ILTS Business, Marketing, and Computer Education (216) study plan

Inventory the four sub-areas of Domain 1 (business management, marketing, finance/accounting, computer education) and rate personal confidence in each on a 1-5 scale to target the weakest first

Define and write original examples for 20 core business-management terms (sole proprietorship, LLC, S-corp, span of control, SWOT, mission statement, organizational chart, chain of command)

Compare the four main forms of business ownership across liability, taxation, and continuity of existence in a 1-page comparison table

Draft a 10-item self-quiz on management functions (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) and score it without notes

Sequence the seven marketing-mix and marketing-function elements (product, price, place, promotion, plus market research, segmentation, positioning) and write a one-line definition of each from memory

Classify 15 given product scenarios into the four stages of the product life cycle and justify each choice in one sentence

Distinguish the 4 Ps from the 4 Cs and apply both frameworks to a single familiar local business

Compute markup, markdown, and gross margin percentage on five practice pricing problems and check arithmetic

Prepare and analyze a simple income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows from a supplied trial balance

Calculate the current ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, gross profit margin, and return on equity for two sample companies and interpret which is stronger and why

Differentiate debit and credit rules for asset, liability, equity, revenue, and expense accounts using 10 journal-entry exercises

Explain the accounting equation and demonstrate how each transaction type preserves it

Map the computer-education sub-area into its tested strands (hardware, software/applications, networking, digital citizenship, programming logic, information systems) and list 5 key facts per strand

Identify input, output, processing, and storage components and trace how data moves through them during a common task such as saving a document

Explain the difference between RAM and ROM, and between system software and application software, with a concrete example of each

Describe the OSI-model layers at a recognition level and match 8 networking terms (LAN, WAN, router, switch, IP address, DNS, firewall, bandwidth) to correct definitions

Apply spreadsheet skills by building a gradebook that uses SUM, AVERAGE, IF, and a lookup function across at least 10 rows of data

Demonstrate word-processing and presentation competencies by producing a one-page business memo and a 5-slide deck that follow formatting conventions

Distinguish primary from secondary research and quantitative from qualitative data, and select the appropriate method for 8 given marketing-research scenarios

Explain database concepts (record, field, table, primary key, query) and sketch a simple relational design for a customer-orders scenario

Integrate business, marketing, finance, and computer-education content by writing 3 original scenario-based questions that each span at least two sub-areas

Analyze how technology (e-commerce, point-of-sale systems, data analytics) affects pricing, promotion, and inventory decisions in a retail case

Explain legal and ethical issues in business technology use: acceptable-use policies, software licensing, data privacy, and copyright

Distinguish entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and small-business planning by comparing a business plan's core sections

Complete a full-length 100-question timed practice set under exam conditions and record the score plus time per section

Categorize every missed question by sub-area and root cause (content gap, misread, calculation slip, guessing) to expose remaining weak spots

Re-teach the two weakest sub-areas by writing a half-page summary and 5 new practice questions for each

Memorize the formulas most likely to be tested (markup, margin, ratios, break-even) and reproduce them on a blank sheet in 5 minutes

Review the error log from week 7 and re-answer every missed question correctly with a written reason for the correct choice

Complete a second timed 100-question set and compare the score against week 7 to confirm improvement

Condense all four sub-areas into a single 2-page master review sheet of definitions, formulas, and contrasts

Simulate exam-day logistics by planning timing per question, a flag-and-return strategy, and a checklist of what to bring