Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Home Economics outline · Section B: Home Management
Content
Human resources: definition and types.
Objective
Identify the resources available to the individual and family.
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Time management: definition and pattern; types of work time; factors influencing the use of time; advantages of time management; steps in time management.
Objective
Describe the pattern of a work plan; apply the principles of time management to work simplification in the home.
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Energy management: definition and reasons for managing energy; work simplification, its purpose and application; guidelines for work simplification and time-saving gadgets.
Objective
Apply the principles of time management and work simplification in the home.
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Other human resources, including skills, creativity and attitudes.
Objective
Identify the resources available to the individual and family.
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Material resources: definition and types.
Objective
Identify the resources available to the individual and family; state other material resources available to the individual and family.
Content
Money management: meaning and types of income; principles of money management; household budgeting and steps in preparing a budget; economic security of the family; bank accounts; traditional savings, building societies and insurance.
Objective
Identify the sources of income available to an individual and family; determine the means of family saving; give reasons for saving family income; determine the steps involved in family budgeting; analyse the principles of money management.
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Tools, household properties and community facilities.
Objective
Suggest alternative resources for Home Management; state other material resources available to the individual and family.
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