Punjab PSEB Senior Secondary NSQF Management & Entrepreneurship (Secretary) study plan

Define management and list the four core functions (planning, organising, directing, controlling) with one workplace example each

Distinguish the three levels of management and state two decisions each level typically makes

Explain the difference between management as an art, a science and a profession using three criteria

Identify the roles described in Mintzberg's managerial role categories and match five roles to a school secretary's daily work

Compare Maslow's need hierarchy and Herzberg's two-factor theory and classify eight workplace factors under each

Describe the leadership styles (autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire) and justify which suits an office team under deadline pressure

Outline the steps of the control process and apply them to monitoring office stationery stock

Explain coordination and state three methods a secretary can use to coordinate between departments

Define entrepreneur, entrepreneurship and enterprise and state three differences between an entrepreneur and a manager

Classify business ownership forms (sole proprietorship, partnership, company, cooperative) by liability, capital and continuity

Describe the main functions of an entrepreneur and give one Indian example of each function in practice

Explain the steps of preparing a simple business plan outline for a small service unit

List central and state government support institutions for small business and state the specific help each gives

Explain the role of entrepreneurship in employment generation and self-reliance with two local examples

Revise domain 1 topics and correct every error found in the week 2 self-check quiz

Identify five personal entrepreneurial competencies and rate yourself on each with evidence

Distinguish company secretary duties from those of a school or office secretary and list the statutory records a company must maintain

Describe the stages of convening a meeting: notice, agenda, quorum, minutes and resolutions

Draft a notice, agenda and minutes for a mock staff committee meeting

Explain the filing and indexing systems used in office record-keeping and choose one for a small office with reasons

Identify the types of correspondence a secretary handles and state the format rules for each

Explain the purpose and contents of registers, ledgers and stock records maintained in an office

Describe office equipment and modern aids used in record handling and state one benefit and one risk of each

Apply time-management and prioritisation steps to a simulated one-day office schedule

Explain the elements of the communication process and identify barriers with one remedy for each

Draft a formal business letter, a memo and an email on the same office matter and compare tone and structure

Demonstrate active listening and telephone etiquette points by writing a short telephone conversation script

Describe the employability skills employers expect (teamwork, punctuality, digital literacy, problem solving) with one workplace indicator each

Revise all four domains using your own summary sheets and close remaining gaps

Complete two full-length timed mock tests and record section-wise scores

Correct every mistake from the mock tests and write the rule or fact behind each correction

Practise ten rapid-recall questions per domain until you answer nine of ten correctly