Business Studies-Grade 13 English Medium

Business studies is a subject that is very popular among students facing G.C.E Advanced Level. Passing the Advanced Level examination with Business studies as a subject ensures a high demand for a student at the job market. It also enhances his/her chances to enroll for degree programmers in local and foreign universities and makes him/her eligible to follow various professional courses as well.

Grade 13-Unit 12-18Description12 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT13 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT14 MARKETING MANAGEMENT15 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT16 HUMAN RESOURCEMANAGEMENT

17 INFORMATION SYSTEM18 BUSINESS PLAN

A Brief Introduction of the AuthorProfessor Jagath Bandaranayake is a professional educationist with vast experience, who has served for many years in the capacities of the Dean, Head of Department and a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, and also as a visiting professor in a number of foreign universities and Higher Education Institutions.

Professor Bandaranayake has made an immense contribution towards developing the discipline of Business Studies in Sri Lanka, by serving as a resource person for preparing G.C.E (A/L) and G.C.E (O/L) syllabus for Business Studies, guiding the preparation of instruction manuals for teachers and conducting teacher training programmes for the Ministry of Education since 1990. Further more he has served as the Controlling Chief Examiner for A/L Business Studies examination more than fifteen years and gained an unique knowledge and experience in the subject.Professor Bandaranayake engages in teaching and research in the fields of Business Studies, Business Management and Marketing. He is also a well-known author on these subjects