areas