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Level 4 Diploma in Accounting and Business

Business Classification and Sector Analysis

AB402 · Business and the Economic Environment — Week 1 of 16

CourseAB402
Week1 of 16
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This week’s topics

Business Classification and Sector Analysis

  1. Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary sectors
  2. Private, public and third sector distinctions
  3. Industry contributions to economic output
  4. Lecture 21: Economic Factors, Economic Environment
  5. Problem solving across sectors with Deval Patrick

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the different types of business sectors.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the different types of business sectors.

Study materials

Videos

  • Problem solving across sectors with Deval Patrick · YouTube · Stanford Graduate School of Business · 42 min · for registered students
  • The Sectors of the Economy · YouTube · Quickonomics · 3 min · for registered students
  • The 4 Sectors of the Economy | Think Econ · YouTube · Think Econ · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Key figures on Europe – 2025 edition, Business: sectoral structure of value added (EU) · PDF · Eu, report; pp. 50–56 · for registered students
  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 1.1: The nature of business – profit and not-for-profit · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 11–15 · for registered students
  • Premature Deindustrialization · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Business Classification and Sector Analysis
  • Week 2: Legal Structures and Business Ownership
  • Week 3: Organisational Structures and Financial Reporting Frameworks
  • Week 4: Stakeholder Analysis and the Internal Business Environment
  • Week 5: External Business Environment and Globalisation
  • Week 6: Macroeconomic Fundamentals and the Circular Flow of Income
  • Week 7: Aggregate Demand and Business Activity
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Microeconomic Factors and Elasticity Concepts
  • Week 10: Perfect Competition and Price Determination
  • Week 11: Imperfect Market Structures, Pricing and Output
  • Week 12: Applying Business and the Economic Environment in practice:…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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